They told me the air here would be terrible. Not only does Kabul have the highest
particulate fecal matter in the air on a good day, but that at winter time its
far worse. The locals burn everything to
keep warm. Plastic, tires, dung,
anything. It’s their version of
recycling. Some days it smells like a
combination of a Gym, feet and bad BBQ if you can imagine. If there is no wind to blow it away, the smog
stays put and your lungs get irritated.
We have all begun to invest in air cleaners for the offices and our
sleeping quarters. After a year here,
the military can petition for 10% disability, but we in the Civil Service have
no such privileges. The one good thing is the annoying runners have pretty much ceased for the winter.
Reasonable Air
Not so good air
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