I made it all the way home in good order. I even managed to stay awake until 10:00 last night!
And, yes, I am in the office today. What can I say? I love my work.
Despite my being back in Boston, the "Kabul Diary" will continue for a few days as I empty my notebooks.
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We arrive in Dubai in the company of two new friends from the UN. We're waiting for our bags to be unloaded from the UN plane. One UN guy offers everyone gum. Everyone shakes their head. I offer mints. Everyone says no. My colleague points across the baggage claim area to the duty free shop,"How about some whiskey?" Loud and sustained cheering!
I am sure the duty free shop in the baggage claim area is there for just such people as we, who are newly arrived from countries where alcohol is hard to come by.
Posted by Martial