Va. Woman Teaches Afghan Girls Photography
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Teressa Rerras didn't really start taking photographs until age 40, and then it was only as a way to remember her trips to exotic places around the world. Nearly a decade later, she's taking more than just vacation snapshots. She's returning to Afghanistan this month for the ninth time since 2001 to teach girls new ways of seeing their world &#151; and themselves &#151; through photography.
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Reader Winnie Abraham shares her picture with us.
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By Sarah Watson, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Feb.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- The room was carpeted and cozy, warm from the wood stove and filled with the chatter of children. But the tales their mothers and older sisters told recently, speaking hesitantly even in the safety of a guarded private shelter, were bone-chilling.
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At extraordinary meetings Wednesday, southern Afghan women prayed and told stories about how the war has torn their families apart.
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Girl in photograph is from local Moroccan family.
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KAKUMA, Kenya -- They had learned how to buy bus tokens and clip coupons. Gotten hands-on training for lighting a gas stove and flushing a toilet. Taken a pop quiz on women's rights.
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - A U.S. female aid worker was abducted on Saturday in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, the provincial governor said.
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Reader Arvind Chudasama sends us photographs.
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By Emeagwali, N Susan  BUTLER COUNTY AREA VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL EMPOWERS STUDENTS WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND THE WORKPLACE.
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Lauren Greenfieldâs photographs go beyond the captured moment to reveal the story behind the images. In âThin,â the renowned chronicler of youth culture focuses her lens on four women whose tales needed to be told.
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By ANDY SMITH  The Taliban are making a comeback in Afghanistan. Chevron discovered a massive oil field in the Gulf of Mexico. And -- by the way -- Katie Couric anchored the news.
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Reader Richa Agarwal sends us a picture.
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KABUL, Afghanistan Aug. 23, 2004 - A defense lawyer for one of three Americans accused of torturing a dozen Afghan prisoners in a private jail showed a video in court Monday of Afghanistan&#39;s former education
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban militants trained a barrage of rockets on President Hamid Karzai yesterday as he spoke with a group of elders in central Afghanistan, narrowly missing him.
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FEMALE election commission educators in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar are persistent and brave, ignoring threats each day they criss-cross the city to convince women to vote.
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A compelling new exhibit explores the experience of British troops in Afghanistan