In and out of Kabul Afghanistan 2005-2012

Sep 23, 2011

inching forward with open arms

The revolution is inching forward here - big funeral on nearby swimming pool hill today for the assassinated ex President Rabani - it will put a damper on peace talks with the Taliban ... meanwhile their recruiting tactics are moving into the 20th century much faster than the Karzai government ...one of my employees came back from a trip to the family home in Jalalabad (big prosperous town by the Pakistan border) with a new phone which had Taliban promotional material on it.

But to the American’s credit it must be noted that with the repeal of “don’t ask don’t tell” army recruiters are going into gay and lesbian centres – maybe not with open minds but with contracts to sign.

Imagine …