Camp Zafar, the Afghan National Army base. I went over to Camp Zafar
with the Lt Col I will be working for/replacing for a meeting with
the Afghans and it was somewhat entertaining. The funniest part might
be the Afghan colonels that don't wear their rank insignia because
they think they are generals.
We then walked around the base and got to see some new recruits
train, not bad overall. I also witnessed my first of probably
numerous instances of two soldiers holding hands walking down the
street, it is part of their culture. The wind was particularly fierce
though yet we are not yet in what is referred to as the 120 days of
wind. Oh, and I ate with the Afghan interpreters. They live just
outside Camp Stone within Camp Zafar, and the lamb with rice and
raisins and a tomato and eggplant concoction was quite tasty!
More pictures here http://flickr.com/photos/ericbeta/sets/
72157604044726405/
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