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...approach road to what in better times was the base of the Afghan army's 40th Division in the northeast of the country does not inspire confidence. To our left is a row of farmhouse walls scarred by shrapnel and bullets. To our right, in the fading light, an empty expanse of ground stretches to Taliban positions 600 m distant. Both sides of the road are heavily mined. The road itself is totally exposed. "We're in a salient out here," says Allah Mahmad, who defends the ruins ahead. "We've got Talibs and Arabs to the left flank...
...north of Kabul is a tiny slice of Stalingrad, circa 1942. Beyond the gates there's scarcely a building intact?just broken walls, smashed stonework, and ground littered with spent shell casings and twisted metal. Allah Mahmad exaggerates a bit when he says his men are holding the 40th Division base. For the past two years his platoon has been hanging on to about 100 sq m of ground inside the gate. Two small buildings still have roofs and their dark, fetid rooms serve as living quarters. There are a couple of underground bunkers. And through the shredded remains...
...Kids were shooting hoops in the fading light, and Sobero, in khaki shorts and a T shirt, was out in the driveway, slinging a yellow backpack into his Toyota pickup. Fanny thought her husband was heading up to Lake Havasu in Arizona to do some fishing and celebrate his 40th birthday, but she wasn't sure. She and Sobero didn't speak to each other much, unless it was about their impending divorce...
...British Empire. If England is invaded, Moore vows to make his piano cabaret act extra witty BILL CLINTONE X-Prez, deemed a politician not an entertainer, won't have to pay taxes on his U.K. speaking fees?unless he says something really funny BOY GEORGE Culture Clubber, celebrating his 40th, publishes the Karma Cookbook. That helps make up for decades of dressing like an Amish belly dancer
...When the results go up I see that despite feeling so much better during the race I finished 40th again. Everyone else must have felt better too, and it all evens out with the same result. My shooting was much better the second day and I actually ended up being tied for fifth place for overall best shooter. This is just the scrap of success that I need to turn this whole thing into a fantastic victory. A little number-crunching and I see that I outshot two of the three members of the U.S. National team and four...