Papa Smurf's Night Out On The Town

Last night we took Rafi (Our Custodian/Clothes Washer) from our office and his family out to dinner. There was 13 in our party. We tested the local fare (probably not a good idea) -- I had the chicken fried rice. Wasn't to bad -- also had chicken corn soup. Most everyone else had beef or lamb kabobs with naan (bread). Basically your local type of food. The restaurant seemed a little dodgy -- there were people sitting in booths (on the floor) and smoking something out of a bong. The whole meal (for 13 people) only came to 2,580 Afghanis ($52). Not bad -- I thought it would be several hundred dollars. Got home by 8 pm and all was well and un-eventful.

Iraq Humor

A soldier with an injured ankle from the US Army's 1-320 Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division is assisted past his burning M-ATV armored

U.S. Army soldiers with Task Force Thor Route Clearance Patrol from 23rd Engineering Company, Airborne detonate an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) t

The tomb of Sultan Mohammed Telai, which was destroyed during the Afghan civil war in 1990's is lit by setting sun on Friday, July 23, 2010 in Kabul,

Local Shopping Center -- Anything You Want from China

See shopping mall in Kabul.

Convoy Hits and Kills Local Afghans

A convoy of two Contractor vehicles hit a car that pulled out in front of them killing the 4 people inside the vehicle. Local Afghans threw stones at the vehicles and the passengers were shuttled to safety. The locals torched the vehicles -- I guess this isn't a no-fault state.