Afghanistan diary
Subtitle: notes from Bagram, Afghanistan, 7 Dec 2002 - 1 Aug 2003
By: Stephen McAllister
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Published: 2007
Place of publication: [United States
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Afghan War, 2001-; American Personal narratives; Officers; History; United States. Air Force; United States
Other titles: Mufakkir-i Afghānistān
Description: "In December, 2002, Lieutenant Colonel McAllister arrived in Afghanistan for a 90-day deployment. Eight months later, he boarded a C-17 to leave. During those eight months, he wrote home about his stay. Rather than standard letters, though, he wrote vignettes, stories and observations about everything from the night sky to portable toilets, dining facilities to Afghan people, rocket attacks to repatriation of remains."--p.4 of cover.
Notes: "The stories 'TIC' and 'Force Provider' were originally published in Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan and the homefront, in the words of U.S. troops and their families."--T.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: Day-to-day --; title: Acronyms --; title: First attack --; title: Bazaar --; title: Foreign aid --; title: Hush --; title: TIC --; title: Afghan night --; title: Porta-johns --; title: Drive to Kabul --; title: Attacked again --; title: Mayor --; title: Wind --; title: Afghan workers --; title: Extended --; title: Iraqi War --; title: Valentine cards --; title: Observations on war --; title: Chicken Street --; title: Chow hall --; title: Spring --; title: Salerno --; title: Snakes --; title: Force providers --; title: Afghan sounds --; title: Sergeant Major --; title: That others may live --; title: Holy Grail --; title: Collateral damage --; title: Adopt a village --; title: Gerge left Afghanistan --; title: Replacements --; title: Full circle --; title: Thank you --; title: Aftermath.