• A labourer works at an aluminium workshop in Herat.
    A labourer works at an aluminium workshop in Herat.
  • A labourer polishes a metal pot at an aluminium workshop in Herat.
    A labourer polishes a metal pot at an aluminium workshop in Herat.
  • An Afghan labourer works at an aluminium workshop in Herat.
    An Afghan labourer works at an aluminium workshop in Herat.
  • Afghan labourers work a press at an aluminium workshop in Herat.
    Afghan labourers work a press at an aluminium workshop in Herat.
  • A labourer pours molten aluminium into a mold at a workshop in Herat.
    A labourer pours molten aluminium into a mold at a workshop in Herat.
  • An Afghan labourer, right, pours molten aluminium into a mold at a workshop in Herat.
    An Afghan labourer, right, pours molten aluminium into a mold at a workshop in Herat.
  • Afghan labourers polish metal pots at an aluminium workshop in Herat.
    Afghan labourers polish metal pots at an aluminium workshop in Herat.
  • A labourer inspects a pot at an aluminium workshop in Herat.
    A labourer inspects a pot at an aluminium workshop in Herat.

Afghan Aluminium by Aref Karimi / AFP

Robert Mickelson

May 27, 2014

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Labourers polish metal pots at an aluminium workshop in Herat, Afghanistan. Some 100 people work in the Herat Aluminium factory with around around 70 to 100 tons of aluminium produced each month, with most all of its products used domestically.

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