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Afghanistan / Places We Go

Photo Of The Day: A Former Soviet Base Outside Of Puli Khumri

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Justin • 1 Comment

This was once the site of a major Soviet base with a large airfield and many troops… Now it is little more than a few hollowed out buildings. Will the American adventure in Afghanistan end in a similar fashion? Death and destruction (on both sides) with no permanency other than graves and rusting war machinery? Continue reading →

Visiting Pul-i-Kumri, Afghanistan
Afghanistan / Places We Go

Visiting Pul-i-Kumri, Afghanistan

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Justin • Leave a comment

After departing Bamiyan, we headed up north to Pul-i-Kumri… Arriving in Pul-i-Kumri , where else could we spend the night but where “respectable guests” stay? Unfortunately, the guests were far more respectable than the hotel: The street in front of the hotel, as usual, was filled with men trying to sell all manner of goods … Continue reading →

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