AFGHANISTAN (Afghanistan, 2008)

Since it was formed in 2001, NATO’s ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) operation has been responsible for promoting security in Afghanistan. In practice, during the first years the NATO troops never got outside of Kabul. Their sphere of operations has expanded in phases since October, 2003, at first toward the north. There troops from Germany and other NATO members have been active in the mountainous desert regions, as recorded by the Danish photographer Jan Grarup.