My third visit to Afghanistan was for another trial, this time in November.  It was definitely colder this time around; snow was on top of the Hindu Kush, and the uninsulated B-huts were having trouble keeping up with the cold at night  This time I got to stay for two weeks, but it wasn't the longest visit I had.
 
 

	Kids outside the wire	Boiling tar
Early flight
	Flying back from Kabul
		Qatar, with its 3 beer per day ration, is always a good stopover

    My last visit was in December 2005, for December 2005.  Colder this time, and a bit more dangerous; while at a small outpost near the Pakistan border, we were rocketed, then couldn't get out for three days because all the choppers were full.  We finally got out in one piece.  The month got better; nothing quite like Christmas in Afghanistan, or getting snowed in (it took me two days to get out).  The best part was being able to spend both Christmas and New Year's Eve with Bailey Brown and Pam Perkey Perillo.  Good times.
 
 

Recovered mines, all wrapped up in time for Christmas!		Bailey on a tank (is there nothing scarier?)
	Shopping on the frontier	Bathroom with a view
		Nothing like some quality time in a bunker with 50 friends
Pam tries to decide to stay, hit, or shoot the dealer	Local cable guy	The clinic treated a lot of local kids.  It was fascinating to see their view of the war.