Artist Notes: In Afghanistan is based on a photograph in an exhibit by Afghan women university students, 2005. The photo shows that Afghan women are not forced to wear the Burqa and can travel without a male family member, such as on this remote village road. But the Taliban and religious terrorist rule has influenced women to cover their faces with a Chadar (scarf). Before, women would only cover their heads, not their faces. I had permission to use the photo as a basis for my painting from the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), which sponsored the exhibit.  The painting is acrylic, gallery wrapped on heavy duty stretchers, with painted sides, so a frame is not necessary. It is available online for $1,300 at  http://www.zibbet.com/Egilpatr/artwork?artworkId=110897