In 2000 Junger published an article "The Forensics of War," in "Vanity Fair". He received a National Magazine Award for this. He continues to work there as a contributing editor. In early 2007 he reported from Nigeria on the subject of blood oil. With the British photographer Tim Hetherington, Junger created "The Other War: Afghanistan," produced with ABC News and "Vanity Fair". It was shown on "Nightline" in September 2008 and the two men shared the DuPont-Columbia Award for broadcast journalism for the work.