Source: The Atlantic, http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/11/afghanistan-october-2012/100398/

Taken in Kabul in October 2012, a staggering one third of individuals living in Afghanistan fall below the poverty line and even more are at risk of falling into it.

Many people see footage of Afghanistan only from news clips on the screens of their TVs. What you don’t see, however, is the natural beauty and splendor that can be found daily in a country seemingly permanently embroiled within struggle.

The photograph above depicts the change in Paghman Gardens — once a popular park on the outskirts of Kabul in Afghanistan — from 1967 to 2007.