US photographer captured moment of her death in Afghanistan
A photo taken by a US Army camerawoman of the moment she and four Afghans were killed in an explosion has been released by the American military.
Specialist Hilda Clayton, 22, and four Afghan National Army soldiers died when a mortar shell blew up during a training exercise on 2 July 2013.
The US Army also released a photo by an Afghan whom Spc Clayton was training in photojournalism. He was among the dead.
The accident happened in the eastern province of Laghman.
Military Review magazine published the images.
"Clayton's death symbolises how female soldiers are increasingly exposed to hazardous situations in training and in combat on par with their male counterparts," the Army wrote in the edition.
US photographer captured moment of her death in Afghanistan - BBC News
Tragic, terrible and unfortunate. All of them. But the picture is downright fascinating, haunting in a way. I cant believe the clarity with which the moment has been captured. Absolutely fascinating stuff.
A photo taken by a US Army camerawoman of the moment she and four Afghans were killed in an explosion has been released by the American military.
Specialist Hilda Clayton, 22, and four Afghan National Army soldiers died when a mortar shell blew up during a training exercise on 2 July 2013.
The US Army also released a photo by an Afghan whom Spc Clayton was training in photojournalism. He was among the dead.
The accident happened in the eastern province of Laghman.
Military Review magazine published the images.
"Clayton's death symbolises how female soldiers are increasingly exposed to hazardous situations in training and in combat on par with their male counterparts," the Army wrote in the edition.
US photographer captured moment of her death in Afghanistan - BBC News
Tragic, terrible and unfortunate. All of them. But the picture is downright fascinating, haunting in a way. I cant believe the clarity with which the moment has been captured. Absolutely fascinating stuff.
