Jean Chung

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A coal-covered Afghan miner takes a shower inside a hammam, a public shower, at Karkar Coal Mine in north of Pul-e-Khomri, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Located 4 km north from Pul-e-Khomri, an industrial city with natural resources such as coal, Karkar mine has survived almost 70 years of its existence. The mine employs 340 workers including office staff, and the miners earned about 80 USD a month in 2006. It used to be aided by a Czech company, however, the aid and partnership had ended in 1989 along the pull of the Soviets.

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Life after the Taliban's Fall 2006~2007
A coal-covered Afghan miner takes a shower inside a hammam, a public shower, at Karkar Coal Mine in north of Pul-e-Khomri, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Located 4 km north from Pul-e-Khomri, an industrial city with natural resources such as coal, Karkar mine has survived almost 70 years of its existence. The mine employs 340 workers including office staff, and the miners earned about 80 USD a month in 2006. It used to be aided by a Czech company, however, the aid and partnership had ended in 1989 along the pull of the Soviets.