Razistan: Photos From Afghanistan Show Unseen Sides Of The War

The war in Afghanistan is far from over, though one might forget as much given the Western media's waning interest in the conflict. As the longest war in American history unfolds, with more than 3,000 civilian casualties and 566 coalition fatalities recorded last year alone, critical stories from within the country continue to go untold.

HuffPost World is proud to partner with Razistan, a new initiative working with both local Afghan photographers and foreign photojournalists, to share the underreported stories of Afghanistan and its people. The name Razistan means "land of secrets," and the project aims to showcase the situation in Afghanistan through a series of photo essays.

Click here to read HuffPost World's full Q&A with Razistan's publisher Marcos Barbery and learn more about the project.

Check out a selection of photographs from Razistan below showing the unseen sides of the war.

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[opaqueentity]

02:20 PM on 05/31/2012

Well it's not unseen as I'm seeing it now!
Assuming that just because it's not on the mainstream tv channels peopledon't know what is going on is a rather old mindset.

Also assumes everyone cares anyway.

[Vera Gottlieb]

11:34 AM on 05/31/2012

I wonder if the North American main news media would have the backbone to show these to the public. Or perhaps people are already so desensitized that their brains would not even register the odious the eyes are seeing. All those 'arm chair' militarists should be sent into combat and experience first hand the horrors of war - any war, any place.