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-snip- ...blog about my personal experiences as a US Marine combat correspondent in Afghanistan. I took photos and patrolled hundreds of miles with troops from ISAF ranging from the British Royal Marines to the French Foreign Legion.
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Why it is hard to pick up chicks in Afghanistan

The problem with picking up chicks in Afghanistan. First of all, all of the locals are hands off. As atheists and foreigners, we are not allowed to even acknowledge their presence. If a soldier talked to one, the girl could expect a stoning and the soldier an IED.

But there are some romantic advantages in Afghanistan. We live in the 21st Century. There are lots of Woman from America, and the other 40 something different armies that make up the rest of NATO from Europe.

Chicks dig guns and everyone has at least one.

You can take a girl through a mid-day walk with guns through an old fashion heroin farm. Afterwards, you can take her to a an Pizza Restaurant or chit chat it up at a Coffee Shop at Kandahar. If you are lucky enough to visit Northern Afghanistan, expect dozens of German bars and dance clubs, pouring with booze. Awesome and legendary parties. Equal to Rutgers University in Jersey.

I remember one such experience. I had just finished eating and lit up a cigarette outside the chow hall on a some deck. Sitting across from me was a pretty little Asian girl in a military uniform and supped up M4 assault rifle. Her rifle was better than mine. I wanted to maybe talk to her, but she was an officer. I thought about interviewing her for a news story as a reason to talk to her. But I did not.

The next day I left the area for a new one. A month passes. I read on the internet that she was killed in action. It was another reminder of war.