We travel to our meetings in armored convoy vehicles, Toyota
Land Cruisers and Fords mostly. They are
rugged and fairly dependable. Comfort is
secondary. My deputy is much over 6 feet
so his head has to tilt to the side when in his kit and helmet. The suspensions are stiff to handle the
weight of the armor so the ride is jarring.
As we ride, we are all expected to do our parts. For passengers, its
keeping an eye on those just outside the windows. Bad people have been favoring the car bomb,
so we look out for anyone driving unusually.
Not a strange thing in Kabul. I
watched as school boys deftly maneuvered the traffic as they crossed the street
and a young couple on a motorcycle avoiding the backup by scooting up the
sidewalk. No matter what seems to happen
around here, life just keeps moving.
We civilians and our wonderful "Guardian Angels" getting ready for convoy.
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