And, yes, I DO take it personally: Thursday photoblogging - the two faces of Kabul, Afghanistan

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Thursday photoblogging - the two faces of Kabul, Afghanistan

this morning on the northeast side of town...

from the ap...

Afghan and foreign security officials gather
at the site after a suicide attack in the
city of the city of Kabul, Afghanistan on
Thursday, May 29, 2008. A suicide car bomber
hit a convoy of international soldiers in
Kabul on Thursday, killing three Afghans
caught in the blast, while a clash in the
west was said to have killed two dozen Taliban
fighters.
(AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

this afternoon, on the west side of town, two afghan friends and i went to lunch at a lovely restaurant overlooking qargheh reservoir...