Photographs

Ah, wouldn't you like to see some great photos of Afghanistan? I'd love to post some...to share what I've seen. But for those of you out there who doubted me about the security of the setting I'm in, photographs aren't allowed on the Embassy compound. Even if they were, it just isn't that exciting!

See, I'm not ignoring your requests. I just can't take pictures here! It does make some sense. Photos could be used by all the insurgents reading my blog to formulate a plan of attack on the compound, and out of the interest of my safety, I've chosen to comply and thwart their efforts.

I did opt not to take photos as I wound through the streets on my drive here from the airport. My camera and I still aren't comfortable enough with each other and our interaction with others to know when it would be kosher, or perhaps in this case, halaal. Photographing people in traditional/indigenous settings is what I enjoy most, but also find it to be the most intrusive. While I have been known to shoot a few photos when the subjects were least suspecting, I tend to bypass those opportunities because I feel like it increases the antagonism toward me and future outsiders.

Peace...