Advantages: See the good the War on Terror has done Disadvantages: Have AK47s pointed at your head
...Last year I went to Kabul to see how our soldiers were faring in the former stronghold of Osama bin Laden, the Taliban and Al Qaida. Not at the Bagram airfield nerve centre or in the mountains with the Marines, but in the capital with ISAF (International Security and Assistance Force) troops.
Let me tell you Kabul is not a place to lie on a towel and soak up the rays. The Afghans are friendly but the ubiquitous AK47 is everywhere. And this week ... ...there are civilian flights into Kabul but I doubt it. The border with Pakistan is open but it is a dangerous road.
We flew into Kabul's smashed-up airport in a military cargo plane which dived suddenly before landing to make itself a hard target in case anyone lobbed a missile our way. It was like riding a rollercoaster.
Kabul is split in two by a mountain and resembles Mos Eisley out of Star Wars. It is blazing hot in the day but bearable at night. ...
castlebinn 17.08.2002 (19.01.2006)
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