Artists in Kabul paint away the wallsAfghan graffiti artists turn blast walls into canvas

“It is time for Afghanistan and for the world to contribute something else then weapons and war. We have been through war for the past 36 years. It is really time to give art and artists a chance.” Says Afghan graffiti artist Kabir Mokamel, who, together with other artists, took the initiative to bring some beauty and hope to the streets of Kabul.

Mokamel and his colleagues turn the blast walls that are erected throughout the city as protection against bomb attacks into canvases for paintings with a more peaceful message. “When you put a picture on a wall, the wall disappears,” Mokamel explains in this report by Al Jazeera English.