CNN —The photograph could have been taken at any birthday party: three girls in dresses standing side-by-side in a living room, balloons and streamers strung up around an entryway.
Hayeri and Cornet have met with some of the same girls at different events over the course of their work together, including this earlier birthday party in February.
Over the course of the six months, Hayeri and Cornet repeatedly photographed the teenage girls in the birthday party portrait, as well as their extended circle of friends.
“In this particular case, it was a 16-year-old’s birthday party for one of the girls,” Cornet said.
“Resistance for Afghan women cannot mean to go on the street and protest, to be outspoken,” Hayeri said.
Persons:
Kiana Hayeri, Mélissa Cornet, ”, Hayeri, Cornet, ” Hayeri, ” Cornet, “, Fondation Carmignac Cornet, Sirajuddin Haqqani, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhundzada, “ She’s, They’ve, Melissa
Organizations:
CNN, Fondation, The New York Times
Locations:
Kabul, Afghanistan, Canadian, Paris, ”, —