Yah. What's unusual from the standpoint of MSM treatment, is how ordinary life has become in places like Khandadar or Kabul. Nah... they'd never report that.
Part of me wishes I could get over there to be part of it. There was a company-wide message a little while ago looking for people to replace the folks that were there on the ground doing stuff, but nonetheless getting to the end of their commitment. They want engineers and stuff. I wouldn't probably make the cut, and they appear to have no shortage of people willing to go over and do it (even more amazing given the liberal bent of so many here) but still I wouldn't mind getting more involved.
So... there's that...