What It Takes To Build A Road In Afghanistan

The road must go on: British troops on patrol on Peace Street with Afghan militia

Bloody Battle To Build Peace Street: How A Fearless British Tank Regiment faced Throat-Slashing Raids To Build Afghan Road -- Daily Mail

From the turret of his Warthog fighting vehicle, Major James Cameron watched the insurgent motorcyclist skid to a panic-stricken halt. It is hard to miss 22 tonnes of tracked armour — but the British officer had been well-hidden in a gully.

Thirty metres across the scrub, the Taliban scout turned his machine and accelerated away along a desert track.

Major Cameron hesitated to shoot: the man appeared unarmed, and British rules of engagement were strict. Capture was the only alternative — and so a highly unusual pursuit began.

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My Comment: When the Brits and Americans are gone ... any bets that this road will decay and disappear with time. Such is the sad fate of Afghanistan.