Kabul

The changing times 2004 presidential election in Kabul. Sandstorm during the first presidential elections after the fall of the Taliban regime in 2004: traces of the... Category | people
Bicycle Park At the Jade Maiwand Bazaar in Kabul. Bustling market halls and oriental flair included. | Afghanistan Category | bazaar
Wave lights in the mountains Sun and shade over the bizarre landscape between Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif let me once again over the formations of this country... Category | Nature

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Water Collectors In the old city of Kabul: water supply via a small well. Everyone has to be very patient and bring a lot of time. |... Category | people
The One Man Workshop Shoemaker in Kabul: With his own self-built mobile workshop, the craftsman tries his luck in the alleys of the capital.... Category | people, portrait
Golden wealth Expensive golden jewelry in a jewelry store in the old town of Kabul: Probably few will buy the goods in this shop. Category | bazaar
Real times Large selection of different watches in the bazaar of Kabul at an open stand. The authenticity of some brands is rather doubtful.... Category | bazaar
The unfinished clothes In the Jade Maiwand Bazaar, Fabrics and Sewing Department, in the Old City of Kabul | Afghanistan Category | bazaar
Fisherman and Son Fish and jelabi in the Kabul bazaar: Jalebi is fried dough that has been doused with sugar syrup and soaked in it. Jalebi have... Category | bazaar, people
Kingdom of the Dead The Aga Khan Foundation after the end of the civil war started the tomb of Timur Shah in the year 2004 in... Category | architecture

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Grain by Grain Rice and corn in the bazaar of Kabul | Afghanistan Category | bazaar
The light makers Generators Workshop Kabul 2003: Since the city suffers again and again from chronic power failures (and this has changed over the years... Category | people
Into the Dance Joyful evening in the Kabul Media Library in 2003: Afghan musicians with the traditional musical instruments make the guests dance.... Category | people
Times of hope In 2003: Peaceful times in Kabul in a side street in the Shar-e-Nau district. | Afghanistan Category | city
Shaky color Why a scaffolding when you can do it with a simple bamboo ladder? In the Kabul district of Shar-e-Naw, a house is getting a... Category | people
The little pleasures Even as a child I bought one or the other sweet in this kiosk opposite our house in Kabul, very... Category | people
Baked Tower In a bakery in Kabul, the owner has put a lot of effort into presenting his cookies. | Afghanistan Category | Everyday life
Endless Even then, in 2010, many women were not doing well, like this young woman in Kabul. Depressing to imagine how... Category | people, portrait
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Quiet times in Kabul Memory of the TV Hill above the capital of Afghanistan. Actually, it is not possible for most people to go to the Koh-e-Asamayi,... Category | blog, city

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The Fighters Even in youth always ready to fight, as these guys in the Shar-e-Nau district in Kabul | Afghanistan Category | people
Last Century In the middle of Kabul Old City | Afghanistan Category | architecture, city
Glowing Bakery Typical afghan oven with bread in a bakery in Kabul | Afghanistan Category | people
For the Poor At the Tutakhel orphanage in Kabul: For many years we supported the institution. Dr. Tutakhel has spent many years lovingly... Category | people
They know what they're doing... ... at a construction site in Kabul: The first steps for a new building in the Shar-e-Naw district have begun. The cellar is just... Category | people
The Flying Paper The kite firmly in view: A boy in Kabul has successfully flown his kite. Now he has to keep it up and... Category | people
Tea hour Enjoying the sunny autumn day, a pot of tea, a daily newspaper are enough to make you feel at home in Shar-e-Naw Park in Kabul. | Afghanistan Category | people
Stone Age in Kabul Construction site in Kabul: Mixing cement all day makes you tired. The workers in the Shar-e-Naw district are doing their first thing on site... Category | people
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The tea heater on the main street A lucrative business in Kabul. It smells like coal fire, but that's just the fuel for a monstrous samowar.... Category | blog, people
Centimetre of living space A carpenter in the Shar-e-Naw district of Kabul is measuring his workpiece. The craftsman specializes in furniture construction.... Category | people
Food for chewing gum In the streets of Kabul in the Shar-e-Naw district: For the sale of a chewing gum, the boy can at least get a loaf of bread... Category | people
Cruising Kabul Rafi was the driver of our choice, whenever we were in Kabul we contacted him. With his taxi... Category | people
Silver, jade, lapis lazuli and precious metal In the Shar-e-Nau district of Kabul, near the famous Flower Street, the boys have made their way to the... Category | people
Studying faith Simple and fast-built mosque near Polytechnic University in Kabul. | Afghanistan Category | architecture
The Scent of Corn In the quarter Shar-e-Nau in Kabul: baker's son with fresh crusty afghan bread | Afghanistan Category | people, portrait
Lockdown Guesthouse Aziz has always been a place of tranquillity in the so-called, noisy and sometimes stinky Kabul after... Category | city
City Whisper View from the cemetery over the Shar-e-Nau district in Kabul with the striking snow-capped Koh-e-Asamai mountain, the highest elevation in the... Category | city

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City times In downtown Kabul, you can see the Old City in the background. In front of it are buildings from the turn of the century.... Category | architecture, city
Playing with the Cannon In the forecourt of their homes, children play on a disused cannon in the Shar-e-Nau district of Kabul. Inoperable weapons can be found... Category | people
Crop Product Transport In Kabul Jade Maiwand bazaar, freshly baked bread is transported to the point of sale | Afghanistan Category | bazaar
A glimpse Backyard in the old town of Kabul with bicycle brand China | Afghanistan Category | city
The consumption time Away from the traditional bazaars: In the district Shar-e-Nau, one of the well-off areas in Kabul, has numerous shopping malls there... Category | city
One of those ice days Ice cream parlour in Kabul: Obviously happy with a portion of handmade ice cream, a man enjoys his portion of cold milkflavoured food. | Afghanistan Category | people
Caution on the pool edge Swimming pool in the Bagh-e Babur: the gardens is located on a hill in the southwest of the old city of Kabul. She was in 1528 under... Category | architecture
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Gold plated wedding in the glass palace Weddings are celebrated in Afghanistan mostly in a large scale and with many guests, business partners and family. In the meantime has become... Category | blog, city
Vegetarian Soup At the bazaar in Kabul: selection of well-known food | Afghanistan Category | bazaar
The Energy Curls Jelabi, a baked sugar pastry, freshly prepared and served open in the bazaar in Kabul | Afghanistan Category | bazaar
Bazaar Road A coach fights its way through the bazaar on the Kabul River, some sellers have to take their goods aside | Afghanistan Category | bazaar
Rings for a loaf of bread A goldsmith sells rings on the Kabul River and works them on site | Afghanistan Category | bazaar, people