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Guardian’s Q & A with Sebastian Junger

The Korengal Valley is said to be the deadliest place in Afghanistan. What was your first impression when you arrived?

It looked like Colorado, like the American west. It was very beautiful. And I just thought what a great place to go camping or kayaking. If it wasn’t Afghanistan, it would be a haven for outdoor adventure sports.

You’ve said that you won’t be returning to war reporting.

Seeing what Tim’s death did to me and my wife and others, a light bulb went on. I didn’t want to be the cause of that pain to the people I’m closest to. I’ve done this for 20 years and there is a point you come to where you’re repeating the same stunt. I’ll continue reporting from overseas but if I find myself getting shot at – this is how I explained it to my wife – I will consider it embarrassing and a personal failure in a similar way to as if I had a car accident.

Photo: Hetherington and Junger in Afghanistan, 2008. © Tim Hetherington

Read the rest at Guardian.co.uk

These guys are amazing. The fact that Tim is gone is a horrible tragedy

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   Junger is a great author. And Hetherington was a great photojournalist. They made a great team.

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