Norfolk, Simon
British · b. 1963
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Born 1963
2000s
Old biplane on a display plinth at the Exhibition Grounds in Kabul. Fighting birds are a source of great pride to Afghan men, but were banned by the Taliban as un-Islamic.
Bullet-scarred outdoor cinema at the Palace of Culture in the Karte Char district of Kabul.
Victory arch built by the Northern Alliance at the entrance to a local commander's HQ in Bamiyan. The empty niche housed the smaller of the two Buddhas, destroyed by the Taliban in 2001.
The North Gate of Baghdad, the scene of fierce fighting.
