Afghanistan

3D Printing in the Military

3D printing has many military applications. Militaries around the world have been working on developing 3D printing technologies, using 3D printing for prototypes, developing their own fablabs and using the…

Imagine No More Landmines: It May be Possible With 3D Printed Mine Kafon Drone

In 1998, Massoud Hassani escaped Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, followed two years later by his younger brother, Mahmud. Today, the Hassanis, 32 and 30, respectively, are Dutch citizens living safely in Eindhoven,…

Walk with Kubra Khademi! Joy Complex’s 3D Printed Armor Pendant Supports Afghan Women’s Rights

While most of us can only do so in spirit, we should all walk with Kubra Khademi, no matter our gender or nationality. As a strong woman, an activist, and…

Iconic Image of “Afghan Girl” Turns 30 and Becomes 3D

From 1979 to 1989, a bloody war between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union claimed the lives of roughly a million people on both sides of the conflict. Millions more were…