Blasting the Taliban—and Anyone Else in the Way

A war photo a day #14

Blasting the Taliban—and Anyone Else in the Way Blasting the Taliban—and Anyone Else in the Way

Uncategorized August 19, 2013

David Axe photo Blasting the Taliban—and Anyone Else in the Way A war photo a day #14 Eight years. Seven wars. More death and... Blasting the Taliban—and Anyone Else in the Way
David Axe photo

Blasting the Taliban—and Anyone Else in the Way

A war photo a day #14

Eight years. Seven wars. More death and destruction than I care to recount. I’ve been covering armed conflict since 2005. Every battlefield has its stories … and its unforgettable images. Follow me through my career at war, one jarring, haunting or sublime photo a day until I run out.

In the summer of 2007 the Taliban launched an all-out assault on Afghan, Dutch and Australian troops in Uruzgan province, in the country’s restive south. A Taliban suicide bomber struck a convoy, killing 11 Afghan children and a 20-year-old Dutch soldier.

The Dutch hit back with gunship helicopters, F-16 jets and 155-millimeter howitzers. I photographed the gun crews blasting Taliban positions from 20 miles away. When the smoke cleared more than 100 people lay dead — most of them civilians caught in the artillery and air barrage.

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