Afghanistan From Above

Every year the US military snap tens of thousands of photographs during daily operations in Afghanistan. In this gallery you can get the same view of the varied landscape of the country as the troops get as they sit in their helicopters and planes.

Strange village in Afghanistan

According to the description that comes with this very interesting series of images, they depict a village located in Afghanistan. The images show a small town, complete with dwellings, stairways, paths and walk bridges, that has apparently been carved out of strange cone-shaped natural formations nestled on a hillside.

Life Inside a Women's Prison in Afghanistan

A lot of these girls were imprisoned for indecent behavior. For example, the girl in the first photo is 19 years old and she went to jail for runaway with her boyfriend.