Scott Kesterson was the only photojournalist in Afghanistan for quite some time. He’s put together a film, which is excerpted in the video above. If you haven’t listened to my interviews with Scott out of Afghanistan they’re worth a listen and the full set can be found in the “Best of” section for my radio show.
Afghanistan was host to the original war on terror. Sanctioned by the world community following the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the United States launched a counterattack, toppling the Taliban regime within weeks.
From that point, the focus switched as the United States began operations to hunt down al-Qaeda leadership and training camps, and directed resources to rebuild the war-torn infrastructure of Afghanistan. These efforts were designed to prevent a future foothold for terrorist cells. However, Afghanistan began to slowly slip from our headlines. It wasn’t long before military operations went mostly unreported.
Documentary filmmaker Scott Kesterson arrived in Afghanistan in May 2006 to begin a one year journey as an embedded journalist. His film examines the pitfalls and perils of a mostly forgotten war told through the experience of daily living with soldiers. Kesterson tells their stories from his roots as a citizen journalist and a former National Guard soldier himself.
At War Film, by Scott Kesterson
Scott was doing amazing work in Afghanistan, largely unnoticed, so I’m glad I had the privilege to shine a light on it. Please take the time to check out Scott’s “At War” film and the work he has dedicated more than a year of his life to bring to the public. He’s so earned it.
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