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Afghan hostage couple decry 'Kafkaesque nightmare'(went a camping trip in Afghanistan)
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Posted on 12/20/2016 9:49:03 AM PST by Dallas59

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To: Dallas59

I was in Afghanistan, in the same province, when these people got snatched.

There was a huge effort to try to get them back.

Lots of special ops types doing raids looking for them at the time.

Typical clueless dumbasses want to do something like go hiking in Afghanistan and have no idea what danger they put themselves, AND OTHERS, in.

From what I remember, she was not only pregnant at the time, but was also on some special type of medication.

Going hiking in a Third World war-torn hellhole, while pregnant and on meds.

Amazing.

61 posted on 12/20/2016 11:51:31 AM PST by IDontLikeToPayTaxes
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To: binreadin

Back in the 70s Afghanistan was a big backpacker-hippie tourist destination, famous for hospitality and drugs. I knew lots of Canadians who went there—perhaps this young couple knew one or more of them and failed to acknowledge how much times have changed.

I've heard the same thing. Afghanistan back in the 60s and 70s was like Amsterdam, especially cities like Herat.

62 posted on 12/20/2016 11:55:59 AM PST by IDontLikeToPayTaxes
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To: bgill

The kids will grow up to be Taliban muzzie fighters. This is a made for TV movie scenario. The kids eventually grow up to lead the next generation of Jihad. Mom and dad go back to Afghanistan to find their lost children.

Mom and dad are captured, taken to see their kids who order a head chopping.


63 posted on 12/20/2016 12:07:50 PM PST by Rebelbase (ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/PBS/CNN/FOX are THE LEGACY MEDIA)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

Lol. How do you say M’Lady in Arabic?


64 posted on 12/20/2016 12:10:50 PM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (HTTP 500 - Internal Server Error)
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To: Dallas59

Portrait of Two Hopeless Idiots


65 posted on 12/20/2016 1:04:24 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: Dallas59

On the positive side, if they ever get back alive they will probably be conservatives.


66 posted on 12/20/2016 1:10:58 PM PST by Gritty (This wasn't a vote. It was an uprising. - Daniel Greenfield)
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To: Rebelbase

I’m afraid those boys are going to become available for bacha bazi in a couple years.


67 posted on 12/20/2016 5:32:26 PM PST by To Hell With Poverty (I support a woman's right to lose.)
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To: Dallas59

Call Bo Bergdahl, he and Chelsea manning will rescue soon as the tickets are ready and the chutes are packed.


68 posted on 12/20/2016 11:55:53 PM PST by Karliner (Jeremiah29:11,Romans8:28 Isa 17, Damascus has fallen)
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To: Red Badger

Someone “educated” beyond their intelligence.


69 posted on 12/21/2016 12:03:22 AM PST by PLMerite (Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
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To: Dallas59

There’s got to be a whole lot of backstory on these to idiots. I feel for their ordeal, but stupid is as stupid does.


70 posted on 12/21/2016 12:09:27 AM PST by PLMerite (Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
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To: PLMerite

Roger that!...................


71 posted on 12/21/2016 6:03:32 AM PST by Red Badger
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