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How I Lost $150 And Got Pelted With A Chunk Of Concrete In Kabul

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I guess I should have expected the attention. Plus, not only am I super white and quite overtly American, but I have lots of expensive crap — cameras, microphones, tripods — hung, tucked and wedged all over me.

It's the prospect of dollar bill handouts and sheer curiosity that acts as a black hole, sucking in all the eyes of the busiest place I've ever seen. This curiosity is not always benign either, but I'll get to that.
 
Bush Bazaar: The busiest bazaar in the center of Kabul is truly fascinating. Two stories, sometimes three, all around, and walking room only, unless you're the cops or the UN