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Yasmeen and the boys

Kabul, Afghanistan

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Adnan Sarwar
Nov 29, 2021
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Yasmeen with the boys in Kabul. The boy on the right is a great shot

I met many child beggars in Kabul and they all have a story. Yasmeen’s (like Jasmine) life is typical. She first saw me walking out from a restaurant in Kabul, I’d been eating with a friend talking about the lives of people here and here she was, watching us as we left. She asked for mo…

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