#razistan

[sidneyvollmer-blog]

Looking upon these photo's I am overwhelmed by two realisations: the insane cruelty that comes with war. At best war-heroism is ill-thought through, at worst it's false pretense. 

The other realisation concerns the doctors and nurses. Their bravery and their determination I can only describe as superhuman.

To be able to work in an emergency room in war time. Day in day out.

In The Netherlands we celebrated our liberation from war yesterday. Most of us do so by drinking rose wine in a park, or by dancing to whatever music is played in the nearest park to our homes. As did I.

Beautiful word, ambivalence.

This man protested the alleged burning of Korans at an American base, was shot by police and is now paralysed from the waist down.

[razistan]

Thanks to all your support we've been able to launch razistan.org From now on that's the place for our new stories and updates from Afghanistan.

[razistan]

Screenshot of the new www.razistan.org

[lukemogelson-blog]

From now on razistan.org will be the place to be for our new stories and updates from Afghanistan

[documentaryaesthetics]

Last year, the war in Afghanistan accounted for roughly two percent of the news content published in the United States. Razistan.org aims to help give Afghanistan the attention it demands. Our core project is a website of unique photo essays and short video documentaries that bring into vivid relief not only the war and its participants but also the country and its people. Contributors include both award-winning Kabul-based photojournalists from around the world and local Afghan photographers and videographers. There is much more to the war than the mainstream media has shown. The purpose of Razistan — or "land of secrets" — is to reveal these untold stories.