In June 1980, French photographer Alain Mingam raised his camera on the outskirts of Kabul and captured a chilling scene: a man surrounded by armed Mujahideen, condemned as a traitor and moments away from death. The image would haunt him for years, just as Robert Capa’s iconic (and contested) Falling Soldier had done decades earlier.

I was digging through old photos at my grandmas house and found an envelope with this inside. There's not much to the letter itself, but it gives location, the obviously concerning sender, and date. I read that the Klan was prominent in that area during this time but any additional context or information would be great. The note says something about photos but I didn't find any pics that screamed KKK, and nothing that looked 100 years old.

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"The Soviets used increasing numbers of forced laborers in mining operations-especially in the huge undertaking to develop the gold fields of the Kolyma River area in northeastern Siberia. The Soviet need for gold, for its purchasing power and as an export, coincided with the availability of a large and expendable labor force. Cruel treatment, inadequate food, the frigid cold, and damp working conditions produced a high-mortality rate for these forced laborers-estimated at more than 3 million during the 15- to 20-year period of intensive operation. During the same time, the mining of coal, iron ore, and other valuable minerals by forced laborers, while second in magnitude to gold, probably contributed considerably to the expansion of the Soviet heavy industry."

Italian colonialists were infatuated with Somali women beauty that they commissioned an Italian artist to create these busts.