All the good and all the bad things one could imagine as well as everything in between happen here, all the time. Being in Afghanistan is one very long roller coaster ride. I think I have said this before. I am reading Obama’s Wars, many of us are, and learn that you don’t have to live in Afghanistan to be on the Afghan roller coaster.
A high level US government official claims that president Karzai is on meds for being manic depressive. So what’s the big deal? One cannot help being manic-depressive here and maybe we should all be on meds.
Manic: In today’s newspaper a small boy, looking no older than 14 or 15 (he is a 10th grader), appeared on the front page next to his home made airplane. It is being looked at by aviation experts to determine whether it can be issued a certificate of airworthiness from the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. It looks a bit like it could be a ride at the fairgrounds. It has three wheels, a triangular wing above the fuselage which is shiny blue with white stripes. I was so excited to see this – imagine this boy from Bamiyan, amidst all the chaos and disorder in his country he is dreaming big and then turning his dream into a real thing that can fly. Thank God for always having a next generation – it is Afghanistan’s only hope. If only the adults could remove barriers to other boys (and girls) to turn dreams into innovations the possibilities are endless.
Depressive: Somewhere in the west of the country armed men stole a truck full of fortified biscuits intended for school children. They also entered a clinic, removing all drugs and dressings and throwing all other supplies on shelves and in cupboards on the floor. The staff fled. Nobody could interfere or do something about it. I can only conclude that someone in a high place is protecting them.
Where’s my lithium?
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