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Source: Ken Scar

Gul Ahmad, a survivor of the recent earthquake in Gyan district of Paktika province, Afghanistan. ‘I Survived’ is the title of a series of portraits that I photographed in Gayan district of Paktika Province just a couple of days after the horrific earthquake that took the lives of over 1000 of my countrymen. This is my personal tribute to honor their lives and to celebrate the lives of all the survivors. You too can share this photo with your own message. #Paktika #Afghanistan Photo & words by Nadir Naim @nadnaim_photography #everydayafghanistan #portrait #photography #afghan #everydayeverywhere #earthquake #catastrophe #afghanboy #survivors #everydaypaktika #eyes #blue #portraitphotography #everydayasia #documentary #afghanpeople (at Gayan, Paktika, Afghanistan) https://www.instagram.com/p/Che-G21tO_m/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Wali Zaman, 54, (1) was plunged from the first floor to the ground floor as he slept when an earthquake that has killed at least 1,000 people struck his village of Meyma in southeastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. He was buried beneath the rubble of his home before he had time to realise what was happening. “I thought the whole world had collapsed and there was no one to help me. I started praying to Allah because I thought I was dying,” said Wali Zaman. “After a while I was able to move my hand a little bit and shift the rubble. I saw some light and could hear voices. I shouted for help. I could hardly breathe.” He lay there for around two hours before villagers were able to free him from the crumbled wreck of the house he had built with his own hands 20 years ago. Injured, he could only sit limply and watch as others pulled his family members out. Not all survived. (2) Wali Zaman sits beside the graves of the six family members, including his wife, and very young niece and grandson, who were killed during the earthquake. The 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit at around 1am Wednesday morning. Amid the thick dust and the pitch black of the early hours, people had no choice but to use their bare hands to dig loved ones out of the rubble. Nader Gul, 35, (3) pulled his wife and two sons from the wreckage of their home. All three were dead by the time he reached them. His other three sons survived. “We were all asleep. I was jolted awake when rubble landed on me. I just started to run,” he said. “I told my sons who were okay to wait out of the way. I spent the next couple of hours desperately trying to find the rest of my family. By the time I reached them, it was too late.” Almost 300 people have been killed and some 350 wounded in Meyma, according to residents. They said 500 homes have been completely destroyed across the wider district of Gayan, while 900 have been damaged. It is the deadliest earthquake to hit Afghanistan in two decades. Gayan is just one of a number of districts that have been hit across the southeastern #Khost and #Paktika provinces. #Afghanistan Photo & text by Charlie Faulkner @charlie.faulk. (at Gayan, Paktika, Afghanistan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfML493p5MG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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