A police commander in his post in Lashkar GahPhotograph: Ghaith Abdul-AhadYoung religious students in a madrasaPhotograph: Ghaith Abdul-AhadThe Taliban has used madrasas to recruit Islamist militantsPhotograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
Three young Talibs (students) have already left this madrasa to join the TalibanPhotograph: Ghaith Abdul-AhadA man in a restaurant in Lashkar GahPhotograph: Ghaith Abdul-AhadLashkar Gah - literally 'the camp of the soldiers' - has the feel of a beseiged frontier townPhotograph: Ghaith Abdul-AhadA clinic in refugee camp Lashkar GahPhotograph: Ghaith Abdul-AhadA man waits for a doctor to examine his sick childPhotograph: Ghaith Abdul-AhadPeople wait for a doctor to examine themPhotograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
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