Khoson

I volunteered my driving services for another humanitarian aid mission, this one had us driving out to Khoson, about 20 kms from the Iranian border. It was about a 1.5 hr drive, most of it on a paved road paid for by the Iranian government. There is a strong Iran presence in this part of the country, they paid for the aforementioned road from the border to the city of Herat, for mosques, they provide the power, and Iranian TV is broadcast. So these HA missions we are involved with not only help the Afghan people but also show them that the US and Afghan armies are also here to help them, not just Iran.
And it was an occasion for me to see more of the country as well as drive a HMMWV, always fun even if the air conditioning is not always working or has to be turned off to prevent the engine from overheating as it would try and do on the way back.
Here are a few pictures, and more can be found on Flickr (linked below)...











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