Foreign Policy is pleased to present this unique and remarkable collection of photographs, largely taken on iPhones (using an app called Hipstamatic that allows users to digitally manipulate "lenses," "flashes," and "film"), of the lives of U.S. Marines in Helmand province in 2010 and 2011 and of the Afghans they interacted with. It is by no means a comprehensive look at 10 years of war, but rather an evocative and profound slice of life -- at the beginning of the end of the longest conflict in U.S. history. This is final part of a five-part series.
This final installment, however, features another facet of Basetrack's original mission. When photographer Omar Mullick was in Pakistan, en route to Afghanistan to join the U.S. Marine Battalion 1/8 on Feb. 1, 2011, Basetrack's embeds were cancelled. Mullick proceeded to make trips in and outside of Kabul, documenting the lives of ordinary Afghans affected by the grim toll of war. The following images are from Mullick's travels during six weeks from March and April 2011.
Above, a young shepherd boy stands on the walls of an outhouse located on the edge of his village in Band-e-Amir, Afghanistan.



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LOANMOR1
12:50 AM ET
August 8, 2011
no evil
no evil no war !
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CADILLACTIGHT
12:13 PM ET
August 29, 2011
Yup You are right
No Evil no war, I hope things get well
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WERTHE
10:16 AM ET
August 8, 2011
Hope for better
These pictures are really touchy. I really like them because each one of them says some story and has captured certain moment with its soul. I hope for the best for the people of Afghanistan.
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DOUGIEL
10:15 AM ET
August 10, 2011
Another stunning image
What a stunning image of the war. It's like this teenager is oblivious to what's going on around him by closing his eyes. You can see the scenery behind him, it's all desolate and sparse. Even his clothes are ragged and torn. We should share this image on social media marketing forums and let the rest of the world see it. See this teenager who has no education, lives in poverty and has no access to student loan consolidation
AXELBROOK
5:37 AM ET
August 19, 2011
more so the "yellow peril".
more so the "yellow peril". states tending toward communism werent ever ideal trade partners anyway, too far and not much to gain from them. it's more asia that aus would have ever traded with. RIO it never occured because of the fear they would invade if allowed close contact..
THERON SPINA
10:58 PM ET
August 19, 2011
In the aftermath, detectives
In the aftermath, detectives find seven bodies in the house, all of which have had their eyes ripped out.Four years later, Frank is taking a group of delinquents -Russell Wolf, Christine Zarate (Christina Vidal), Zoe Warner (Rachael Taylor), Michael Montross (Luke Pegler), Kira Vanning (Samantha Noble), Tyson Simmons (Michael J. Pagan) and Melissa Beudroux (Penny McNamee)-, to clean up the abandoned Blackwell Hotel in order to turn it into a homeless shelter, as explained by the owner Margaret (Cecily Polson). As the delinquents work, they do not realize that reclusive psychopath, Jacob Goodnight (Kane) has holed away in the rotting hotel. Tyson and Richie decide to look for the previous owner's safe, which was never recovered after the fire that broke out in the hotel, while Kira deals with being reunited with Michael, her abusive ex-boyfriend who was the one who sent her to jail. While searching for the safe, Tyson and Richie discover a dead body.
REYNALDO PAZMINO
1:56 AM ET
August 20, 2011
See No Evil
Police officer Frank Williams (Steven Vidler) and his partner Blaine enter an abandoned house, only to find a young woman held hostage, her eyes ripped out. Suddenly, Blaine is savagely murdered by an unknown figure with an axe, before Frank is attacked too. Frank manages to fight off the man, but his arm is severed in the process. In the aftermath, detectives find seven bodies in the house, all of which have had their eyes ripped out.Four years later, Frank is taking a group of delinquents -Russell Wolf (Mikhael Wilder), Richie Bernson (Craig Horner), Christine Zarate (Christina Vidal), Zoe Warner (Rachael Taylor), Michael Montross (Luke Pegler), Kira Vanning (Samantha Noble), Tyson Simmons (Michael J. Pagan) and Melissa ashlynn brooke (Penny McNamee)-, to clean up the abandoned Blackwell Hotel in order to turn it into a homeless shelter, as explained by the owner Margaret (Cecily Polson). As the delinquents work, they do not realize that reclusive psychopath, Jacob Goodnight (Kane) has holed away in the rotting hotel.Tyson and Richie decide to look for the previous owner's safe, which was never recovered after the fire that broke out in the hotel, while Kira deals with being reunited with Michael, her abusive ex-boyfriend who was the one who sent her to jail. While searching for the safe, Tyson and Richie discover a dead body. Richie freaks out and attempts to leave, but is attacked by Goodnight, who drags him into an elevator, in front of a terrified Tyson.
KATHRYNJWHITT
3:02 PM ET
August 21, 2011
Is there an end ?
See No Evil can refer to several things:
it could mean "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil"
But regardless of what they don't see,hear, or speak - these innocent people suffer from the cruel intentions of the government
this picture looks like a scene from the last air-bender, really great if you are a fan or just someone who likes to watch movies online
ENGLISH BULLDOG
5:32 AM ET
August 26, 2011
We should help them...
This great photo tell more than thousand words. It is hard to get into the
filings of little boy on the picture. I think we all have to do something so we will not seeing pictures like this all the time.
Best Regards,
English bulldog
ANTIE
9:47 AM ET
August 26, 2011
I do not Want to See A War (Evils)
This Afghan youth is closing his eyes. This kid may pray and hope to see the beautiful Afghanistan without war. This wish is actually reflecting the wish of each Afghan people, including every kid, mother, man and woman. It is reported that Afghanistan can be one of the most dangerous systemicenzymes countries in the world for a kid to live. What happens in Afghanistan needs our serious attention. Children over there are asking for help from invisible hands. One of them could be you.
ALEXTOYO
1:38 PM ET
August 27, 2011
No Fear
The picture portraits the boy has no fear. He is closing his eyes because there seems to be no end to these unnecessary wars.
The quality of the picture is definitely not work from home. Good with this picture.
JEFFB2066
8:24 PM ET
August 27, 2011
Thirty-two years of near-constant war
This is a country which has been in near-constant wafare since 1979. They started with a civil war against a communist-led government, which the Soviet Union backed. The Soviets sent in their army and massacred millions (INTENTIONALLY), then when they gave up... back to civil war for control of the country. They were still fighting when the US, UK, Canadians, and others went in to drive out the Taliban and other supporters of Al-Quada (I don't feel like spellchecking myself thank you very much!) The people in these photos are survivors, tough and determined to make the best life they can in terrible circumstances. The boy in the first photo doesn't seem to be ignorant of whats going on, he seems to be says, thru his body language, 'I can ignore the worst of this and try to find some good in life.'
I've noticed on this site some people use terms like 'unnecessary war'... sometimes the only way to stop people from doing truly evil things, like concentration camps or racially/religiously-based mass killings, is to go to war. There is an absolute, stark truth to what the character Alfred tells Bruce Wayne in 'Batman: The Dark Knight', when he says "Some men just want to see the world burn." There are some people who only see the world in terms of 'victim' and 'predator', 'convert or die', 'anyone who doesn't join our side is evil and we need to get rid of them'. When someone is blowing up your embassies, bombing your ships, drives truck bombs into civilian buildings with no goverment or military value, kidnapping reporters and tourists, and keeps doing this stuff over and over, you either fight back or die.
CADILLACTIGHT
6:09 AM ET
August 28, 2011
A touchy Photgraph
Very nice touchy photograph, I kid hiding his eyes from the evil around him. Kid are are kids no matter where they blond to. Keep your love the same for them.
I hope sees the freedom. List
DANNY41
9:31 AM ET
August 28, 2011
Three wise monkeys
Here is some additional info on the hear no evil.
The Three Wise Monkeys are a pictorial maxim. Together they embody the proverbial principle to "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil".
The Three Mystic Apes are:
Mizaru, covering his eyes, who sees no evil .
Kikazaru, covering his ears, who hears no evil.
Iwazaru, covering his mouth, who speaks no evil.
Sometimes there is a fourth monkey depicted with the three others; the last one, Shizaru, symbolizes the principle of "do no evil". He may be shown crossing his arms. There are various meanings ascribed to the monkeys and the proverb including associations with being of good mind, speech and action. In the Eastern world the phrase osteopathie arnhem is often used to refer to those who deal with impropriety by looking the other way, refusing to acknowledge it, or feigning ignorance.
YARINSIZ
10:02 PM ET
August 28, 2011
Even his clothes are ragged
Even his clothes are ragged and torn. We should share this image on social media marketing forums and let the seslisiteler rest of the world see it. See this teenager who has no education, lives in poverty and has no access to student loan consolidation
LIAMREGLER
8:50 AM ET
August 31, 2011
An Assessment of This War
In several weeks of aerial bombing attacks and processes against Taliban the outcomes have belied the NATO claims. Damage continues to be inflicted however the Afghan Mujahedeen haven't been neutralized. The Muslim terrorists led through the Taliban also have not been delivered to the negotiating table; rather the misery from the afghan population has grown. Though expected to avoid solar energy systems a euphuism which means killing of civilians and growing stuff you aren't aiming should be avoided. Yet many civilians have left in NATO raids.
POLITICALLY CORRECT
11:18 AM ET
September 1, 2011
Amazing pictures
With the hipstamatic effects aside (that enhance these photos), the locales and scenery is truly out of this world. It's not stuff you see every day, and for a phone is quite a good collection. While the actual locations / destinations of these photos can be debatable (in a political sense), i try to simply see the good in them, even if its simply the abstractness and distance from my own 'bubble' of a world.
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