News At Eleven

"I no longer look forward to situation reports that occasionally come in from my co-workers in Kabul. Last week the capital took nine rockets. This week a truck bomb blew out every window at the guest house that hosted the Halloween party. In the two months I have been out, five of my friends and work associates have been killed. Christian Major “died in his sleep” last month and the other four guys struck a roadside bomb yesterday. I only have one of those names, not sure yet if I knew the other three. But they are a small security contracting company, and we grilled out and drank beer at their compound every Thursday night, so chances are good that I knew them. Last week one of their convoys got hit hard, racking up 39 wounded and 11 killed, all Afghans. I sure hope yesterday’s hit did not include my boy Mick, the Aussie special forces guy from the burned-girl transport job described here back in May."
Housefly