Conclusion

If I have not made clear already, let me say explicitly that my observations are superficial. My job did not let me get out and about much. 

I wrote this trip report to help me recapture memories years from now, and for friends and family who might be interested in my impressions, limited though they are, of Afghanistan.  

-- Steve Kohn, 29 April 2005

 

Good links on Afghanistan or Afghans:

http://www.afgha.com/?af=localnews

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/afghanistan

 

13 August  2007, "On the Road to Jalalabad," by Ann Marlowe, Wall Street Journal

26 March 2009, "The Winnable War," by David Brooks, NY Times

1 February 2012, The Hard Way Out of Afghanistan, by Luke Mogelson, New York Times

11 February 2013, Making Music Against the Odds, by BL Scherer, Wall Street Journal

 

Good films on Afghanistan:

Kandahar http://www.amazon.com/Kandahar-Nelofer-Pazira/dp/B000089RTN/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1327933372&sr=1-1

Osama http://www.amazon.com/Osama-Marina-Golbahari/dp/B0001IXTDG/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1327933423&sr=1-1

Afghan Star https://www.amazon.com/Afghan-Star-Setara/dp/B0030OJPO0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1509138835&sr=8-2&keywords=afghan+star

 

If you found this report of interest, please send me your thoughts: usarmycwo at yahoo dot com.

 

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