Afghanistan Is The Grveyard Of Empires

A boy hangs from the barrel of an abandoned Soviet cannon at an Afghan army compound in the heart of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. Children use the scores of old tanks, armoured personnel carriers and other heavy weaponry as a playground. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Colin Perkel

Odd Playground For Afghan Kids: A Graveyard For Soviet Tanks, Armaments -- The Canadian Press

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Children at an Afghan military base and government compound in the heart of Kandahar city must surely have one of the world's strangest playgrounds.

They clamber up rusting tanks, using a still-swivelling turret as a merry-go-round.

An overturned chassis from another now indeterminate weapon of war becomes a slide. A precariously balanced metal part from some other armament becomes a teeter-totter.

They hang upside down - a cannon barrel turned monkey bar.

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My Comment: A few weeks ago I read about the equipment that was being left behind in Iraq .... billions of dollars worth with no accountability or responsibility .... all of it being left behind.

Sighhhh .... quoting Buddha .... when you point a finger at someone you are actually pointing three at yourself. When I read the above Canadian Press story .... (Like Iraq) I can now easily see scores of U.S. and NATO FOBs and bases being left behind when we finally decide to leave that wretched place .... another graveyard for children to play in.