Elissa Bogos, Photographer and Journalist

Afghanistan: Kabul and Bamiyan

Deen Mohammed lost both his legs sixteen years ago crossing the Iran-Afghanistan border illegally. Having spent a year in Iranworking, he saved up money and decided to return home when he stepped on a landmine. He woke up several hours later at a waiting station, and remained there for three days without proper medical treatment. At home, in his two-room house on the outskirts of Kabul, Deen Mahmat does not wear his artificial legs. Here, one of his four children runs past as Deen Mahmat maneuvers himself on the floor his hands. December, 2007.
Deen Mohammed lost both his legs sixteen years ago crossing the Iran-Afghanistan border illegally. Having spent a year in Iran
working, he saved up money and decided to return home when he stepped on a landmine. He woke up several hours later at a waiting station, and remained there for three days without proper medical treatment. At home, in his two-room house on the outskirts of Kabul, Deen Mahmat does not wear his artificial legs. Here, one of his four children runs past as Deen Mahmat maneuvers himself on the floor his hands. December, 2007.