Khost, Afghanistan. 1992-03-31. Captain M. O'Shannessy, an Australian Army member of the United ...

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Accession Number P01728.065
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour
Physical description Colour
Maker Fielding, Marcus Conrad
Place made Afghanistan: Khost
Conflict Period 1990-1999
Afghanistan/Pakistan (UNMCTT), 1989-1993
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Description

Khost, Afghanistan. 1992-03-31. Captain M. O'Shannessy, an Australian Army member of the United Nations Mine Clearance Training Team - Afghanistan/Pakistan (UNMCTT), in a wrecked Soviet T-54/55 main battle tank with a member of the Mujahideen faction. The vehicle was still full of live rounds.