Visa pour l'Image - Interview with photographer Zalmai 1/3 by the British Journal of Photography

BJP's news editor Olivier Laurent speaks with photographer Zalmai at the Visa Pour l'Image photojournalism festival. Video 1 of 3.

The war in Afghanistan is spreading, and this year has forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.
In 2001, the world promised to rebuild Afghanistan, but eight years on, ordinary Afghans are losing hope and any faith in the Afghan government or international community. Afghans have not seen any improvements in their lives since the Taliban were ousted; the introduction of so-called democracy has been nothing more than broken promises and lies.
Zalmaï, an Afghan photographer, wanted to show the vast human tragedy taking place in his country, ignored by the Western media and unnoticed by the rest of the world.
No solution can ever be found without looking at the whole picture.

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