Young Afghans run near one of the makeshift camps for the displaced around Kabul, where more than 30,000 people have settled in illegal camps in search of jobs and shelter, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Children at one of the camps on the outskirts of Kabul spend most of their day collecting paper and small sticks to burn for cooking and warmth. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
The wife of clan patriarch Abdel Shakur, Zarzema, tends to cows. The family receives a small daily payment from Kabul butchers for the work. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
A few lucky families wait to receive donated winter supplies from private citizens in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Advertisement
Abdel Shakur’s family members, including 5-year-old Agira, came from Laghman province, where they were threatened by the Taliban. None of Shakur’s children go to school. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Many children living in the camps around Kabul are without shoes. Night temperatures are already dipping to freezing or below. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
The children of Mohammed Anwar warm themselves by a stove fueled by paper they collected around the camp on the outskirts of Kabul. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
More than 30,000 displaced Afghans have settled in illegal camps around Kabul. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
