Daily Show Apperance
Posted On: September 20, 2009Posted In: Blog, Features, News
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I’ve been watching John Stewart’s Daily Show for years – generally being part of his montages aren’t a good thing. So I am glad to escape unscathed.
My appearance comes at about the 1:50 mark. Don’t blink, it’s quick.
Pre-election Violence
For weeks, every security person I spoke with told me the same thing – the violence in Afghanistan is going to get worse as the election inches closer and Kabul won’t be spared.
Well today they were right! And I had a front row seat.
Around 4am, just as the call to prayer was echoing across [...]
Afghanistan Election
FoxNews.com is in the process of redesigning its website. A major part of the new site is an area called “Live Shots.”
Basically, the idea is get more breaking news and fresh information from reporters, producers and photogs in the field. Here is my first attempt.
Its very much a work in progress but it could end [...]
4th of July Live Shot
The 4th of July was almost as busy as the 2nd of July. Fortunately, the stories on the 4th were slightly more up lifting. My live shot on service members re-enlisting is here.
Thanks to Sam French for all his help.
New Pad
For the past three months I’ve been living in a guest house in Shar-e-now, and while it was a great place – it was always a temporary home. I pretty much lived out of one of my two bags. The other just sat in the corner unopened. So I never really felt settled in.
But now [...]
Paktika Province
I recently returned from Paktika Province after a one week trip with Scott Hiedler of Fox News. We were there to do a story on the Afghanistan/ Pakistan border – which as you can see from these photos is a vast and rugged area.
While we were hanging out at Camp Tillman, several of the soldiers [...]
Embed Photos
I am on an embed with Scott Heidler of Fox News near the Afghanistan/ Pakistan border. We are about 2 miles from Pakistan and the area is one of the main routes for insurgents entering Afghanistan.
So far its been great a great trip. However, I am too tired to write so here are some photos. [...]
300 for a hair cut
I once spent $35.00 on a haircut in a shopping mall. Aside from the fact it was a particularly bad haircut, its always bothered me. Until that day, I don’t think I ever spent more than $12.00, and I know I never got a cut in a mall — other than a strip mall. In [...]
Day in the life
Now that I have a six month visa, I guess Kabul is home. Several people have inquired about my living arrangements and what exactly I do every day. So here is the skinny.
My home is in central Kabul and while I am not going to publish the name of the building for security reasons, here [...]
Just trying to leave Afghanistan Sir
Apparently, it’s more difficult to exit Afghanistan than to enter. I had no problems landing in Afghanistan but after four weeks of fun, my visa was about to expire so I had to pop over to Dubai to renew it. Everyone said Dubai is a quick and easy place to renew – what no one [...]