Voices From Afghanistan
![A Radio Azadi employee looks at letters sent in to the radio station by Afghan listeners](https://gdb.rferl.org/57b9f394-b9f6-40e2-9053-949ce33a230a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Radio Azadi employee looks at letters sent in to the radio station by Afghan listeners
![Radio Azadi employees show a 40-meter letter they received from a listener in Afghanistan.](https://gdb.rferl.org/3ae4d8c0-97f4-4642-b1e7-c7eae4eb8f1e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Radio Azadi employees show a 40-meter letter they received from a listener in Afghanistan.
![Radio Azadi employees look at letters sent in to the radio station by Afghan listeners](https://gdb.rferl.org/f25eb703-79ae-4143-b92b-4c0d5604aff8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Radio Azadi employees look at letters sent in to the radio station by Afghan listeners
![Employees from the Library of Congress set up the "Voices From Afghanistan" exhibit in Washington, D.C.](https://gdb.rferl.org/f5b35108-6f53-410b-b18b-221c64507d49_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Employees from the Library of Congress set up the "Voices From Afghanistan" exhibit in Washington, D.C.
![The entrance to the "Voices From Afghanistan" exhibit at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.](https://gdb.rferl.org/dcee4b4b-1dd0-4b6a-9172-5097792b2e69_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The entrance to the "Voices From Afghanistan" exhibit at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
![Employees from the Library of Congress set up the "Voices From Afghanistan" exhibit in Washington, D.C.](https://gdb.rferl.org/3b2201cf-4184-472d-9ced-f2a6087539ac_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Employees from the Library of Congress set up the "Voices From Afghanistan" exhibit in Washington, D.C.
![Employees from the Library of Congress set up the "Voices From Afghanistan" exhibit in Washington, D.C.](https://gdb.rferl.org/699c8cf4-2352-42ce-8230-7641b6edcb13_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Employees from the Library of Congress set up the "Voices From Afghanistan" exhibit in Washington, D.C.
![Afghan Ambassador to the U.S., Said Tayeb Jawad, speaking at the "Voices from Afghanistan" opening reception - (Photo by P. Alunans)](https://gdb.rferl.org/150740a0-fcac-4d21-a2c6-9de0c4ed128b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan Ambassador to the U.S., Said Tayeb Jawad, speaking at the "Voices from Afghanistan" opening reception - (Photo by P. Alunans)
![Radio Mashaal broadcaster Haroon Bacha (second from left) and accompanying musicians perform at the opening ceremony - (Photo by P. Alunans)](https://gdb.rferl.org/c4e4af69-8759-44a2-8c0d-0a86f94dd922_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Radio Mashaal broadcaster Haroon Bacha (second from left) and accompanying musicians perform at the opening ceremony - (Photo by P. Alunans)
![Librarian of Congress Dr. James Billington speaking at the opening of the exhibit. - (Photo by P. Alunans)](https://gdb.rferl.org/bfa3136a-96ca-420b-a87f-bac57c83a419_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Librarian of Congress Dr. James Billington speaking at the opening of the exhibit. - (Photo by P. Alunans)
![Mary Jane Deeb of the Library of Congress describes the exhibit for Michael Novak and RFE/RL President Jeff Gedmin - (Photo by P. Alunans)](https://gdb.rferl.org/c7b44a69-f2e7-4a45-bd3c-f233bd94b892_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mary Jane Deeb of the Library of Congress describes the exhibit for Michael Novak and RFE/RL President Jeff Gedmin - (Photo by P. Alunans)
![RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin marks the opening of the "Voices from Afghanistan" - (Photo by P. Alunans)](https://gdb.rferl.org/9c1148eb-fa8e-48c1-a449-bb816a524e03_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin marks the opening of the "Voices from Afghanistan" - (Photo by P. Alunans)
![U.S. Representative Ed Royce (R-CA) speaks at the "Voices from Afghanistan" reception at the Library of Congress - (Photo by P. Alunans)](https://gdb.rferl.org/dad1502a-43b3-4844-ac6f-53b53bb15f56_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. Representative Ed Royce (R-CA) speaks at the "Voices from Afghanistan" reception at the Library of Congress - (Photo by P. Alunans)
![Afghans revel at the music of Haroon Bacha - (Photo by P. Alunans)](https://gdb.rferl.org/2db42129-5e1a-48f0-ab47-e60731904b8e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghans revel at the music of Haroon Bacha - (Photo by P. Alunans)
![Guests take in the sights and sounds of the exhibit - (Photo by P. Alunans)](https://gdb.rferl.org/050d0e2e-1b86-4323-82e6-6bae3ae29a3f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Guests take in the sights and sounds of the exhibit - (Photo by P. Alunans)
![Reception attendees examine letters on display - (Photo: P. Alunans)](https://gdb.rferl.org/820eb708-3021-4f76-be26-e352f50fb093_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Reception attendees examine letters on display - (Photo: P. Alunans)
![RFE/RL Associate Director of Broadcasting Akbar Ayazi speaks at the reception marking the opening of the exhibit - (Photo by P. Alunans)](https://gdb.rferl.org/ba347981-2128-4597-93d6-63eca60e1009_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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RFE/RL Associate Director of Broadcasting Akbar Ayazi speaks at the reception marking the opening of the exhibit - (Photo by P. Alunans)
![Reception attendees examining some of the letters on display - (Photo: P. Alunans)](https://gdb.rferl.org/6bff2a1d-cf4d-4133-9763-ccaa82344552_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Reception attendees examining some of the letters on display - (Photo: P. Alunans)