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May 22, 2012

João Silva on Recovering From a Land Mine and His Unfinished Business in Afghanistan

An interview with João Silva, the New York Times photographer who lost both his legs below the knees in October 2010 after stepping on a land mine while on duty in Afghanistan.

 
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