| Place | Asia: Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2020.885.1.45 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Savage, David Harry |
| Place made | Afghanistan: Balkh Province, Mazar-e Sharif |
| Date made | 5th August 2009 |
| Conflict |
Afghanistan, 2001-2021 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Broken weapons spill out of shipping containers in the ruins of Qala-i-Jangi fortress. A ...
Description
Broken weapons spill out of shipping containers in the ruins of Qala-i-Jangi fortress. A 19th-century fortress located near Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, Qala-i-Jangi is known for being the site of a bloody 2001 Taliban uprising named the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi, in which at least 470 people were killed, including CIA agent Johnny "Mike" Spann. One of a series of photographs taken by the David Savage, an Australian advisor to the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC).