A Blast in Kabul

Attack in Kabul Sept 8 2006

These messages were posted by a person serving the USA in Kabul. Yesterday, he was witness to horror. These messages were lifted from the techsideline.com/Lounge. Notice the progression of the posts and how the writing construction deteriorates. I find his comments, oddly, ...well...sobering.

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20 yards or so from the entrance gate. less than 100m from me.

can't believe i just saw what i saw.

happened about 20-25 minutes ago.

no injuries known. it is a busy street though.

appeared to be a vbied.

i will never forget this.

3 rocket attacks and now this.

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2 dead us soldiers, 1 wounded, 3 locals killed

unsure if any of our local guard force.

thanks for the prayers.

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first one i have witnessed in person that close to me.

there have been rocket attacks around us (one landing 10 meters from
the embassy wall) but nothing like this.

it made me want to talk to my wife immediately but it is 1130 here and
they are 8.5 hours behind. i'll let her sleep since i am safe.

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don't worry.....i can't even get my fingers todo what i want them to.

iam just waiting for the frooom to stop spiijning before attemptoing to go gto bed.

it is 0111 here and i am so tired but can't close my eyes or sit/lie still.

i will neer forget today but i already want to.....

i can't keep talking tomy wife. this is theonly place i can think of to vent. i'vebeen
here on.off since before mike bakas hosted themessagte board.

i am an infrewquent poster but i've been here3 forever. i just don't havemuch more to
say.

the 7 th or 8th beer after the massive urm aned cokes are killing me. i wish they
made a brain bleach. i need it.

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i think i have had enough.

it hit me when my local steaff (read afghans) started calling me tomake sure i was
alright. i always call them when i hear or of somethingin their neighborhoods.

i'm a non military computre type anjd seing the bodies didn't help;

i don't knwo their names but my heart goes to their family.

i know wha tmy viewpo9int of the blast was since i saw it happen live with mhy own
eyes. i keep thinking of their viewpoint in the vehicle.

hopefullythe room will stop spinning soon and i can try and sleep.

i wretched for 2 hours after bvecause of the adrenaline. myh wife said tghat was
normal. i hope that is never a normal situation for me agian.