In the last two weeks of the war, an ad hoc team armed with group chats, QR codes, and satellite maps launched a mad dash to save imperiled Afghan allies.
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Afghanistan, August 2010 – Big Picture PhotoBlog
Afghanistan, August, 2010 – The Big Picture – Boston.com. One of my RSS feeds is The Big Picture Blog of the Boston post! Above is link to there photo blog for August 2010 of Afghanistan! Amazing, powerful images!