Afghanistan's other voices: the brickmakers
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Channel: The Guardian · 2008 · News & Politics
Afghanistan's other voices: the brickmakers. On the edge of the Shomali plain a group of brickmakers struggle to earn enough to live confronted by rising food prices and insecurity. In one of the poorest countries in the world, whose economy has barely improved since the Taliban were pushed out of power in 2001, Samiullah talks about the difficulty of surviving Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardian The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3biVfwh Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/guardian
