war

We talk to the documentary photographer and VQR contributor about his coverage of the intense warfare in parts of Afghanistan.

VQR contributor Elliott Woods brought along a video camera for a day-long patrol in Wardak Province, Afghanistan.

In battles of no renown My fellows and I fell down,
And over the dead men roar The battles they lost before.
The thunderstruck flagstaffs fall,

Without warning, a hobbled old Afghan man comes around the corner, surprising the soldier guarding the door. The soldier yells, “Stop!” The old man inches forward on his cane.