One woman's struggle to survive, 5 years after the Taliban took Kabul, in photos

In Kabul, women like Sima scavenge cemeteries and streets for scrap, bread and recyclables to support extended families amid scarce work since the Taliban's return.
Families stretch every scrap creatively — drying tomatoes, pickling rinds, reselling bread and using salvaged material for fuel — to survive day to day.
Begging and scavenging are banned and can lead to detention; one daughter was jailed while breastfeeding and her baby later died, underscoring the harsh human cost.