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How photos of Afghan suffering shown over and over perpetuate inequality and harm

  • Written by Azeta Hatef, Assistant Professor of Journalism, Emerson College
imageExplosions outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 26, 2021, worsened the devastation in Afghanistan.Sayed Khodaiberdi Sadat/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Devastating photos and videos emerged from Afghanistan as the Taliban regained control of the country and U.S. troops prepared to withdraw in August 2021.

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