Kiana Hayeri

Photographer

www.kianahayeri.com

Afghan Women On The Frontline

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Location: Kabul, Afghanistan

Nationality: Iranian-Canadian

Biography: Kiana (b.1988) grew up in Tehran, Iran and migrated to Toronto while she was still a teenager. Faced with the challenges of adapting to a new environment, she took up photography as a way of bridging the gap in language and culture. After an... MORE

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | ...lan - 8 years with police force

1 of 16 © 2023 Kiana Hayeri

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | Fatima (26) from Baghlan - 8 years with police force

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | ...sa - husband blind - 5 children

2 of 16 © 2023 Kiana Hayeri

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | Khadija (35) from Kapisa - husband blind - 5 children

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/10/17 |...er - 17 years with police force

3 of 16 © 2023 Kiana Hayeri

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/10/17 | Nora (45) with NDS - was a mujahed fighter - 17 years with police force

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | ... of female ward of Kabul prison

4 of 16 © 2023 Kiana Hayeri

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | Nora Sediqi (45) - has been with police force for 32 years, doing when she went to police high school academy - 6 kids - during Taliban was the head of female ward of Kabul prison

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/7/17 | ...ha (28) Special forces unit 333

5 of 16 © 2023 Kiana Hayeri

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/7/17 | Monseha (28) Special forces unit 333

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/15/17 | Captain Safia Ferozi (27) pilot

6 of 16 © 2023 Kiana Hayeri

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/15/17 | Captain Safia Ferozi (27) pilot

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/7/17 | ...n Fatema Saadat (28) from Kabul

7 of 16 © 2023 Kiana Hayeri

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/7/17 | Captain Fatema Saadat (28) from Kabul

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | ...ul - 16 years with police force

8 of 16 © 2023 Kiana Hayeri

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | Shamila (37) - husband was a talon, 4 kids - from Kabul - 16 years with police force

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/7/17 | Safia (24) Special forces unit 333

9 of 16 © 2023 Kiana Hayeri

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/7/17 | Safia (24) Special forces unit 333

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | ...lan - 3 years with police force

10 of 16 © 2023 Kiana Hayeri

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | Zaakera (23) from Baghlan - 3 years with police force

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/7/17 | ...t Fatema Saadat (25) from Kabul

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KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/7/17 | Sergent Fatema Saadat (25) from Kabul

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | ... with police force for 18 years

12 of 16 © 2023 Kiana Hayeri

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | Zaakera (41) from Kapisa - 6 children, has been with police force for 18 years

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | ...n and 3 years with police force

13 of 16 © 2023 Kiana Hayeri

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | Aasefa (35) from Parwan - 6 children and 3 years with police force

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/7/17 | Khatima (20) from Ghazni

14 of 16 © 2023 Kiana Hayeri

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/7/17 | Khatima (20) from Ghazni

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | ...sable 7 years with police force

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KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | Selsela (36) from Kabul - 5 kids - husband disable 7 years with police force

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/15/17 |...months ago from Parwan province

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KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/15/17 | Shamim Noori (22) - graduated 2 months ago from Parwan province

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Thumbnail of KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | K_isa - husband blind - 5 children

Thumbnail of KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/10/17 | _ter - 17 years with police force

Thumbnail of KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | N_d of female ward of Kabul prison

Thumbnail of KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/7/17 | M_eha (28) Special forces unit 333

Thumbnail of KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/15/17 | Captain Safia Ferozi (27) pilot

Thumbnail of KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/7/17 | C_in Fatema Saadat (28) from Kabul

Thumbnail of KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | S_bul - 16 years with police force

Thumbnail of KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/7/17 | Safia (24) Special forces unit 333

Thumbnail of KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | Z_hlan - 3 years with police force

Thumbnail of KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/7/17 | S_nt Fatema Saadat (25) from Kabul

Thumbnail of KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | Z_n with police force for 18 years

Thumbnail of KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | A_en and 3 years with police force

Thumbnail of KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/7/17 | Khatima (20) from Ghazni

Thumbnail of KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/9/17 | S_isable 7 years with police force

Thumbnail of KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 8/15/17 | _ months ago from Parwan province

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Afghan Women On The Frontline

Copyright Kiana Hayeri 2023

Date of Work Aug 2017 - Sep 2017

Updated Mar 2020

Location kabul

Topics Documentary, Editorial, Photography, Photojournalism, Portraiture, War, Womens Rights

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