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  • 13-year-old Rhoksar injured her hand while growing up in Kabul. Her cousin lost both his legs after stepping on a mine. For Rhoksar, the ChucheQhalin film should be shown to all children

  • Landmine on the hillside above Kabul. After decades of war, Afghanistan is one of the most heavily-mined countries in the world, with children their most frequent casualties

  • Watching ChucheQhalin in school. The screen and projector have been brought in from an eRanger cinema bike parked outside, with a sidecar containing its own generator

  • The agricultural bike can handle steep and rugged roads, allowing the film to be shown in hard-to-access areas. Here, children watch outside, with the screen protected from the sun

  • The film was one of the first to be dubbed into Afghan languages Dari and Pashtu

  • ChucheQhalin: Girls stand on desks for a better view (credit: Clare Allen)

  • A boy looks onto minefields, demarcated by white stones, on TV Hill above Kabul. Kite-flying is one of the country’s most popular past-times for children

  • No Strings patron Hugo Speer test drives the eRanger cinema bike as the first two arrive in Kabul. The sidecar contains a large screen, projector and generator

  • Crowds of children in Herat, Afghanistan

  • No Strings founder Johnie McGlade has fun with children and puppet Hamish

  • Patron Neil Morrissey with puppet Chuchi and a boy in Herat, Afghanistan, victim of horrific landmine injuries

  • Watching ChucheQhalin near Kabul

  • The village headman and Chuchi, original character designs by Michael Frith

  • On set: The village headman and camel Jaladul discuss how they're going to help Chuchi

  • Michael Frith enjoys a ride on Jaladul, his camel invention, on the ChucheQhalin shoot

  • Kathy Mullen on set with the giant deew, a genie-type figure from Afghan folklore

  • Ambulance bike: Donated alongside the eRanger cinema bikes that are used to show ChucheQhalin. Here, the sidecar contains a stretcher and first aid kit. The two bikes are used to care for and transport victims of landmines

  • Curious: Children examine the bike and special sidecar

  • No Strings patron, actor Hugo Speer, with puppet Hamish and founder Johnie McGlade

  • Prosthetic limbs: A landmine victim awaits his appointment in a dedicated clinic, Kabul

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