Afgan-is-beautiful

RyRitRyRit Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
edited November 2, 2013 in Street and Documentary
A few shots from my time overseas, I truly thought this remote part of Afghanistan and Pakistan was beautiful. Full of color, I wish I had taken a better camera!

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On top of the first camel you can just make out that there was a baby, tied to the top!
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These two young boys asked me to take their photo. The next time I saw them I gave them each a print.
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The girl in pink was caring for her brother, she hiked up and over the hills in the background holding him just like this. She came to see us in hopes of getting some pens for her school. We proudly gave her all she could carry.
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I watched as these two young girls chased this chicken around the road, I thought it was a game until the one wrung its neck. It matches the other girl's hair.

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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2013
    Very nice series. thumb.gif I find the last image to be particularly arresting.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • EphTwoEightEphTwoEight Registered Users Posts: 552 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2013
    Fantastic! How about more! And what takes you there?
  • RyRitRyRit Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited October 23, 2013
    1. The view from my back door, for the year
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    2. Training the local ANP to use our M249 SAW
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    3.
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    4. Local Police's machine gun
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    5. local girl with tea
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    6. VENOM 1-1
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    7. Happy Family
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    8. SSG walking through the marijuana fields
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    9. Two brothers and their pet bird
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    10. sunset over M-240B
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    11. international relations, you know, the bird?
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    12. Carpenter taking a break
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,937 moderator
    edited October 23, 2013
    Nice set of images. You're right about the colors.

    This month's Bike Magazine has an article about mountain biking in that region. Not sure it's a place I'd want to go-at least now.
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  • OsoOso Registered Users Posts: 164 Major grins
    edited October 26, 2013
    Great photos. I second the above question: how did you end up there?
    Steve
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  • RyRitRyRit Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited October 26, 2013
    Oso wrote: »
    Great photos. I second the above question: how did you end up there?

    I was stationed there for a year with the US Army. A small mountain village called Jaji, in the Paktia Provence of Afghanistan, on the border of Pakistan.
  • supermarvin76supermarvin76 Registered Users Posts: 42 Big grins
    edited October 26, 2013
    Excellent series you have here! I love them!
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  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2013
    Very good-looking and informative images - thanks for sharing - and thanks for your service over there... I hope all our troops return home soon.
    Eric ~ Smugmug
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,890 Major grins
    edited October 31, 2013
    This is a great series. I hadn't seen the second batch, which in my opinion is stronger, true PJ as this forum used to be called. The boy flipping his finger is Pulitzer price material.
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  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited November 1, 2013
    Nice series...

    Now where do you think the boy learned the bird?..
    Rags
  • FlyNavyFlyNavy Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited November 2, 2013
    Wonderful series! They represent only a tiny fraction of your memories and experiences that will no doubt change your life forever. Thank you for your service.
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