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Spectator Sports

Kabul: spectator sports
08 Oct 2012

In: Cultural Norms, Kabul
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Emotional Stages of Trip Preparation

21 Sep 2012

In: Mazar e Sharif, Research Methods
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Planning a trip to Afghanistan in the winter, a process that includes conversations with a couple of colleagues about whether to go and what to …
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Commercial Home Mapping Services

06 Mar 2012



In the first version of the home mapping service you sign-up online – google.com/homemap, century21.com/homemap – there’s a bunch of players out there – …
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Af: Labour Market

02 Apr 2011

In: Design Inspiration, Mazar e Sharif
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Wake up early, catch the Mazar e Sharif labour market in full swing. If you’re not hired by 9, chances are you won’t be for …
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Af: Air Time

Uploading airtime. One of the 170 creative commons photos from the Afghanistan mobile money project. Download all 170 photos here (43MB).
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Af: Cell Tower

07 Mar 2011

In: Dehdaadi, Design Inspiration
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I’ll be posting a selection of the 170 creative commons photos from the Afghanistan mobile money project over the coming weeks. This: manual labourers under …
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Mobile Money Afghanistan

From the Afghanistan Mobile Money research: &#187 Download Main Report: Mobile Money Afghanistan 2MB PDF &#187 Download Presentation: the Mobile Frontier 17MB Powerpoint &#187 Download 170 Free Photos/JPGs …
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The Going Rate

Gun market, Kabul.
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Hearts, Minds & Feet

The moment after the interview – when yours truly, the fixer, the connector and the participant – a hawala agent in the local money bazaar …
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Burqa Detail

A format ripe for subversion. But then again what isn’t?
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