Afghanistan through the eyes of famous photographer

• Afghanistan through the eyes of famous photographer

Anja Niedringhaus from Germany is considered one of the most famous photographers in the world. For 20 years, she filmed the military conflicts in Yugoslavia, Israel, Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as covering various sporting events, including eight of the Olympic Games.

The tragedy occurred in Khost province in south-eastern Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan, where Ani Nidringaus watched the process of preparing for the presidential elections in Afghanistan on 5 April. Uniformed police man with the words "Allah Akbar!" Shot her from a Kalashnikov.

Let's look at Afghanistan through the eyes of the famous Associated Press photographer, who died recently in this country.

The dead Ani Nidringaus from Germany - one of the most famous photographers in the world. She is also a winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Together with a reporter from Canada lit up in Kabul preparing for the presidential elections that took place in Afghanistan on April 5, in particular, they were interested in delivery of ballot papers to remote areas.

In Khost province in south-eastern Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan, the photographers went to find under the Afghan army and police convoy protection. When the car stopped, the car approached a man dressed in a police uniform and the words "Allahu Akbar!" Opened fire with a Kalashnikov assault rifle on who was sitting in the back seat passengers. Renowned photographer The Associated Press Anja Niedringhaus died on the spot. Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus at an exhibition in Berlin on the background of the photos from Iraq and Afghanistan, September 9, 2011.

An Afghan girl in a burqa in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 7, 2013.

A German soldier. Afghanistan, 16 September 2009.

German soldiers and an old Soviet plane in Kunduz, 19 September 2008.

A patrol in Marjah, Helmand Province, October 19, 2012.

The image through the veil of Kabul market, April 11, 2013.

US Marine infantryman, was wounded in the stomach. Its removal from the place by helicopter, Afghanistan, Helmand Province, June 11, 2011.

The customer with a newborn baby in a shop for the sale of the burqa, Kabul, April 11, 2013.

Afghan police, Kabul, 21 November 2009.

Dog and Canadian soldiers to the south-west of Kandahar, May 31, 2010.

An Afghan girl goes through the cemetery on the outskirts of Kabul, November 25, 2009.

Afghan boys in Panjwai district, June 1, 2010.

School class, Afghanistan, 21 September 2008.

Afghan soldiers dance and celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, September 10, 2010.

toy gun. Carousel in Kabul, September 20, 2009.

Canadian soldiers running after the chicken, September 11, 2010.

The seven-year Afghan girl aboard a US medical helicopter. He received a head injury after falling from a truck, Helmand Province, June 7, 2011.

The working in a brick factory, Kabul, November 7, 2013.

Students on the outskirts of Kandahar, March 12, 2014.

Afghan police on the go sit in the car. The Taliban attacked the headquarters of the electoral commission on the outskirts of Kabul, explosion, March 29, 2014.

The queue for the registration of new voters to participate in presidential elections, Kabul, March 18, 2014.

An Afghan man takes children from the place where a suicide bomber blew up a car, Kabul, May 16, 2013.

An Afghan MP Hamida Ahmadzai in the parliament building, Kabul, March 26, 2014.

An Afghan nomad, Helmand Province, October 20, 2012.

Afghan schoolchildren, September 27, 2008.

One of the last pictures taken by photographer died Associated Press, April 3, 2014.