an exhibition by Christoph Reuter and Marcel Mettelsiefen, curated by Harald Theiss
Kunduz, 4. september 2009
an exhibition by Christoph Reuter and Marcel Mettelsiefen, curated by Harald Theiss
The Kunduz airstrike took place on Friday 4 September 2009 in northern Afghanistan. Responding to a call by German forces, an American fighter jet struck two fuel tankers captured by Taliban insurgents; however, a number of civilians - officially between 17 and 142 - were also killed in the attack. The airstrike had high political repercussions, especially in Germany. For several months, photographer Marcel Mettelsiefen and Afghanistan correspondent Christoph Reuter investigated on these victims. The exhibition with portraits of their relatives, opens on 24 April and runs until 13 June 2010