Lunch Invitation

Today's main event was the lunch invitation for the ANP and NDS commanders of all of Samangan province's seven districts, as well as the provincial commanders. The police were late, because they thought that the invitation was at 1300 instead of 1200. The provincial chiefs didn't come, because general Dostum was in Samangan at the same time, and he is what they call a "major player". In the afternoon, I wrote a report and did some other administrative work, while at the same time giving instructions to the new second in command. The GENAD (gender adviser) called quite a few times about the arrangements for the International Women's Day.


"Could I have a lunch invitation, too?"