The Power of Denial
Jun 7th, 2007 at 3:29 pm by Maya
The latest from my cousin, who has recently arrived in Afghanistan to fly aid missions:
When I was first asked if I was willing to go to Afghanistan, my first thought was, “well, you don’t hear much about Afghanistan in the news anymore, it’s all about Iraq. Maybe it won’t be so bad.” Shows you what I get for thinking. For whatever reason, the American media has stopped reporting on the situation here, but make no mistake, there is still most definitely a “situation” here. Most of the violence is in the southern region - Kandahar for example, which, according to our UN liaison at the airport, has been averaging three bombings per day. The area of Kabul where I’m staying is called Wazir Akber Khan and is generally considered more secure; although I heard my first ka-boom a few days ago, and when I went to the roof to check things out I could see smoke and dust rising a few blocks away. I don’t know what it was exactly - and I’d rather not think about it. Never underestimate the power of denial.
Stay safe, cuz.
