A young Afghan woman standing beside her much older husband. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) презентация

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on the wall. He is wearing the other hand. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

1, 2010 in Harbe, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

21010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

years ago, now sells mobile calling cards to survive, photographed in December 2010, in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

through plastic and metal items near a rubbish dump on October 27, 2010 on the southern outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

sixteen years ago, April 6, 2010 in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Barbie doll at a workshop. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

reservoir on July 9, 2010 in a suburb of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

1, 2010 in Harbe, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

building during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 16, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

limbs after a land mine explosion, photographed in December 2010, in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

New Year's or Nowruz, on March 22, 2010 in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of ancient Balkh province in northern Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

of the women in Afghanistan cover their faces when they go out. Photo:Majid Saeedi

operations against the Islamist opposition.Photo:Majid Saeedi

on October 27, 2010 on the southern outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

two week ago. photographed in December 2010, in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

of their village, northern Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

November 3, 2010 in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

years ago after stepping on a land mine, with 35-year-old Mohammad Aref, also from Herat who lost a leg 9 years ago, photographed in December 2010, in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

as they tackle the crop on a farm on March 14, 2013, in Babaji village-Helmand Province, south east Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

1, 2010 in Harbe, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

the war. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

educational system in the country’s schools leads few children to enroll or quit school after a short period to work instead. Photo: Majid Saeedi

Kabul's Saghi District, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

customers his wares. Despite daily incidents by a growing Taliban population in Kandahar people continue their ordinary lives in the streets of the city.Photo:Majid Saeedi

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operations against the Islamist opposition. Photo:Majid Saeedi

mosque in Kabul.Photo:Majid Saeedi

the center of Kabul. Photo:Majid Saeedi

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the only book about Afghanistan that doesn’t show images of war. For ten years his camera photographed daily life in the context of war. Speaking the language, Majid embedded with the Afghan people rather than with an alien army. His photographs reveal the humanity of a people living through decades of war.
'Life in War' is a fruit of the 2014 FotoEvidence Book Award. The annual FotoEvidence Book Award recognizes a documentary photographer whose project demonstrates courage and commitment in addressing a violation of human rights, a significant injustice or an assault on human dignity.