Tanks and Prayers in Afghanistan · Global Voices
Alexander Sodiqov

Praying on the wreck of a Soviet tank. Image by Nasim Fekrat, used with permission.
Afghan journalist Nasim Fekrat writes on his photo blog:
Praying over a destroyed Russian tank is funny but it carries a bitter metaphor about the Afghans and their perception of the Soviet War in Afghanistan. Many Afghans like this Mujahid [freedom fighter] lost a member of their families, praying on tank wrecks provide[s] them [with] a sense of relief.