Today we went out on a recon mission with some of the soldiers. They loaded us up in their Humvees and brought us to a village in the mountains. The poverty is sickening. Most of the homes have no roofs even though the winters are intense here. The children run around with mud and dirt caked all over them. Most of them have constant diarrhea because there is either no water or filthy water. They have no well, no school and no amenities whatsoever. When we arrived the children pounced on us, so excited to take pictures.

The U.S.military is getting permission to build a well in the neighborhood. However, they had to first speak with the village elders to get permission and figure out how many kids are there. A total population of 500 people…350 of them are kids. I can’t get the images of those children out of my head.

Here’s a video from the oldest street in Kabul so you can see what it is like for yourself.

P.S. A tidbit of info: I found out today that most of the pollution we’re breathing in is fecal matter…remember, no plumbing means all the _____ gets poured into the street and eventually evaporates into our nostrils. Nice.