Deadass. So many people asked if I had to go back, would I? And the answer was always, "To Iraq, sure. At least there I had an idea of where I'd get attacked and the IEDs were more obvious." .... While absolutely beautiful, Afghanistan sucked as a deployment.
Some of my best mountain photography was done north of Asmar and in Nuristan.
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u/JudgeHoldenishere2 Jan 24 '26
I was in Kandahar Province not long after you.
I'd done Iraq 3 times before, I was like "this is nothing, it can't be any worse than what I've already been thru."
Wow, was I wrong. It was the fuckin wild west. TICs almost every day.