For decades, the world's image of Afghanistan has been shaped almost exclusively by conflict, crisis and the headlines. In his ambitious new book, Afghanistan, photographer Daniel Malikyar hopes to change that.
The son of Afghan refugees who grew up in the United States, Malikyar travelled independently across the country before the Taliban's return to power, five years ago on 15 August 2021. He documented remote communities, everyday rituals and landscapes rarely seen by international audiences.
