Farah Airfield(?)

It's Raining in Afghanistan

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March 2nd 2010
It rained for most of the week last week. Mostly just some light rains during the evenings, but one night there was a major thunderstorm that lit the sky and sounded like a bomb going off! (New meaning to that phrase when you speak it in a war-torn country). When the spring rains come to Calgary, it cleans our streets, brightens our cars, and open our olfactory senses. Kabul turns into a mudho ... read more

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Afghanistan's recent history is a story of war and civil unrest. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-Communist mujahidin forces. The Communist regime in Kabul collapsed in 1992. Fighting that subsequent... ... read more