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Soccer game in Kabul

From Wan:

We went with a driver to the only sports game in town, a soccer match
between the English soldiers and the locals. It was at the stadium where
they killed the former Prime Minister, dragged his body behind a Nissan
pickup truck     cut off his balls and then hanged him at the goal post for
all to see. It was also at this stadium that the Talibans shot and killed a
lot of women who they accused of having a close relatiohship with men they
were not married to. thieves had their hands chopped off for stealing and
many other atrocious crimes and punishments.At this game , the locals won 1
to 0 . We were the only females in the group except for the female soldiers
from England. It was an exciting match for us to watch the Afgans screamin
and running around the stadium after the first and only goal. However all
around us at the stadium were soldiers   with submachine guns on the ready
and tanks poised to the sky ready to shoot an incoming plane. Part way thru
the game , there was a sonic boom and all the soldiers rushed out to see if
there was an attack. If there was an attack we would all be dead cos there
is so much artilery around us and there were thousands of us stuck in that
small stadium. However if we are overcautious as many Americans are, Kabul
would literally become a prison.The US embassy is barricaded like for a war.

posted by Li at 7:53 PM