Scenes from Afghanistan
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010 3:01 PM UTC
Scenes from Afghanistan
A tiny girl at a window. Young police recruits. Elders at a Jirga. Portraits of an under-covered war SLIDE SHOW
Editors’ note: Photojournalist James Lee got himself to Afghanistan for an extended stay, based at Forward Operating Base Bostick near the Afghan village of Shamaser Kalay. The former Marine is keeping a photo blog at the Ventura County Star.
We were so moved by his images — a tiny girl at a window, young police recruits, elders attending a Jirga, Afghan boys jostling for humanitarian aid — we asked if Salon could host the occasional slide show of scenes from our under-covered war. Here’s the first batch; let us know what you think.
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Scenes from Afghanistan is a photo-essay series by James Lee, a photojournalist and former Marine. See also his blog and Salon's full Afghanistan topic page.
