Portrait project
We Are Here, Because You Were There
Afghan interpreters in the UK
‘We Are Here, Because You Were There; Afghan Interpreters in the UK’ is a photography portrait project documenting the experiences of Afghan interpreters employed by the British Army who have resettled in the UK. The joint project between academic Prof Sara de Jong and myself, ‘We Are Here’ centres on Afghan interpreters’ own stories, inviting viewers to engage with the individuals, their families and the human stories behind the headlines. The catalogue of the ‘We Are Here’ project is available here.
Freedom of Information request by Sara de Jong, 24 October 2022
Between 2001 and 2018 Locally Employed Civilians (LECs) while working as interpreters with British forces in Afghanistan;
26
Killed
135
Injured
United States Institute of Peace, Kate Bateman, 3rd November 2022
Cost to the US
Between 2001 and 2021 the US government spent $2.3 trillion in Afghanistan and suffered the following death toll;
2,324
US military personnel
3,917
US contractors
1,144
Allied troops
Afghan and other deaths
70k
Military & Police
46k
Civilians
53k
Enemy troops
67k
Killed in Pakistan
Monochrome Awards
ND Awards
Prix de la Photographie, Paris
Prix Pictet
Nominated