Afghan national police in and out of uniform sit and sm

Afghan national police, in and out of uniform, sit and smoke cigarettes through the stifling midday heat inside a checkpoint compound (a home before it was abandoned due to the encroaching conflict) only 50m from another compound occupied by Taliban fighters, in Chah-e Anjir, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. This picture was shot on assignment for The New York Times for a story by @daniellejmoylan, published in today. Photo: @andrewquilty / @everydayasia for @nytimes. 30.4.2016. #Helmand #afghanistan