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Raskar, a 16-year-old Afghani girl, has makeup applied, as her mentor Debbie Rodriguez, center, smiles while supervising her students, training to become beauticians, at the Kabul Beauty School in Deb?s Dessert Oasis salon in the capital city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004. ?I was haunted by these women," Rodriguez said, "They had the ability to smile even though they might be living in hell, they had to become resilient, and fight for every bit of freedom we might take for granted? Hair dressing is the least of what this is all about, we want to provide the girls with a safe haven? Rodriguez, from Holland, Michigan, is the founder of the school. She views this as a practical way for Afghan women to gain independence. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)