Overview participating exhibitions
Warzone
2010
Warzone
Rafal Gerszak
PLATOON (Afghanistan, 2008-2009)
In the eastern Afghan province of Khost, American soldiers and Afghan security troops guard one of the most strategically significant passes in the region. Their mission is to protect the most important highway that links Khost with the capital, Kabul. On their return home, it becomes clear just how high the price is that these soldiers pay for this dangerous work. Several of the soldiers have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and one committed suicide. In the meantime, their colleagues from the platoon get ready for a new tour of duty in Afghanistan.
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PLATOON (Afghanistan, 2008-2009)
In the eastern Afghan province of Khost, American soldiers and Afghan security troops guard one of the most strategically significant passes in the region. Their mission is to protect the most important highway that links Khost with the capital, Kabul. On their return home, it becomes clear just how high the price is that these soldiers pay for this dangerous work. Several of the soldiers have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and one committed suicide. In the meantime, their colleagues from the platoon get ready for a new tour of duty in Afghanistan.
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PLATOON (Afghanistan, 2008-2009)
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PLATOON (Afghanistan, 2008-2009)
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PLATOON (Afghanistan, 2008-2009)
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PLATOON (Afghanistan, 2008-2009)
Biography
Rafal Gerszak (Poland, 1980) is a photojournalist. With his family he fled his homeland during the Cold War. After a period in a German refugee camp Gerszak emigrated to Canada. There he trained as a photographer at Langara College, in Vancouver. Presently Gerszak is working in Canada and Afghanistan, documenting the social, political and military effects of the war in Afghanistan.
