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Image of Skateistan located in Kabul, Afghanistan | U.S. Marine Cpl. Brett Lazaroff teaches the boys how to skate. (isafmedia/Flickr)
Kabul, Afghanistan

Skateistan

Afghanistan's first skatepark, located in war torn Kabul

At first glance, Afghanistan, occupied by U.S. forces since 2001, does not seem like a good place for a sport largely associated with American teenagers. But when Australian skateboarders Oliver... »

Architectural Oddities | Edited by PaperTiger and Nicholas Jackson

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