Portraits of the Afghans’ New Freedom
Photojournalist Zalmai was born in Afghanistan, but left as a 15-year-old in 1980, joining the more than 1 million Afghans who fled the country that year following the Soviet invasion. He has since captured images from around the world.
When he returned to his native land in October to cover the country’s first presidential election, a 65-year-old woman he met at the polls told him, “ ‘This is the first time in my life someone asked my opinion about what is going on in Afghanistan.’ ”
A selection of Zalmai’s photos from Afghanistan is on display at Loyola Marymount University’s Laband Art Gallery through March 6.
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