Here, the newest generation in a family of potters in Istalif, Afghanistan looks into the kiln, with a few pots , and vented to the sky. This exhibition of photographs by Susan Schulman, "A Future from the Past" was hosted at DFID on 7 July 2008 with support from the Foreign Office and Turquoise Mountain Foundation. The pictures illustrate the talents of Afghanistan's crafts men and women and their hope for the future. For more information look at www.fco.gov.uk/ukandafghanistan