Yes, really impressive. You are opening a window to a completely unknow facet of Afganistan to those of us who just knew this country from the TV or our book readings. Thank you.

28 Nov 2008 11:51am

lydia from Paris, France

I cannot imagine to live here, we can see that only in the magazines of information, thank you to divide .

28 Nov 2008 11:59am

@lydia: It can be a hard place to live but what makes it special are the people!

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

The photo is really amazing, it's a work of art...the place is unbelievable and the car, the car is so incongruous ---fantastic image....

28 Nov 2008 4:12pm

@Lorraine: This is Toyota Corolla city - they are the ubiquitous saloon car of the city. There are a handful of old Russian cars e.g. Lada, Zil, a handful of Mercedes and a very light sprinking of other makes!

Shirin Moosavi from Tehran, Iran

Sad but true...
Afghanistan is a grievous cry...

28 Nov 2008 5:48pm

Emilio Garcia from Pleasanton, United States

Fantastic photograph. It shows the human side of Afghanistan that we rarely get to see. The contrast of the modern vehicle in the midst of so much poverty is so telling of the times we live in. Congratulations! After seeing so many of your pictures I often wonder - How safe is that?

28 Nov 2008 6:42pm

@Emilio Garcia: Many thanks for your comments! You pose an interesting question - I've never felt in anyway threatened when walking around Kabul. Others lock themselves up in armour plated x4 wheel drives complete with armed guards. How safe is that? - I'm not sure there is an answer :-)

Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada

That is quite the shot. The hillside dominated by those wonderfully stark buildings.

29 Nov 2008 12:16am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

impressive.

29 Nov 2008 12:35am

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

Truly a remarkable image and fascinating to see... thanks. I find it amazing that you could have walked there without hinder..?

Top right, silver spheres ?

29 Nov 2008 2:21am

@Observing: Yes, most of the time, no problem walking around - sometimes we would walk through the winding streets and alleys over the hill in the background to the other side of Kabul. Top right - in the sky... very indistinct, but zooming into the original full res image they are birds. Many thanks for your comments!

saeed from ahwaz, Iran

really a great street shot! well done... interesting indeed

29 Nov 2008 4:50am

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