”I became hooked”
August 13, 2009
Written by , in In Asia
After four years reporting the war, Andrea Busfield decided to move to Kabul. In this magical, modernising city, she made friends for life I have sat in a mountain hut drinking tea on a carpet of clouds, I have searched for sleep in a room filled with 50 snoring men cradling Kalashnikovs, I have seen my life flash before my eyes as the thunderous hooves of buzkashi horses descended, I have laughed until I cried, and I have been humbled by the hospitality of those who have nothing. This is the Afghanistan I know. This is the country I love. In 2001, I was despatched to Afghanistan by the News of the World to cover the “war on terror”. My parents were horrified. I didn’t know what to expect. I…
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”I became hooked”
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