Ben Hammersley, who’s generally a good read anyway, is currently working his way through Afghanistan. He’s been there for roughly a week now, and he’s been posting some really good stuff. Definitely worth adding to your list of reads. It’s a very, very different world from anything that I’m used to, that’s for sure. For instance…
Yesterday I moved from my hotel into the spare room of the house of the correspondent here for Radio France. Sebastian is trying to start a little side business by renting out rooms, drivers and LandCruiser he is about to buy, to visiting journos and documentary crews. His driver, Babrack, although probably not spelt that way, is an ex-Mujahadeen who credits Stallone’s performance in Rambo 3 for teaching him the correct technique for firing a rocket launcher and looking good at the same time.