November 28, 2008

A Postcard From Kabul

Journalists, like diplomats, self-select into two groups: the large majority, those who hang around most of the time with people like themselves, and those who get out and about, make friends with the locals, maybe learn the local language. Anand Gopal of the Christian Science Monitor is the latter type, once even growing a beard and donning mufti to travel in Taliban controlled areas in Afghanistan's south. Kudos to him! I'm very grateful for his insights and I hope we can talk again, and that he stays safe. Total runtime fifty six minutes. No visa required.