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...gathering darkness, we stand staring out toward Talib lines. Save for the occasional crump of a mortar or burst of tracer fire the front is quiet. Then toward 7 p.m. the evening exodus begins. Since the start of U.S. air strikes against targets in Kabul, there has been a nightly parade of vehicles from the city. On what they call the New Road, in front of the base, convoys of trucks, pickups and armored vehicles cross a low pass, their headlights visible as they head toward villages behind the Bagram front...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Down, Dirty and Aching for a Fight | 10/29/2001 | See Source »

...course teaches me to identify mines hidden in fields, explosives rigged in packages and booby traps disguised as everyday objects. I have learned to drag an injured colleague to safety before starting first aid, and I discovered that by counting the seconds between the thud of a mortar being fired and the whistle that follows, I can determine its distance and whether I need to seek cover. I know the difference now between an AK-47 and an M-16, and that hiding behind a wall offers little protection from their bullets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lessons in Terror | 10/22/2001 | See Source »

...more than piles of rocks. In the peaceful-seeming villages of the plains, military bases blend in with the surrounding houses. Look through the narrow entrances of the high-walled compounds, many built to resemble fortresses, and you never know what you will find--a flower garden or a mortar emplacement. This is a land built for defense--against bandits, lawlessness and foreign invaders. We outsiders are always welcome, but on their terms. It would be best for the U.S. to remember this in the weeks ahead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan: A Land Made For Guerrilla War | 10/8/2001 | See Source »

Besides the incredible guacamole hand-made in a stone mortar right on the table, the appetizers (entreplatos) range from the crowd-pleasing nachos to cheese, potato and chicken-filled taquitos. The Texan ordered some cheese relleno, which showed up in a narrow casserole dish and was consumed in a matter of seconds. Meanwhile, the exquisite sangria was poured around and downed with grunts and slurps by the boorish and thirsty crowd. This was actually a sign of the sangria’s quality, rather than general disregard of manners. A lone editor tasted an extra sour margarita with lots...

Author: By Frances G. Tilney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Night Out | 10/4/2001 | See Source »

...compelling reasons to listen to Internet radio, is any Web radio site a sturdy financial model? For now, the demise of iCAST.com and so many of its Web-only brothers appears to indicate that the durable stations are the ones connected to a terrestrial channel or some bricks-and-mortar business. Knittingfactory.com for example, broadcasts live music from shows at Knitting Factory clubs, and Rolling Stone Radio is part of the venerable rock mag's Web presence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Internet Radio: Radio Active | 9/15/2001 | See Source »

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