This Afghan Restaurant Owner Fed Up To 3,000 Soldiers A Day On A Military Base In Southern Afghanistan By Using A Shipping Container As His Kitchen

Helal Dur built his restaurant on a NATO military base using one shipping container.Helal Dur  

Business Insider: How an Afghan restaurant owner fed up to 3,000 soldiers a day on a military base by using a shipping container as his kitchen 

* The Afghan Kabob restaurant first started out on a military base in Afghanistan. 

* The owner told Insider they built the restaurant to give soldiers a taste of authentic Afghan food. 

* After many logistical challenges, Helal Dur said he managed to feed up to 3,000 soldiers a day. 

Afghan Kabob is a restaurant laden with history. 

While it is now located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, its original site was on a military base in southern Afghanistan. 

The restaurant, originally named Kabob House, was founded by Helal Dur in 2008 when he was deployed to Kandahar as a civilian contractor. He told Insider he was assigned to one of the most elite teams, the US Navy SEALs. 

Born and raised in Kabul, Dur understood authentic Afghan cuisine. But during his time on the military base, he noticed that soldiers didn't get the opportunity to experience it. 

"One thing that bothered me the most is I wanted my team to try authentic food. How can you go to Afghanistan for six months 12 months and not even try the food?" Dur said. 

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WNU Editor: Throughout history all armies needed food to march and fight. The Afghan war was not an exception.