Internally Displaced Refugees, Kandahar, Afghanistan

Photographer

Adam Rountree

Category

Editorial Photography - War/Conflict

Company

Freelance

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2022

Country / Region

United States

People displaced by the fighting between Taliban fighters and Afghan armed forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan in August of 2021. Taliban fighters rapidly advanced on Kandahar after pullout of U.S and International troops from the area. Thousands of Afghans were forced to flee their homes and seek shelters in makeshift camps, causing a humanitarian crisis.