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Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan: A U.S. Contractor's part in the Global War on Terror

Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan: A U.S. Contractor's part in the Global War on Terror

          
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Overcoming personal doubts of age, ability, and the prospect of working in a War Zone; a middle-aged civilian, never before serving in the military, becomes a contractor in a "vital support" capacity for a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan: the longest armed conflict in American history. The risks were leaving a secure job of 11 years in pursuit of adventure. The reward was seeing and experiencing life that was a world apart from what was familiar. The challenge was not only surviving the Taliban bent on killing as many "infidels" as possible, but also mentally outlasting the stress of being deployed in a strange and hostile land away from home. The day-to-day life on base is presented; not from the commonly told military view-point, but from a civilian along for the ride. The base is called FOB Tarin Kowt and was operated as the main base for Australian Army operations. The author pursues his job with dedication, but is confronted with worn-out equipment and apathetic superiors and co-workers. That's not including the 15 fellow employees that did nothing for 6 months but play video games and collect their 6-figure salaries. At times there was also an absurdity of the surroundings. On base were such conveniences as a Coffee Shop and Tailor, Internet Provider and Smoke Shop. Contractors and soldiers were getting manicures and pedicures, facials and massages from Filipino girls. Not what you expected to find in a War Zone. Then an incoming rocket is never far away to remind you of just where you are. The Taliban assault just outside the front gate in 2011, a few weeks after the author arrived, left no doubt in the mind that this was a War Zone. The author's dry humor and over 120 photos bring the reality of living in Afghanistan to life. The author's Citizen Journalism uncovers topics that rarely see the light of day (if at all) in the Mainstream News Media, such as: -Sexual Assault in the military -Modern-day Slavery in Dubai (UAE) -The real reasons for the Pentagon using Contractors -How Afghanistan today produces 80% of the world's opium supply


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781522748892
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 272
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: A U.S. Contractor's part in the Global War on Terror
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 152274889X
  • Publisher Date: 23 Mar 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 14 mm
  • Weight: 367 gr


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