Since I arrived in early October, the weather has been fairly mild. Afternoon highs in the mid 60's with overnight lows in the upper 30's. But with Christmas a week away, things are starting to change. Rain has rolled into Kabul and snow is not far off on the horizon. The afternoon high has now dropped into the mid 40's with overnight lows well below freezing.
In your local paper, if you see a sharp drop in Afghanistan related stories, thank the weather. The Taliban don't like to fight in the cold.
As I write this, I'm standing watch in the command center. Normally this place is a beehive of ativity, but now that the weather has turned chilly, there's not a lot going on. Sure the Taliban are still out there, today firing two RPGs at a high school and annoying our convoys with small arms fire, but no major operations seem to be taking place. Not at least at the level of this summer.
I hate winter, but if it saves our troop's lives over here, I guess it's not all bad.
Below is a link to the Weather.com - Kabul: http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxdetail/AFXX0003?dayNum=1&from=36hr_topnav_business
In your local paper, if you see a sharp drop in Afghanistan related stories, thank the weather. The Taliban don't like to fight in the cold.
As I write this, I'm standing watch in the command center. Normally this place is a beehive of ativity, but now that the weather has turned chilly, there's not a lot going on. Sure the Taliban are still out there, today firing two RPGs at a high school and annoying our convoys with small arms fire, but no major operations seem to be taking place. Not at least at the level of this summer.
I hate winter, but if it saves our troop's lives over here, I guess it's not all bad.
Below is a link to the Weather.com - Kabul: http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxdetail/AFXX0003?dayNum=1&from=36hr_topnav_business
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