Kabul Unveiled
John Stanmeyer / VII for TIME
A woman in a traditional burka walks through the ruined urban sections of Kabul, near the main market. The freedoms denied Afghani women under Taliban rule have been instantly restored by the city's fall now it is up to them to make their way in a city that is a shadow of its former self.
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