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29 March 2007, Today I did things differently. Yesterday I asked SSG G to trade me shifts today. I thought, hey, I want to sleep in. This meant I wouldn't have to be at work until 1200 hrs. Cool. Well, I woke up at 0530, got up at 0650. Called home like normal, checked some emails, went to the gym at 0800 and showered by 0905. At 0915 hrs, they started lining up at my connex door. By they, it was only one, but with him came a slew of phone calls, much more than normal. So, my day only got delayed by a couple of hours, but then I still had to stay a little later at the office. It was a busy but productive day.
I was down at the interpreter shack this morning helping PO B get them ready for a medical assistance mission. Our two female interpreters had a rough week. Today, they decided to start a revolution. Knowing they were going on this mission, they decided to wear short sleeve shirts exposing their arms up to the elbows. This is certainly taboo for Afghan women, I noticed it as soon as I walked into their office, so for a westerner to take notice of something like that, I can imagine the reviews they received out in the middle of a village. Well, I'll find out tomorrow how things went, but we didn't have to send the cavalry out to rescue them.
We had another attack yesterday here in Kabul. This one was a suicide bomber looking to attack an intelligence official. The target wasn't hurt but reports show up to 4 civilians were killed. This was the second attack in the last week. Last week we saw a U.S. Embassy convoy hit with only one person having any serious injuries.
Be safe and have a great day.