Please send mail
A great read from someone humping in Afghanistan:
If you think war is all glory and excitement, you haven't tried watching MTV in Urdu
Afghanistan ShruggedA quick message from the front for President Obama - please send the mail.
Citizen soldier with 15 years light infantry experience, currently serving as a Team Chief for an Embedded Training Team with the Afghan National Army. My team trains and conducts combat operations with an Afghan Infantry Kandak (Battalion) in eastern Afghanistan. In my spare time in Afghanistan I enjoy long walks on the beach (No beach here), sampling fine wine and scotch (No drinking here) and conducting a low level insurgency telling Americans about the great warriors that I serve with and their dedication to winning the GWOT!
If you think war is all glory and excitement, you haven't tried watching MTV in Urdu
posted by WE Speak at 1:32 a.m.
3 Comments:
What an excellent post by Vampire 06. Thanks, Babbling.
Mark
Ottawa
Ooos! Sorry, BBS.
Mark
Ottawa
Just by coincidence:
'...
Dalawar, a member of the Mohmand tribe, said he is no fan of the Taliban. But in places such as Khuga Kheyl, the pressure on tribal elders to join the Taliban is intense. Electricity is scarce. Paved roads are nonexistent. And insurgent hideouts are abundant on both sides of the border. Dalawar said insurgent commanders regularly try to entice him to join the fight against coalition forces.
"They tell us to fight alongside them. They say: 'We will give you roads/roads [repetition added]. We will give you electricity.' The Taliban, they tell us: 'Look, the Afghan government has given you nothing. If you fight with us, you can have everything,' " Dalawar said. "When we tell them, 'No, we will not do this,' then they tell us they will take our villages by force if they have to."..'
Mark
Ottawa
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