Girlhood in Afghanistan | Nazia
Blanchard visited regions where drought and the resulting poor harvests had led to such poverty that families had to marry off girls as young as SEVEN to older men.
Photograph: Elise Blanchard
Girlhood in Afghanistan | Malalai, Gulalai, Farzana and Jalil
Blanchard could feel the hopelessness of a 13-year-old who combats her depression by helping younger girls from her neighbourhood become familiar with the world of letters.
Photograph: Elise Blanchard
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