112509 Kids in Ghan

112509 Kids in Ghan
The pics from the previous post and this post were taken in
Afghanistan, not Iraq. Many (if not all) of the bases in Iraq and
Afghanistan are surrounded by tall fences. At Balad here in Iraq just
on the other side of the fence the Iraqis grow tomatoes and
sunflowers. In Scania (which is in Southern Iraq) there is an active
bartering/market right at the fence. Soldiers and civilians meet
locals and transactions occur right through the fence (it's just the
way it developed.) If you buy something that can't go through the
fence you can just toss it over the fence. In Kabul (the pics above)
local kids hang out on the other side for anything that might be
tossed their way.
R/Chris