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The hidden Cambodian impacts of Agent Orange (photos part of a story I wrote for The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/07/agent-orange-cambodia-laos-vietnam/591412/)

by Charles Dunst (USA)

Cambodia

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Paris Dauk was born with a deformed left arm and an abnormal growth on her forehead. Her grandfather says he was exposed to Agent Orange in 1970.
Paris Dauk was born with a deformed left arm and an abnormal growth on her forehead. Her grandfather says he was exposed to Agent Orange in 1970.
Sarun Khoun, Paris's grandfather, remembers in 1970 being exposed to powder that caused his eyes to burn. “I have constant chest pain,” Khoun said, but added that his Agent Orange-related suffering is incomparable to the torture he suffered under the Khmer Rouge.
Sarun Khoun, Paris's grandfather, remembers in 1970 being exposed to powder that caused his eyes to burn. “I have constant chest pain,” Khoun said, but added that his Agent Orange-related suffering is incomparable to the torture he suffered under the Khmer Rouge.
Thon Bun became deputy chief of Kampout Tuk village in 1991 before being "elected" as the chief in 2017. He remembers in 1970 being exposed to a powder, presumably Agent Orange, that felt “as if someone rubbed chili in your eyes.”
Thon Bun became deputy chief of Kampout Tuk village in 1991 before being "elected" as the chief in 2017. He remembers in 1970 being exposed to a powder, presumably Agent Orange, that felt “as if someone rubbed chili in your eyes.”
Soun Sophea, 30, was born with one arm –– a deformity likely attributable to familial Agent Orange exposure. Here she walks in the distance of Kampout Tuk village.
Soun Sophea, 30, was born with one arm –– a deformity likely attributable to familial Agent Orange exposure. Here she walks in the distance of Kampout Tuk village.
Thanh Sony, age 49, helps her 15-year-old daughter Nhik Srey Pich bathe herself. Pich, her family says, has the mental capacity of "an infant." Her family thinks they were exposed by Agent Orange exposure in 1970, the same year in which other villagers remember the spraying taking place.
Thanh Sony, age 49, helps her 15-year-old daughter Nhik Srey Pich bathe herself. Pich, her family says, has the mental capacity of "an infant." Her family thinks they were exposed by Agent Orange exposure in 1970, the same year in which other villagers remember the spraying taking place.

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