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073112 Chuck has left Afghanistan, Aghananistan kid economy collapses, Never...
073112 Chuck has left Afghanistan, Aghananistan kid economy collapses, Never say "never" A few weeks back a coworker left Afghanistan. He's been over here many times and has quite a bit of experience...
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080412 Milano, music and cats
080412 Milano, music and cats There are a variety of questions I get asked and some I can answer here. One is the any other place to eat on base besides the DFAC. Yes, there are there coffee shops...
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18 September 12 Children's Memorial Ceremony
18 September 12 Children's Memorial Ceremony, Perhaps one suicide bombing a week is the new norm? Things are tense in Afghanistan. There have been 51 'Green on Blue' or Insider attacks since the...
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102012 Trip to Chicago
102012 Trip to Chicago As a contractor I get a break every six months. This is pretty typical for most contractors but it can be more or less often. It just depends on your contract. Anyway, I...
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102112 Seattle and Rattlesnake Ledge
102112 Seattle and Rattlesnake Ledge On my R&R I also visited Seattle (where I'm from.) Seattle is really a nice place in the summer as it's very green and usually not too hot at all. But then...
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102212 Group Pic, Power Outage and Contractors drinking...
102212 Group Pic, Power Outage and Contractors drinking... Yesterday we did a group pic. Why we did so, I have no idea. Someone said it was needed. Of the 13 people in the pic I'm the second oldest...
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102612 If this cat has rabies, I'm dead.
102612 If this cat has rabies, I'm dead. As a contractor in Afghanistan I'm bound by many (but not all) rules and regulations in place for military personnel here. One of those rules is General Order...
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110912 Previous correction and life in the dorms
110912 Previous correction and life in the dormsIn a previous post (below) I mention the cat 'Danger' and the fact that I've been scratched many times by her. I also state "..but it turns out that she...
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111012 Flanders Poppy, Marine Corps Birthday Today is the USMC birthday and so there'll be cake at lunch time. Otherwise, it's another day. Also the Brits have been 'selling' these poppy pins (see...
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111112 Remembrance Day
111112 Remembrance DayYesterday was Remembrance Day here (also known as Remembrance Sunday) This is Commonwealth version of Veteran's Day and is held "to commemorate the contribution of British and...
View Article111312 Rocket Attack at Kabul
111312 Rocket Attack at KabulRocket attacks are rare here since it's very difficult to aim a mortar and hit anything with any degree of accuracy. This is in contrast to the big bases outside Kabul...
View Article112112 Suicide Bomber and last attack of the season?
112112 Suicide Bomber and last attack of the season?Today the morning was interrupted by a boom. From where I was located I did not consider it very close given the loudness it made. Anyway, I headed...
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112412 Ashura and it should snow soon.
112412 Ashura and it should snow soon.Islam has more damn holidays than you can shake a stick at! Today is Ashura, observed by Shiite Muslims is today which means I couldn't pick up my laundry. Also...
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120912 Wounded Warriors
120912 Wounded Warriors One of the functions of the organization Wounded Warriors is to coordinate and facilitate bringing back to Afghanistan (and Iraq) those who were severely injured in order to...
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121112 Christmas Doors
121112 Christmas Doors Christmas overseas on a military base is a low key event at most. There might be some memorial or all-faith type service on Christmas day but otherwise its another work day....
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121312 Snowing here and a Muslim toilet
121312 Snowing here and a Muslim toilet Today has been a rain/snow mix and by tonight it will be snow. I don't go outside too much here (except to walk to the DFAC, gym or the hooch) which is good...
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121612 First Real Snow and Where Am I?
121612 First Real Snow and Where Am I?Today was the real first snow in Kabul. Before today it was just snow flurries that would not stick. The hills around Kabul are probably getting a good layer of...
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020513 It snowed here the other day
It snowed here the other day. But as of today (9th), it's mostly gone now.
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021113 I got my picture taken with General Allen (along with a few hundred...
021113 I got my picture taken with General Allen (along with a few hundred other guys...)Today was General Allen's last day as Commander ISAF Afghanistan (ISAF = Internation Security Assistance Force)....
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021413 Just about all the snow is gone...
021413 Just about all the snow is gone... Last weekend there was a decent snow here as you can see from the pic below. But now it's just about all gone and I don't think it will snow again here....
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021713 Sunday is now a 1/2 work day.
021713 Sunday is now a 1/2 work day.The war here is winding down and the writing is on the wall. You just need to read it. This week our hours were cut from 84 to 72 per week. Some groups have had...
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021913 New Housing and Dig in Kabul, Find a Tank...
021913 New Housing and Dig in Kabul, Find a Tank... The housing area where I live (Freedom Hall) has been condemned and everyone has to move in about a month. Actually the building has been...
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040813 Spring in Kabul and the Beginning of the End
It's finally warm during the day in Kabul but it's still coat-required at night. the pics above show Destille Garden being set up for the women's bazaar last Saturday. I'm working nights (8 PM to 8...
View Article042913 A plane took off from Bagram AB yesterday...
Yesterday a plane took off from Bagram AB yesterday. It was a 747 transport carrying stuff. It didn't make it... Thant's about all I can say....
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050513 How much does it cost to wash a bag of laundry in Kabul?
050513 How much does it cost to wash a bag of laundry in Kabul? In Kabul the drawdown continues. The impact personally is that the office has been told everyone has to move off...
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