Sketches from Afghanistan by Matthew Cook

Foot patrol near Shinkalay

Sketches from Afghanistan by Matthew Cook

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We have better access than ever before to still photos and video from war zones. There is another tradition – that of the battlefield artist – still practiced. And one of the best is Matthew Cook. 

via John C. Dvorak | Dvorak Uncensored

Returning fire during a Taleban attack

British troops emplaning a Chinook

WMIK patrolling Lashkar Gah

Returning foot patrol, Kabul

Patrol on top of the 6,000 feature

Warriors of the 7th Armoured Brigade

 Mobile observation team

Sniffer dog checking for explosives

Russian flats

A food shop, Kabul

Sunset over the stinking cesspool, KAF

Foot patrol with a ladder, Sangin

RAF Hercules at Kandahar.

Cobalt blue signs, Mazar-e-Sharif

Overlooking Camp Souter at dusk

Apache helicopter landing, Lashkar Gah

Russian ammunition cave

Sunset over the Hindu Kush