The Kabul Blind School, the only one of its kind in Afghanistan, has given more than 100 sightless children a rare chance to receive a basic education. By teaching many students new skills, the school aims to prepare them to support themselves upon graduation.
The Kabul Blind School
![A blind student arrives for a lesson at the Kabul Blind School.](https://gdb.rferl.org/7c5ef591-5c86-49e4-8af6-d8156c7e8571_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A blind student arrives for a lesson at the Kabul Blind School.
![Blind students eat their meals at the Kabul Blind School.](https://gdb.rferl.org/19798dd3-99c3-4b4b-9abb-a7f47ab4c136_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Blind students eat their meals at the Kabul Blind School.
![A blind student weaves a cleaning brush at the Kabul Blind School.](https://gdb.rferl.org/cfdb82cd-48f2-461a-9c03-d928f6c8aa2a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A blind student weaves a cleaning brush at the Kabul Blind School.
![Visually impaired and blind students eat their meals at the school.](https://gdb.rferl.org/274fb14a-2626-4cea-af0f-61e8308ddac3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visually impaired and blind students eat their meals at the school.
![Blind students leave the Kabul Blind School.](https://gdb.rferl.org/daa64eca-6177-42cc-8f67-ae03a4cdb565_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Blind students leave the Kabul Blind School.
![Blind students walk along a corridor at the school.](https://gdb.rferl.org/20839156-aeb5-4d8f-a90e-755d9a405932_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Blind students walk along a corridor at the school.
![Blind students attend a lesson at the school.](https://gdb.rferl.org/8a6f2a3c-a04b-4d17-8ba2-253fa7fcdff8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Blind students attend a lesson at the school.
![A teacher, who is also blind, teaches students at the school.](https://gdb.rferl.org/e7fe3ddb-61f2-4e05-a525-a330a4108e4e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A teacher, who is also blind, teaches students at the school.
![A blind student reads Braille during a lesson at the school.](https://gdb.rferl.org/fd53f749-8753-4404-b3f7-8058927bc5f2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A blind student reads Braille during a lesson at the school.
![A blind student walks at the Kabul school.](https://gdb.rferl.org/d5b0414b-c8ff-434a-84fe-7e7f0c21f31b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A blind student walks at the Kabul school.
![Visually impaired students pray before attending a lesson at the school in Kabul.](https://gdb.rferl.org/1c128d9a-794d-4fc3-acda-deed2e3b29ce_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visually impaired students pray before attending a lesson at the school in Kabul.
![Blind students use computers during a lesson at the school.](https://gdb.rferl.org/58a2b363-0a64-4d69-8bbd-b011ea097cca_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Blind students use computers during a lesson at the school.
![Blind students attend a lesson at the school.](https://gdb.rferl.org/190022f4-87a6-4b68-9568-25d9becfcbd1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Blind students attend a lesson at the school.
![Visually impaired students read Braille during a lesson at the school.](https://gdb.rferl.org/72c2705d-9c5e-480d-a61b-d51f180d9f7c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visually impaired students read Braille during a lesson at the school.
![Students play musical instruments during a music lesson at the school.](https://gdb.rferl.org/8b40827b-c2b5-4899-9de1-98dea68c0f79_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Students play musical instruments during a music lesson at the school.
![Blind students attend a lesson in Kabul.](https://gdb.rferl.org/49a94cda-0a01-4709-bd8e-9b0cd3381971_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Blind students attend a lesson in Kabul.
![A blind student reads Braille during a music lesson at the Kabul Blind School.](https://gdb.rferl.org/0e4de8ba-a7e0-4ee7-b3fd-e4af3f4ad79f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A blind student reads Braille during a music lesson at the Kabul Blind School.
![Students weave jackets at the Kabul Blind School.](https://gdb.rferl.org/5af99827-8742-490e-a08e-d3a6b98ed640_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Students weave jackets at the Kabul Blind School.