Monique Jaques
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India's Unwanted Girls
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A Widows Land
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Outside of Herat exists a small village, populated by mostly widows. This anomaly in Afghan culture exists due to the location of the village on the Iranian border-many husbands died in the profitable but dangerous drug trade between the countries. Left behind are the women, struggling to survive.
A police captain checks in on one of the families. He say's its his duty to take care of all the women and look after them.
A young girl with face paint on. This tradition symbolizes that a woman is ready for marriage. Adolecent marriage is popular in poor areas as families cannot afford to keep the girls and hope to receive money or food as a dowry.
