May 2009
3 posts
The North
For those who find it hard to understand or accept what’s happening in Afghanistan, for those who’s ideas of this country extend only to Ross Kemp’s footage from Helmand, I would have you all spend some time in the Northern provinces.
I’ve spent the last two weeks in Balkh and Badakshan province. The countryside is probably the very opposite of the dry, dusty desert...
April 2009
20 posts
The first of many...
Coming out of the base gate at a T-junction to a sharp left turn, I came up against a large Afghan truck, unloading breeze blocks. Not being able to see if I had room to turn around it in my wide, heavy, armoured Toyota Landcruiser V8, I gestured to the Belgians and Afghans at the gate questioningly. The Afghans beckoned me forward with gusto and, stupidly, I followed their instructions.
A few...
