A boy in an Afghan refugee camp on the outskirts of Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. During the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, from 1979 to 1989, more than 3 million Afghan refugees fled to Pakistan, according to government statistics. Thousands of them, some born here, still live in these camps without electricity, running water or other basic services. (Alexandre Meneghini / Associated Press)
A boy in a poor neighborhood in Islamabad. (Alexandre Meneghini / Associated Press)
A boy in a brick factory on the outskirts of Islamabad. (Alexandre Meneghini / Associated Press)
A boy on the outskirts of Islamabad. (Alexandre Meneghini / Associated Press)
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A boy in an Afghan refugee camp on the outskirts of Islamabad. (Alexandre Meneghini / Associated Press)
A girl in an Afghan refugee camp on the outskirts of Islamabad. (Alexandre Meneghini / Associated Press)
A girl in an Afghan refugee camp on the outskirts of Islamabad. (Alexandre Meneghini / Associated Press)
A boy at the 60th Christian Festival of Mother Mary in the village of Mariamabad, Sheikhupura district, Pakistan. (Alexandre Meneghini / Associated Press)
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A boy in an Afghan colony on the outskirts of Islamabad. (Alexandre Meneghini / Associated Press)
A girl in a poor neighborhood in Islamabad. (Alexandre Meneghini / Associated Press)
Shahzab, 10, in Gojra, Pakistan. (Alexandre Meneghini / Associated Press)
A boy in an Afghan refugee camp on the outskirts of Islamabad. (Alexandre Meneghini / Associated Press)
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A boy in an Afghan refugee camp on the outskirts of Islamabad. (Alexandre Meneghini / Associated Press)
