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A young Afghan woman standing beside her much older husband. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

2014 FOTOEVIDENCE BOOK AWARDWINNERLife in WarMajid Saeedi

An injured boy resting while one of his artificial hands hangs on the wall. He is wearing the other hand. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

A mental patient poses for a photograph in a sanitarium March 1, 2010 in Harbe, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Afghan bodybuilders compete in a regional bodybuilding competition on April 19, 21010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

48-year-old Inayatullah who's feet were damaged by a land mine 8 years ago, now sells mobile calling cards to survive, photographed in December 2010, in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

An Afghan man wears a tire around his neck while sorting through plastic and metal items near a rubbish dump on October 27, 2010 on the southern outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Rahimeh, 30, shows the scars from burns she inflicted on herself sixteen years ago, April 6, 2010 in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

An Afghan school boy plays on a swing on May 4, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

An Afghan woman learns how to lean a dress for a Barbie doll at a workshop. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Afghan men escape increasing summer temperatures by wading in the Qarga reservoir on July 9, 2010 in a suburb of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

A mental patient poses for a photograph in a sanitarium March 1, 2010 in Harbe, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

An Afghan youth flies a kite on the remains of a building during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 16, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

(R-L) Azizallah, Hashmat, Jalil and Vali Allah all lost feet and limbs after a land mine explosion, photographed in December 2010, in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Wooden horses hang from a swing during celebrations for the solar-based New Year's or Nowruz, on March 22, 2010 in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of ancient Balkh province in northern Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

An Afghan woman preparing herself for going out in Kabul. Most of the women in Afghanistan cover their faces when they go out. Photo:Majid Saeedi

A group of Afghan National Army soldiers in northern Afghanistan during operations against the Islamist opposition.Photo:Majid Saeedi

Afghans sort through plastic and metal items near a rubbish dump on October 27, 2010 on the southern outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

5-year-old Abdol Hamid from Ghoor, was injured by a bomb explosion two week ago. photographed in December 2010, in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

An Afghan old man taking his wife to the doctor out of their village, northern Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Military, government and security officials attend a buring of confiscated opium November 3, 2010 in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

(L-R) 30-year-old Gholam Rasool, from Herat who lost his feet 3 years ago after stepping on a land mine, with 35-year-old Mohammad Aref, also from Herat who lost a leg 9 years ago, photographed in December 2010, in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

A fighter dog standing on a hill facing Kabul city.Photo:Majid Saeedi

An Afghan policeman uses his gun to swipe at opium plants as they tackle the crop on a farm on March 14, 2013, in Babaji village-Helmand Province, south east Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

A mental patient poses for a photograph in a sanitarium March 1, 2010 in Harbe, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

A farmer dries his hay on a ruined tank left from the war. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

A religious teacher punishes his student. The absence of a proper educational system in the countrys schools leads few children to enroll or quit school after a short period to work instead. Photo: Majid Saeedi

A man prays at the Qadamghah Shrine October 6, 2010 of Kabul's Saghi District, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

A salesman in the women's section of the Kandahar bazaar shows customers his wares. Despite daily incidents by a growing Taliban population in Kandahar people continue their ordinary lives in the streets of the city.Photo:Majid Saeedi

Farhad Darya, an Afghan singer, performs in a concert in Heart.Photo:Majid Saeedi

A morning military exercise in the police academy in Kabul.Photo:Majid Saeedi

A group of Afghan National Army soldiers in northern Afghanistan during operations against the Islamist opposition. Photo:Majid Saeedi

An Afghan girl practices Vosho in a gym in Heart.Photo:Majid Saeedi

Afghans gather during the celebration of Nowruz, near the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul.Photo:Majid Saeedi

Members of the Afghan National Police training at their base in the center of Kabul. Photo:Majid Saeedi

Soldiers waiting in a queue for their daily ration of food.Photo:Majid Saeedi

Afghans refugees live at a refugee camp in central Kabul. Photo:Majid Saeedi

Buzkashi Square, Mazar Sharif City, Northern Afghanistan.Photo:Majid Saeedi

'Life in War'(FotoEvidence Press) by Iranian photographer Majid Saeedi is probably the only book about Afghanistan that doesnt show images of war. For ten years his camera photographed daily life in the context of war. Speaking the language, Majid embedded with the Afghan people rather than with an alien army. His photographs reveal the humanity of a people living through decades of war.'Life in War'is a fruit of the2014 FotoEvidence Book Award.The annual FotoEvidence Book Award recognizes a documentary photographer whose project demonstrates courage and commitment in addressing a violation of human rights, a significant injustice or an assault on human dignity.

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