Keirón Allen

Keiron Allen is a media entrepreneur who has a passion for Afghanistan and photography. In 1998 he travelled to Shiberghan where he interviewed General Abdul Rashid Dostum with fellow Afghan enthusiast Rupert Edis. They both returned to Afghanistan in April 2004 where they were embedded with US troops at Camp Salerno, Khost.

A different kind of humour: Tent signs at Camp Salerno, Afghanistan

In the second part of his photo feature on the US military in Afghanistan, Keiron Allen photographs signs and graffiti at Camp Salerno, and reflects on humour as a way

By Keirón Allen

/ 21 Jan 2005

Humanising a beast - the American military

openDemocracy brings you the first of a two-part exclusive photo feature. In April 2004 journalist Keirón Allen returned to Afghanistan after six years. The experience made him rethink his preconceptions

By Keirón Allen

/ 13 Jan 2005