56265 SLA garrison just over the Maya river, between Masiaka and Rogberi junction. The bridge over Maya river was under control of Jordanian contingent from UN
56268 Radio communications operator in Masiaka (40 miles SE of Freetown)
56266 The bridge over Maya river, patrolled by SLA
56248 SLA headquarter in Masiaka, under comand off Col. A. B. Mansaray and Brig. Major Samura
56249 Over-enthusiastic fighters at Mile 91
56198 Fresh recruits in Benguema training center (25 miles SE from Freetown). In this 1000 recruits batch, 6 were women
56258 SLA contingent in Mile 91, a stratec junction located 91 miles east of the capital Freetown
56192 SLA officer at a meeting with Deputy Defense Minister, Mr. Sam Hinga Norman
56226 Pretty old but still very reliable, this is the SLR (self loading rifle) provided to Sierra Leone Army in huge quantity by the British
56228
56203 Very few women attend military training in Benguema base
56210 Lunch time in Benguema training camp
56185
56206 Women from the Sierra Leone Army medical corp
56221
56186 SLA offficers
56183 Female SLA rcruit in Benguema training camp
56274 SLA campment just north of Maya river
56277 West Side Boys militia, a paramilitary side formation which has shifted camp several times in these last few months, is universally seen as a threat to stability and openly opposed by SLA.
Farewell, good ol' Marjan... The lone king of Kabul zoo succumbs to his age at 48, after surviving years and years of deprivations and symbolizing to kabulis the spirit of resiliency itself Well.....that's sad news, indeed. To my eyes, Marjan symbolized hope. However, in thinking about that dear old lion's death I choose to believe that when he heard the swoosh of kites flying over Kabul, heard the roars from the football stadium, experienced the renewed sounds of music in the air and heard the click-click of chess pieces being moved around chessboards....well, the old guy knew that there was plenty of hope around and it was okay for him to let go and fly off, amid kite strings, to wherever it is the spirits of animals go.
Peace to you Marjan and peace to Afghanistan.
[Diana Smith, via the Internet]