Lynsey Addario

Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist who has covered the war in Afghanistan for 20 years

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Photojournalist for the New York Times, she's part of a team awarded a Pulitzer Prize for reporting in Afghanistan; winner of a MacArthur "Genius" grant and author of It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War

Lynsey Addario on KCRW

“I think the Taliban is, of course, on their best behavior right now. They're making all sorts of promises that women can stay in school and go to high school and graduate and work.

What will happen to girls and women of Afghanistan as the Taliban is back in control?

“I think the Taliban is, of course, on their best behavior right now. They're making all sorts of promises that women can stay in school and go to high school and graduate and work.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

President Joe Biden today announced his plan to fully withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021.

Biden to pull troops from war in Afghanistan. Photojournalist Lynsey Addario feels conflicted

President Joe Biden today announced his plan to fully withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Photographer Lynsey Addario.

Photojournalist Lynsey Addario on why her job is more dangerous now

Photographer Lynsey Addario.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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