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2004-01-18 Afghanistan

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Posted by Steve White 2004-01-18 1:11:15 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 nice to see the Germans keeping themselves real busy with such dangerous and hostile work.do they ever leave kabul and go huntin for the bearded fuck wits in the hills?

Posted by Jon Shep U.K 2004-1-18 4:59:16 AM|| 2004-1-18 4:59:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Do they ever leave Kabul
I don't think the agreement under which they're deployed allows them to yet, although both the Germans and NATO are working to get them up into the north, near Mazar-e-sharif.

I remember reading somewhere that there are as many as 60,000 mines in and around the airfield. That's a lot of mines to get rid of! A year may not be enough time.

On another note, I think a scrap-iron concession in Afghanistan would be a fantastic investment...

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-1-18 12:18:57 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-1-18 12:18:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 If the economic development guys are looking for ideas... build a smelter for war debris. Afghanistan could be the regions greatest producer of raw steel and aluminum ingots. Only problem is finding enough dung to fire the furnaces. But,if need be, natural gas could be brought in from the north.
Just kidding.

Posted by Gasse Katze 2004-1-18 12:26:13 PM|| 2004-1-18 12:26:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Actually, it's not a bad idea, but instead of gas, use electricity. There's enough potential for hydroelectric power (and a few existing dams) to not only meet the modest needs of the nation, but to also use to smelt down war debris into constituent parts. It wouldn't make anyone filthy rich (unless they got the Pak contract, as well), but it would be a rather substantial boost to the local economy.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-1-18 12:28:42 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-1-18 12:28:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 That thought passed through my mind this morning.With all the destroyed Soviet equipment lying around,heck think of all the brass,copper,and aluminum in the radiators.Probably do well in Iraq,too.
Hydro-electric would be the way to go,don't think there are big rivers in Afganistan.But the volume of H2O is not as important as the distance of fall(hieght of the water column).

Posted by raptor 2004-1-18 5:57:20 PM|| 2004-1-18 5:57:20 PM|| Front Page Top

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