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Home sweet Rome I’m back home after a long journey back in time. From surreal atmosphere of Kabul and the Western Provinces to a long stop over in Dubai. From Middle Age to Blade Runner in 3 hours flight. During the journey in Afghanistan I did not sleep a lot (around 3 hours a day); […]

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Once again, a post in english. Both because I received many emails asking to be ‘understood’ (!) and because it’s faster, since blackouts here in Kabul are very frequent and line go down pretty abruptly. So… Last day in town. And I could not end it up better. It started with a visit at KMTC […]

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[Oggi scrivo in inglese. Così, per cambiare 🙂 Ma prima ci tengo a ricordare a me stesso che non sono qui per cercare la verità; tanto non non uscirà mai, perché ce ne saranno decine diverse. Ne’ sono enormemente interessato a statistiche, numeri, performance, dati, etc.  Sono qui per riuscire a leggere tra le righe. E […]

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 [Just back from PRT Fahara  – South West Province on the border with Iran. I’m pretty exhausted today so forgive me if I do not post photos other than iPhone shots. There will be plenty of time in the future to sort, edit and show them appropriately. I spent the day at FOB Fahra with […]

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[Second Day on the ground in Kabul. After hitting the ground running, yesterday, at ISAF HQ meeting troops, generals, spokesperson, today I’ve met several NGOs reps and some pretty interesting persons. Those who are really going to change the future of Afghanistan. Because they are re-shaping it now. Right here, right today. From afghans  mines […]

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[DAY 1 at ISAF HQ in Kabul: a medium intense day of meeting with high rank Officers and ISAF Spokesperson to discuss the Afghanistan scenario and Transition Process. But most of all, a chance to see a daily routine in a multinational huge base. Young, very young, soldiers – highly armed – busy in carry […]

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[I’m just landed in Kabul after about 20 years journey from Brussels. Stop over in Dubai – a modern version of Star Wars Canteen where Obi Wan Kenobi met Han Solo to charter the Millennium Falcon. And where renegades, space buccaneers, prostitutes and blue skin beings blend together. Kabul is dusty, crowdy and noisy. But […]

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Primo giorno, primi briefing al Quartier Generale ISAF a Brussum in Olanda. Tonnellate di informazioni molto utili – raccontate da personale ISAF incredibilmente professionale e gentile – sullo scenario afgano, sulle dinamiche tribali, sugli usi, sui costumi, su cosa fare e – soprattutto – su cosa non fare. Su quanto sia complicata la struttura sociale […]

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-aeroporto di Fiumicino- In attesa del volo per Bruxelles, prima tappa di questo CaboolExpress (cominciato in sordina) -poco fa, su facebook- “ciao S. Come si dice ‘sono un fotografo’ in afghano?” “Man yag akkas astam, ma perché? Parti?” “si, tra poco, non l’ho detto troppo in giro. Sai, l’ultima volta non e’ andata troppo bene” […]

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Tra due ore si vola Bruxelles per i briefing NATO e venerdì mattina comincia il salto nell’iperspazio. Salto graduale, avvicinamento progressivo: Zurigo, Dubai, Kabul. A questo punto l’unica vera sensazione che riesco ad isolare è la curiosità. Bello. Sono curioso. A [youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/Hthj9KZrgpo” width=”350″ height=”350″ autoplay=”1″]