Jalalabad has rivers running through and around it. As I mentioned earlier, I took one of the gunship escort helicopters back to Kabul. That meant I had a really good view, especially because I got to sit in the gunner's seat. That view came in part because there are no doors or windows, and one thin nylon belt, thinner than your car seatbelt, is pretty much all you've got holding you in. Doesn't even have shoulder harness. But as we flew out of Jalalabad - it's tough to estimate altitude, but it wasn't very high - I got a very good view of the ground sights. If you squint at the right of the first photo, you'll see a bunch of kids swimming in the river. We also passed people doing laundry and people doing - well, their business. That's the great thing about nature - it's one big outdoor bathroom.
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