Goodbye, Col Rasoul

"12 Nov
21 weeks in Afghanistan

Sad news today. Both Col Rasoul (the CMA Commander) and Col Raheim (the S3, Director of Operations) are being transferred. Both are leaving today. I can’t really comment on this, other than CMA will suffer by losing both these key people at the same time. Some people are, in my humble opinion, making a big mistake. But I could be wrong. It’s just my opinion.

Learned more about Col Atabar today. He was also being looked at for a transfer, but it seems he will be staying for a while. He has enough other sources of income that he can retire if they try to move him. I asked him if he and his friends and family followed the US elections (yes) and if they were worried we might pull out of Afghanistan now that the Democrats controlled the house and senate. He gave me a big smile and held both thumps up."
Afghanistan without a Clue