Peter Baker

@peterbakernyt ↗

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Sat Jul 03 23:04:41 +0000 2021

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

... at the top of the abandoned air traffic control tower, where there was no electricity, running water or lights. All the windows had been smashed out and the wind gushed through the tower from 360 degrees, making it quite a dark and frigid night... (2) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 3, 2021

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Remember the first time I visited Bagram. It was fall 2001 and no American troops had gotten there yet. The base was completely abandoned and decrepit, a total wasteland. A couple colleagues and I wanted to track the bombing that had just begun so we spent the night ... (1) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 3, 2021

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

... My colleagues took the only two beds so I slept on the floor. When I had to pee outdoors, a gun-toting Afghan militia fighter had to accompany me to make sure I didn't step on any of the many landmines. Eventually, of course, Americans would show up ... (3) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 3, 2021