Today, according to the Ministry of Education of Afghanistan, 8.5 million students go school. This generation could be Afghanistan's best force for change. "Source of photos and texts: Nasim Fekrat"

Kabul police state that there are more than 500,000 vehicles in Kabul alone, in which 10 years ago there were roughly 50,000.

80% of Afghanistan is rural and Afghans life is depending on agriculture. Here, Zarghona, a high school student, works part time in a grape field to help her father and brothers.

An illiterate father who is proud that his son goes to school and hopes for a better future. Education progress has been one of the major achievements in the last 10 years.

During the Taliban regime, women were largely housebound, unable to go shopping or work in the public. Today, women represent almost 28 per cent of Afghanistan’s National Parliament, 9 per cent higher than the world’s average of women in parliament.

Children suffered more than most during the civil war. They had no school education or children's entertainment.

Afghanistan has seen an increasing number of drug addicts. There are almost 2 million addicts in the country nowadays, both male and female.

There are hundreds of internet cafes in different cities packed with young people who are connected to the world through blogs, Facebook and Twitter. They have been closely following the Arab springs and have been creating Facebook pages asking for changes and fighting against corruption.