Anja Niedringhaus, the veteran Associated Press photographer shot dead in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, left behind a legacy of more than 25 years covering major international events and conflicts.

Niedringhaus, 48, from Germany, and Canadian journalist Kathy Gannon, 60, were sitting in their car when an Afghan policeman opened fire on them. Gannon was wounded and hospitalized in serious condition.

The attack took place on the eve of the Afghanistan presidential election, which Taliban insurgents had pledged to disrupt. As it turned out, the voting was largely peaceful and voter turnout was high.

Anja and Kathy spent years in Afghanistan, covering both the conflict and the country's people. AP Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll said Anja was "a vibrant, dynamic journalist well-loved for her insightful photographs, her warm heart and joy for life. We are heartbroken at her loss."

She was the only woman on a team of 11 AP photographers that won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for their coverage of the Iraq War.

Here are some of her stunning pictures:

Woman tries on a burka in Kabul's old city, April 2013. AP

Canadian soldier runs after a chicken. Seconds after the photo was taken a grenade was thrown at the unit. September 2010. AP

Carpet salesman holds up a picture of Afghani President Hamid Karzai, March 2014. AP

Afghan child flying a kite in the mountains outside Kabul, May 2013. AP.

An American soldier picking up food airdropped in south Afghanistan, June 2011. AP

An IDF soldier. AP

Afghan women panhandling in central Kandahar, March 2014. AP

Palestinian teenagers in a Gaza amusement park, March 2006. AP