Introductions

Today I introduced my successor to the OCCP, the chief of NDS, the ANA company commander, the ANA recruitment officer and the chief of police. After lunch there was barely enough time to write a report about the meeting with the chief of NDS. Then I took him and the other guys of the new rotation to a tour of some points of interest. These included Takht-i-Rustam and the GSM-mast outside the city, from which there is a magnificent view. I skipped dinner (which unfortunately was lasagna), because at 1900 we had a dinner party for the local employees. The food was excellent. Sadly, some of the personnel of the new rotation did not show up for dinner, because I consciously chose not to order them to participate, as this local employees' dinner was by definition supposed to be a voluntary, relaxed event. There is a rumour going around the men that local food can give you stomach flu. That might very well be true for some, but I must have had a dozen local dinners and have never fallen ill. On top of it all, the guys made up some excuses not to even come and introduce themselves to the local employees. Poor men, they missed out on some excellent meatballs.