Forsaken: Afghan Women by Lana Šlezic

Forsaken: Afghan Women by Lana Šlezic brings together photographs and short accounts from the two years she spent living and working in Afghanistan beginning in 2004. The images document women’s lives across cities and villages, including restrictions on education, movement and personal freedom.

Published by powerHouse Books, this photographic essay records a particular period and the people Šlezic encountered. It is documentary photography with accompanying vignettes, not a claim to describe every Afghan woman’s experience or all present-day conditions.