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Previous Photo Essays

February 2010

Resurfacing of the Danish Cartoons
February 15th, 2010
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN: In July 2009, long standing frustrations against the presence of foreign troops erupted into demonstration outside Kandahar University...
The Poppy Round Tables
February 12th, 2010
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN: Farmers, mullahs, and community leaders have opened up a dialogue on poppy cultivation in several provinces of Southern Afghanistan, including...

January 2010

The Wedding that Became a Funeral
January 25th, 2010
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN: This is Esmatullah. He was shot by U.S. troops in the Chonai area of Kandahar, as he drove off a side street and onto the main road...

October 2009

Sicarios y Federales
October 9th, 2009
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, MEXICO: Capitán PL, a sicario (hitman) for the Juárez Cartel, brandishes a gun and poses for a photo along with four members of his gang...

September 2009

Election Day in Kandahar
September 27th, 2009
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN: On August 20, 2009, millions of Afghans voted in the presidential elections. This man cast his ballot in a polling booth in Zahir Shahi...

August 2009

Night Football Game
August 14th, 2009
BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Young residents of Karrada, a neighborhood in central Baghdad, play football in front of a building that was destroyed by a car bomb.

July 2009

Gathering Intelligence
July 15th, 2009
BAGHDAD, IRAQ: One of the most distinctive characteristics of the Awakening Councils is that its members operate in their own neighborhoods and communities. The gunmen...

June 2009

Securing the Streets
June 1st, 2009
BAGHDAD, IRAQ: We are standing at a checkpoint in the Adhamiye district, with militias loyal to the Sahwat – the Sunni Awakening Councils. The streets are quiet and...