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How photos of Afghan suffering shown over and over perpetuate inequality and harm

  • Written by Azeta Hatef, Assistant Professor of Journalism, Emerson College
How photos of Afghan suffering shown over and over perpetuate inequality and harmExplosions outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 26, 2021, worsened the devastation in Afghanistan.Sayed Khodaiberdi Sadat/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Devastating photos and videos emerged from Afghanistan as the Taliban regained control of the country and U.S. troops prepared to withdraw in August 2021.

A video of 19-year-...

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