The struggle of women in Afghanistan, in pictures

1A woman returns to her village in Badakhshan province after visiting a clinic offering vaccines and maternal health care in November 2009. At the time, the region had one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country, partly due to to the lack of developed roads.

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2 Two girls in a beauty salon, dressed and made up for a relative's wedding in Kabul, 2009. Lynsey Addario

3Celebration of a clandestine wedding in Herat in March 2001. The group danced to the music of the Titanic soundtrack.

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4A burqa-clad beggar woman stops a car looking for money on the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, in May 2000. Lynsey Addario

5 Afghan schoolgirls attend Mirweis school, where 16 girls were sprayed with acid by Taliban sympathizers while going to school on November 12, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 7, 2009. Lynsey Addario

6Before the Taliban came to power, these four women had worked.

In May 2000, when these photos were taken, working Afghan women were relegated to a life at home.

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7Before the Taliban came to power, these four women had worked.

In May 2000, when these photos were taken, working Afghan women were relegated to a life at home.

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8Two women register to vote in presidential elections at a center run by the Afghanistan Independent Election Commission in Shah Shaheed, Kabul, Afghanistan, March 25, 2014. Lynsey Addario

9Three Afghan policewomen receive training at a shooting range by Italian Caribinieri on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, April 13, 2010. Lynsey Addario

10Dr Zubeida, a midwife with the UNFPA-funded mobile health unit, provides prenatal and anti-natal care and counseling to Afghan women in the village of Charmas, a remote area of ​​Badakshan, Afghanistan, on 9 August 2009 Lynsey Addario

11Several women graduate in language arts from Kabul University, 2010. Lynsey Addario

12A woman walks holding her daughter's hand down a Kabul street in 2005. Lynsey Addario