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An Afghan boy plays with a balloon at his house in Mazar-i-Sharif in 2014.

Foreverstan: The legacy of America’s longest war in 8 photos from photojournalist Farshad Usyan

September 11, 2015Conflict

On the 14th anniversary of 9/11, a deeper look at America’s seemingly endless war in Afghanistan and the impact it has had on the people on the ground. Photos by Farshad Usyan.

One of many banners around Freetown, Sierra Leone, warning people not to touch one another because of Ebola.

Emerging from the spectre of Ebola

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