Just read this entire thread..so funny.

Tony Williams, never had anything against you man, but you do yourself a disservice to try and dress Afghanistan up as anything but what it is, very dangerous. The term "don't BS and BS'er" comes to mind. You may be new to Afghanistan living/ Flying but there are many of us on here who have lived and worked over there doing contract/military work. Notice what the common theme is amongst all those with experience is? Yeah, astounding "NOs!"

I used to work with a lot of people over in Afghanistan that looked at it as an exciting "summer camp," until their first up close rocket attack. Attitudes changed.

Also, I noticed those photos you took were in winter. Winter seems so peaceful over there, doesn't it? Wait until the fighting season and spring offensive starts up again. For those who have applied, these are terms you should know about before taking this job.

Contractor compounds are very dangerous in Kabul and are always getting hit. Before I came back from my final trip, Green Village was hit by suicide bombers. You think that is going to get better as US Troops pull out?