Well, its New Year's Eve in Afghanistan, and a full moon. Due to recent events, we are alert and paying attention. We got hit last on Christmas Eve, so the chances are good we will get hit again. So tonight we are listening and paying attention, and the armor and helmets are within easy reach. I went ahead and checked our bunker for obstacles and trash (the locals that work on the bases often use the bunkers as break/lunch areas) and we are good to go. We don't have benches in our bunker, but we have sheets of cardboard down, so you can sit, as the bunker is not tall enough to stand up in. Let's hope the evening is quiet, and if its not, that no one gets hurt. If the peace is disturbed, I hope whoever is dumb enough to disturb the peace gets completely obliterated.
As I have said before, this is a strange country. Rugged and beautiful, in a way, but it has seen war in one fashion or another for thousands of years. The historic Khyber Pass is nearby, where Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan rode many, many years before. From the air, every home appears to be a walled fort, and the latest electronics show up in homes where the bathrooms are still holes in the ground, if even that.
It makes you think. Most never realize that so much of the world lives in poverty, and we as Americans take way too much for granted. And we seem to be naive when it comes to how we present ourselves, I have seen it here many times. We blunder around like tourists, even in a war zone, just because we are inside the wire. One thing I have learned quickly here, never let your guard down.
Here's hoping for a peaceful and happy New Year.
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