Girls and boys in western style universities and schools were encouraged to talk to each other freely, before 33 years of war. Women were not required to wear burkas in the 1960’s.
http://au.businessinsider.com/astonishing-photos-of-prewar-afghanistan-show-everyday-life-in-peaceful-kabul-2013-2?op=1#youve-seen-afghanistan-how-it-used-to-be--59
AFGHANISTAN BEFORE WAR

Soldiers protecting themselves from
flying debris following an explosion
THE WAR STRIKES

A little girl, Monhoba, standing against a bullet-ridden wall, her face covered with purple iodine, used to disinfect lesions caused by a bacterial skin infection of sand fleas, called leishmaniasis. This disease plagues the poor who sleep on the ground in Kabul, Afghanistan.
REASONS TO LEAVE

http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2007/04/17/civilians-the-main-victims-of-conflicts-in-afghanistan.html
EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL IMPACTS

The public execution of Zarmeena after allegedly murdering her husband, in a stadium packed with men, women and children. Her seven children, present at this killing, were forced to watch.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/dday-for-asylum-seekers-on-boat-at-merak-20100407-rrie.html
http://www.mamamia.com.au/social/stalemate-why-wont-tony-abbott-negotiate-on-refugees/
LAST RESORT FOR BETTER LIFE

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/refugee-swap-to-bring-cubans-to-australia/story-e6frfkp9-1111113362876
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/amnesty-probes-detention-centres/story-fn3dxity-1226263773090
BETTER LIFE OR NO LIFE?

http://www.unhcr.org/4fba594e9.html
TO BELIEVE OR NOT TO BELIEVE

http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/06/09/child-detainees-an-international-crime/
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/290036/20120131/marriage-law-ethic-communities-support-group.htm
OPTION: DETENTION OR GO BACK

http://iron.lmc.gatech.edu/~ntrivedi6/blog/?tag=racism
http://iron.lmc.gatech.edu/~ntrivedi6/blog/?tag=racism
STAY AND EXPERIENCE

Najaf Mazari, former Asylum Seeker, now Australian citizen, at his Afghan rug shop in Prahran, Melbourne. Following the release of his book, all proceeds are sent back to Mazar-I Sharif in Afghanistan to fund an ambulance service.
http://www.afghantraditionalrugs.com.au/index.html
ARE THEY ALL BAD?