THE VALLEY (Afghanistan, 2007)
In 2007 the Korengal Valley was one of the deadliest places on earth for American troops. This pass in north-east Afghanistan, several kilometres long, is ringed by steep mountains. The permanent presence of hostile fighters makes confrontations unavoidable: nearly a fifth of all fire-fights in Afghanistan take place in this valley – and three-quarters of all the bombs NATO drops are dropped there. Balazs Gardi joined the American troops and photographed the fighting.
