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A Photographic Journey through the Taliban’s Takeover of Afghanistan | Kiana Hayeri | TED

Exposing what life looks like in Afghanistan after a 20-year US occupation and the Taliban’s stunning and rapid takeover, TED Fellow and documentary photographer Kiana Hayeri captures harrowing glimpses and multifaceted realities of a war-torn country. Through the lens of her camera, she documents devastation and deferred dreams — but also resilient hope and spirit.…

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Exposing what life looks like in Afghanistan after a 20-year US occupation and the Taliban’s stunning and rapid takeover, TED Fellow and documentary photographer Kiana Hayeri captures harrowing glimpses and multifaceted realities of a war-torn country. Through the lens of her camera, she documents devastation and deferred dreams — but also resilient hope and spirit.

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  1. Tree Bear

    August 17, 2022 at 12:11 pm

    They have to forge their own future. If that future means girls unable to attend school, hardline islamic rule, and all that goes with that so be it. The western world tried, perhaps foolishly, to change a culture. When it came to defend that new way of life, the Afghanistan army vanished into oblivion and was overrun in weeks. What does that mean?

  2. Sḑeéý Öķţąŗ

    August 17, 2022 at 12:23 pm

    thank to the “religion of peace”

  3. Cliff Davis

    August 17, 2022 at 12:24 pm

    This is beyond sad. When will the world learn to help us assist those in dire need such as the Afghan people? The US took the wrong approach.

    • B G

      August 17, 2022 at 1:33 pm

      @Anoetic OddZero – I’m speaking solely of the U.S. government aid, which alone makes it the largest humanitarian aid donor.

    • Anoetic OddZero

      August 17, 2022 at 1:35 pm

      @B G ask native American on reservations how much aid they get out of poverty entirely.

    • B G

      August 17, 2022 at 1:41 pm

      @Anoetic OddZero – I don’t need to ask. It’s documented; approx. $20 billion annually.

      The Biden administration, under the first indigenous Secretary of the Interior, just allocated another $1.7 billion for indigenous nations.

    • Anoetic OddZero

      August 17, 2022 at 1:42 pm

      @B G yet still in poverty

    • B G

      August 17, 2022 at 1:47 pm

      @Anoetic OddZero – Keep moving those goalposts, Anoetic.

  4. Ved Aditya Ved

    August 17, 2022 at 12:34 pm

    America could not Wipeout Taliban in 20 years and they say we have the best soldiers , equipment blah blah . Literally they induced this situation.

  5. M Arslan

    August 17, 2022 at 1:08 pm

    America’s largest economy is WAR

  6. Boris S.

    August 17, 2022 at 1:26 pm

    Kiana says “Welcome the people” BUT she DID NOT QUOTE CHAPTER AND VERSE FROM THE TRUSTED SOURCES TO SHOW WHY THE TALIBAN (Student of Islam) acts the way they do!!!!
    SHE DOES NOT SAY WHETHER SHE IS AN APOSTATE, AND IF SHE IS WHAT IS THE PUNNISHMENT FOR BEING AN APOSTATE IN AN Islamic society!!!
    HAVING 4 WIVES AND OUT BREEDING ANY OTHER RELIGION.
    AFGHANISTAN WAS NOT ALWAYS Islamic!!!

  7. Justin Rowley

    August 17, 2022 at 1:41 pm

    “I watched in disbelief as 20 years of progress in women’s rights, education, and freedom of expression dissapeared.”

    Yet she calls it an “American Invasion”.

    I never thought of my part as that of an invader. For me, it was an investment. My group taught Afghan Soldiers how to detect and disarm the Russian landmines they left scattered across the country. We also detected and disarmed IEDs that posed a real threat to the civilian population.

    I also had the opportunity to deliver school supplies to the local Elementary school.

    ^^Actual facts of what an American Soldier did in Afghanistan.

    It hurts me to know that Afghans think of it as a 20 year invasion.

    Best wishes for the Country and the wonderful people that live there.

  8. ٠٠٩٦٧٧١٦٨٠٠٥٩٥وجدان احمد

    August 17, 2022 at 1:43 pm

    1, 1, 72, يـارب اتـوسل إليـك بحق إسمـك الاعظـم ان ترزق صاحـب اليد التـي ستـدعَمـني فرحـة يسـجد لها باكـياً ورزقـاً لا ينتـهـي وتوفـيـق لا نهـايـة وتـحقـيق جميـع ألامـانـي اللهـم آمين يارب العالمين ❤️🕊.،،:’.:؛!؟..يا ناس احنا نموت جوعن ولله ارحمو من في الارض يرحمكم من في السماء. احنا اسره ابونا متوفي ولا ان صرنا بدون اب مالنااحد غير الله ثم انتم يا اهل الخير اسئلكم بالله لاتتركوناء نعاني .،.،،،،،،،

  9. ٠٠٩٦٧٧١٦٨٠٠٥٩٥وجدان احمد

    August 17, 2022 at 1:43 pm

    1, ندائي إلي كل مسلم قال عزوجل (قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّي يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُ وَمَا أَنْفَقْتُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ) وقال النبى ﷺ(ما نقص مال من صدقة ) رواه مسلم وقال ﷺ ( أنفق يابن آدم ينفق الله عليك) متفق عليه وقال ﷺ:( مَا مِنْ يَوْمٍ يُصبِحُ العِبادُ فِيهِ إِلَّا مَلَكَانِ يَنْزِلانِ، فَيَقُولُ أَحَدُهُمَا: اللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِ مُنْفِقًا خَلَفًا، وَيَقُولُ الآخَرُ: اللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِ مُمْسِكًا تَلَفًا )ِ((يا ناس يا امة محمد صارت قلوبكم بلا ﺭﺣﻤﻪ ﻭﻻ ﺷﻔﻘﻪ ﻭﻻ ﺃﻧﺴﺎﻧﻴﻪ ﻛﻢ ﺷﻜﻴﺖ ﻭﻛﻢ ﺑﻜﻴﺖ ﻛﻢ ﻧﺎﺩﻳﺖ ﻭﻛﻢ ﻧﺎﺷﺪﺕ ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﻻ ﺣﻴﺎﺓ ﻟﻤﻦ ﺗﻨﺎﺩﻱ ﻫﻞ ﻳﺮﺿﻴﻜﻢ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺧﻮﺍﻧﻲ ﻳﺒﻜﻮﻥ ﻭﻳﻤﻮﺗﻮﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺠﻮﻉ ﻭﺃﻧﺘﻢ ﻣﻮﺟﻮﺩﻭﻥ ﻳﻌﻠﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻴﻢ ﺃﻧﻨﺎ ﻻ ﻧﻤﻠﻚ ﺣﺘﻰ ﻗﻴﻤﺔ ﻛﻴﻠﻮ ﺩﻗﻴﻖ ﺃﺑﻲ ﻣﺘﻮﻓﻲ ﻭﺃﺧﻮﺍﻧﻲ ﺻﻐﺎﺭ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺃﺣﺪ ﺃﻗﺴﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻴﻢ ﺃﻧﻬﻢ ﻧﺎﻣﻮﺍ ﺃﻣﺲ ﺟﻮﻋﺎﻧﻴﻦ ﻭﻫﻢ ﻳﺒﻜﻮﻥ من الالم والولايات ﻳﺎﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ ﻫﻞ ﻳﺮﺿﻴﻜﻢ ﺃﻧﻨﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻣﺲ ﻟﺤﺪ ﺍﻵﻥ ﺑﺪﻭﻥ ﺃﻛﻞ ﻳﺎﺃﺧﻮﺓ الأسلام يافاعلين الخير انا اني بنت يمنيه نازحين انا واسرتي بيتنا ايجار وصاحب البيت من الناس الي ماترحم والله يا اخي انه يجي كل يوم يبهدلنا ويتكلم علينا ويريد يطردنا من البيت للشارع لانناماقدرناندفعله الأجار وما يروح الئ بعدما نبكي ورجعوتكلمو الجيران ومهلنالاخره الأسبوع واذا دفعنا له حلف يمين بالله بيخرجنا إلى الشارع بدون رحمه واحنا.مشردين من بلادنا بسبب هذا الحرب ولانجد قوت يومنا وعايشين اناوامي واخوتي سغار والدنا متوفي الله يرحمه ومامعنا أحد في هذا الدنيا يقف جاانبنا في هذه الظروف القاسيه ومامعي اخوان كباره يقفوا معنا في هذا الظروف اخوتي سغار ولكن انا بنت لااستطيع ان اشتغل اقسم بلله ان اخواني خرجوا على للشارع وشافو وشافو الجيران ياكلو راحوا وقفوا عند بابهم لجل يعطوهم ولوخبزه يسد بها جوعهم والله الذي له ملك السموات والارض انهم غلقو الباب وطردوهم ورجعویبکو ويقولو احنا ليش مااحد يعطينا اكل هل ابونا ايرجع والله يااخي اني ماقدرت ارد عليهم غير بالدموع والله ثم والله ما نجد لقمت عیش والان لوما احدنا ساعدنا في كيلوا دقيق اقسم بالله انموت من الجوع فيا اخي انا دخيله على الله ثم عليك واريد منك المساعده لوجه الله انشدك بالله تحب الخير واتساعدني بقدر الاستطاعه ان تتواصل معي واتسا00967716800595وتطلب اسم بطاقتي وترسلي ولاتتاخر وايعوضك الله بكل خير فيا اخي انت رجال إذاشفت اسرتك جاوعين المستحيل من اجل تامن لهم الأكل ولكن انابنت عيني بصيره ويدي قصيره ليس لي أب مثلك يقف جنبي ويحميني من الذل والاهانات واخواني سغار شوف كيف حالتهم وساعدنا وأنقذنا قبل أن يطردونا في الشارع تتبهدل أو نموت من الجوع أنا اقسم بالله الذي رفع سبع سموات بلاعمدوبسط الارض ومهداني لااكذب عليك بحرف من هذا الرساله واني ماطلبتك إلى من ضيق ومن قسوت الضروف والحال الذي احنافيه وانا واسرتي نسالك بالله لولك مقدره ﻳﺎﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﻲ ﻋﻨﺪﻩ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭﻩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺗﻨﺎ لايتاخر علينا لحظه هاذا رقمي واتساب 00967716800595 الذي يقدر يساعدنا يراسلني على الواتساب نرسله ألاسم الكامل يحولنا بقدر استطاعته الله يجزيكم خي_،.=،،……..

  10. sara hf

    August 17, 2022 at 1:55 pm

    I’m by no means defending Taliban but what the US, UN, and NATO did in Afghanistan is far worse than this and we don’t see you talking about it.
    Heh freedom of speech you say

    • Taya Ananas

      August 17, 2022 at 2:30 pm

      You can talk about this, go make a video. It’s called freedom of speech.

    • Travel Muffin

      August 17, 2022 at 9:13 pm

      What did they do?

  11. Plen122

    August 17, 2022 at 1:56 pm

    God Bless Joe Biden for getting us out of that horrible mess, after Trump sold out the country to the taliban.

    • Plen122

      August 19, 2022 at 7:18 pm

      @Tyler Miller the only plans Trump had were to flush documents down the toilet 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • Tyler Miller

      August 19, 2022 at 7:43 pm

      @Plen122 oh yeah just as evident as all the allegations that fell flat on their nose. 🐽

    • Plen122

      August 19, 2022 at 9:46 pm

      @Tyler Miller oh, the ones that he took documents from the White House he shouldn’t have?

  12. Benson Chan

    August 17, 2022 at 2:06 pm

    What about the photographic journey of the US and its allies taking over Afghanistan mines, pipelines, ports and runways?

    • Ground Zero

      August 21, 2022 at 6:11 pm

      Same with china too .

  13. D Y

    August 17, 2022 at 2:12 pm

    Islam in all its forms seems horrific, as exemplified by those Countries…

  14. unnaturalphotosdotcom

    August 17, 2022 at 2:21 pm

    “US invasion” stopped watching there.

  15. irfan ullah

    August 17, 2022 at 3:16 pm

    America is the world biggest terrorist state. In all Muslim countries and rest of poor countries america spread the terrorism. But you will remember that how Afghan defeated you people without weapon no technology no this or that. This is infact Afghans were helped by Almighty Allah.

  16. F L U X

    August 17, 2022 at 3:52 pm

    A physical wound caused by grief? Can we please stick to reality…It’s difficult to take anything else you say seriously when you believe nonsense like that.

    • yangkerino

      August 18, 2022 at 1:50 am

      she’s saying that the doctor didn’t want to say the truth

  17. Danny Stanczyk

    August 17, 2022 at 4:01 pm

    Then where were they? They wanted the US to fight their war if you didn’t want the Taliban to take over you should have fought harder done more instead you leaned on the Americans for it all you have no one to blame but yourselves

  18. Emmanuel Emordi

    August 17, 2022 at 6:01 pm

    This was uploaded today? Wow! truly sad.

  19. Dhiru Gudka

    August 17, 2022 at 6:24 pm

    Clown Boris a year ago was more concerned about Afghanistan than this country that why he brought 25000 to put more burden on taxpayers

  20. Hakenda Channel

    August 17, 2022 at 9:46 pm

    good

  21. TechPriest_Exodus

    August 17, 2022 at 10:19 pm

    Useless government.

  22. Kongolox

    August 17, 2022 at 11:50 pm

    great vid, now do the b4..

    “A Photographic Journey through the USA Invation of Afghanistan”

  23. Tall Dave

    August 18, 2022 at 1:22 am

    We all know who is to blame for the Taliban taking control of Afghanistan, again!

  24. Eleanor Rouxel

    August 18, 2022 at 3:09 am

    God bless. Afghanistan stole so much from the US.because Biden allowed them to. I feel sorry for the Afghanistan people and for us in the US

  25. Mr ReeRee

    August 18, 2022 at 7:40 am

    I don’t think Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and America should be used as a benchmark for the type of society ppl should strive for.

  26. Y ,A

    August 18, 2022 at 12:42 pm

    Americans run away their tails between their legs. Soon they will face Russia and China , they are so scared.

  27. Amirreza Shakori

    August 18, 2022 at 2:19 pm

    We don’t live in a fair world.

  28. Dennis Ogilvie

    August 18, 2022 at 6:26 pm

    This hurts in my chest to watch.

  29. Hassan Mohd idriss

    August 18, 2022 at 9:18 pm

    El dinero es un tema que todo el mundo tiene para una vida mejor y lujosa. la vida era difícil para mí hasta que comencé con Bitcoin y ahora estoy ganando $9500 por semana.

    • samson tosin oluwatobi

      August 18, 2022 at 9:40 pm

      En Whats👇

    • samson tosin oluwatobi

      August 18, 2022 at 9:40 pm

      +175

    • samson tosin oluwatobi

      August 18, 2022 at 9:40 pm

      4223

    • samson tosin oluwatobi

      August 18, 2022 at 9:40 pm

      9506

    • samson tosin oluwatobi

      August 18, 2022 at 9:40 pm

      si que es☝️

  30. Lisa Love Ministry

    August 18, 2022 at 11:45 pm

    John 3:16-26 💝

  31. khalifah

    August 19, 2022 at 4:26 pm

    I hope gdp might increase too one day

  32. ale

    August 20, 2022 at 6:12 am

    Great job Brandon…

  33. Grace Ladan

    August 20, 2022 at 10:29 am

    El dinero es un tema que todo el mundo tiene para una vida mejor y lujosa. la vida era difícil para mí hasta que comencé con Bitcoin y ahora estoy ganando $9500 por semana.

    • Hassan Mohd idriss

      August 20, 2022 at 10:48 am

      Alguien que me ayude con su información de contacto, ¿cómo puedo comunicarme con este corredor, la Sra. Sonia?

    • Hassan Mohd idriss

      August 20, 2022 at 10:51 am

      gracias acabo de contactarla ahora mismo

    • радоста доаѓа

      August 20, 2022 at 10:52 am

      ok, intercambie con ella y obtenga grandes ganancias oke

    • Cherry Scott

      August 20, 2022 at 10:52 am

      Soy de Denver, Colorado, USC. Me conecté con ella y me ha ayudado mucho. Obtiene tantos beneficios para mí.

    • Monika Scherer

      August 20, 2022 at 10:53 am

      ¡Cuenta conmigo, estoy colocando mis oficios con la experta Sra. Sonia!

  34. Damilya Nugmanova

    August 20, 2022 at 3:58 pm

    So sad… poor people…

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