Bags are Packed
July 17th, 2011 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
A U.S. soldier with Task Force Red Horse jumps off from the top of their packed laggages out side of customs office at the U.S. base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, July 14, 2011. U.S. The first groups of the U.S. soldiers left, Afghanistan as President Barack Obama announced last month that he would pull 10,000 of the extra troops out in 2011 and the remaining 23,000 by the summer of 2012. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
AAA
October 31st, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
A roadside air compressor for your tires in Kabul – they are a common sight on roads that aren’t in total gridlock (i.e., traffic circles)…. the roads are so bad that the taxi driver said he fills his tires up to three times a week.
Interior Decorating, Kabul
October 26th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Vintage British empire weapons, collected from across the Af-Pak region, on sale at the Gandamack Lodge in Kabul. Ask about the WW1-era Morris machine gun in the back, still fresh from the factory, with original grease and oil in the stock. And yes, for a few hundred bucks, they come with bayonets – but do they fit in a Fed Ex box?
Kabul Traffic #2
May 10th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
This guy has the right idea – if you can call it that – to escape the snarls near all the bases, embassies, and fortified compounds. I think safety is all relative here. Scarves, though, are always required.
Kabul Traffic #1
May 9th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
I was more than a little surprised that Kabul has some pretty serious traffic – but when you’re stuck behind a massive ISAF armored convoy, it turns out to not be that surprising in the end. It certain has nothing to do with the transportation gird – as the Afghans don’t seem to need traffic lights or signals of any kind, a kind very polite chaos at full speed, horns, and inches between the cars. Our driver assured me that only bus drivers would obey the traffic police.