Originally Posted by
M696
I'm guessing you haven't been there...OAKB, OAKN, OAHR, OAJL, OAMS, OAUZ, OABT, OAZI just to name a few. There is scheduled airline service all over the country using 1900's and 737's. As for the armed compound in Kabul, all the westerners live behind armed walls. 21 days on and 10 days off with the opportunity to see the World sounds a whole lot better that a Stateside regional.
Three years, and sever hundred hours flying CAS. Another year on the ground. All that lift is for coalition personnel. We're out this year, or when the money dries up, probably this year.