Kabul Unveiled

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John Stanmeyer / VII for TIME

A salesman shows a veiled client a new burka inside his store in Kabul. The fabric comes from S. Korea, but the Burkas are actually assembled in Afghanistan. They cost around $15 (U.S.) for a new one.

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