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I have been strolling down memory lane today, so in addition to posting a poem I forgot about...I will post a photo I had quite forgotten that I just came across. This was taken 11/11/2003 outside Herat, Afghanistan at a village farm project supported by the British based group War Child that was established to create a means a livelihood for widows. Wonderful organization and project!

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On Wednesday September 19th, 2007, steuss (141) writes:

excellent photo. the contrastbetween my life and their,s is highlighted and reminded

On Tuesday February 27th, 2007, carlosjackal (1724) writes:

I'm so glad you posted this with the info...I had a picture I cut out of the Daily Mirror of a young Iraqi girl who was outside an ice-cream parlour a day before the bombs dropped, 18th March 2003...I no longer have that photo but wish I had kept it as a

On Tuesday February 27th, 2007, carlosjackal (1724) writes:

piece of pre-war Iraq. Anyway, fantastic post!!

On Saturday February 17th, 2007, CharlottesWeb (623) writes:

Many thoughts cross my mind when I see this...some hope, some sadness...but most of all the grit to carry on. Yeah...I admire these ladies.

On Saturday February 17th, 2007, CharlottesWeb (623) writes:

The womens colorful clothing against the backdrop of the landscape is beautiful.

On Friday February 16th, 2007, Endifference (258) writes:

Yup, the world's still bent outta shape. Given the current conflict, it's good to see the better side of things. The overall prognosis is still not good, though. Here's to hoping it gets better, eh? -END

On Tuesday February 13th, 2007, ScorpionHela (4) writes:

This brings me hope.

On Tuesday February 13th, 2007, Bella Butchery (1104) writes:

hahahahaahahaahaahhahhahahhhahahaha! that title is hilarious!

On Thursday February 15th, 2007, Bella Butchery (1104) writes:

but i had to come back, and i fully agree with scorpion

On Saturday February 10th, 2007, Drifter (356) writes:

Title is pretty funny lol... Not the Afghanistan most people see these days. Very nice. :)

On Friday February 9th, 2007, blue (1702) writes:

haha, Love the title.. and you can try to hide that smile little girl, but it's there!! I see it. =) It's good to see charity instead of warfare, thank you. ~b

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