WOMEN OF COURAGE: Shaima

Shaima Aminy, 28, Nurse in the burnt unit of the Herat Hospital in Herat, Afghanistan. Shaima has been working in the burnt unit for 11 years, including during the Taliban rule. She says that the number of women who commit self immolation has increased since the Taliban left because the women in Afghanistan have become more aware of their rights and know that other women are living much better lives. Photographed in the Herat, Afghanistan
Shaima

Shaima Aminy, 28, Nurse in the burnt unit of the Herat Hospital in Herat, Afghanistan. Shaima has been working in the burnt unit for 11 years, including during the Taliban rule. She says that the number of women who commit self immolation has increased since the Taliban left because the women in Afghanistan have become more aware of their rights and know that other women are living much better lives. Photographed in the Herat, Afghanistan