Jean Chung

Noor Agha the kite maker 2007
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The Afghan Kite Maker

Noor Agha, 52, measures a bamboo stick for a kite ordered by an American client (with both Afghan and American flags) in the house as his daughter, Sobra, 6 or 7, looks on in their house, Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July, 9, 2007. Noor Agha is a renowned kite maker who made kites for the movie makers of the best-selling novel, The Kite Runner, which will be distributed by Dreamworks and Paramount Vantage in Nov. this year. Noor Agha's wives, using their special glue, help him produce enough kites to please the clients' needs.

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Noor Agha, 52, measures a bamboo stick for a kite ordered by an American client (with both Afghan and American flags) in the house as his daughter, Sobra, 6 or 7, looks on in their house, Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July, 9, 2007. Noor Agha is a renowned kite maker who made kites for the movie makers of the best-selling novel, The Kite Runner, which will be distributed by Dreamworks and Paramount Vantage in Nov. this year. Noor Agha's wives, using their special glue, help him produce enough kites to please the clients' needs.