NATO prepares for influx of U.S. soldiers in Kandahar

They wont be done in time. They might be able to exspand the protective wall around the base but these new Americans are going to be without luxuries for a quite a while.

Eisensapper, I think they are quite use to being without luxuries.

Some of them have nights where they got to sleep in a ditch with dog shit in it. Etc.

I don't think it will be long before the U.S. Military ships them portables to shit in. But for sleeping, nobody in Afghanistan will get a luxurious sleep unless they confiscated a sears store if one exists in Afghanistan.

by luxiories I think he mans clean running water, portables to shit in, electriity, phone and internet access, etc.

You obviously dont know how good they get it in KAF.

By luxuries I mean that when in KAF a CF soldier can get a furnished room that he shares with just one other person, A/C, wireless internet, electricity and you’re in hard shacks. By that I mean you’re in a solid structure like a dorm room.

Now granted some had to stay in 'weather havens' (a tent the size of an aircraft hanger), but still they had running hot and cold water, air conditioning, a walled off room and electricity.

I wouldn’t put it past the Americans to just stick these guys in a field tent, with maybe some power and a port-a-john 25m away from the door.

They will still get the wonderful food services though (steak and lobster Fridays) as well as access to Burger King, Subway, some Korean joint that I can never remember the name to, and of course Tim Hortons.

With all that said any soldier that is staying in KAF is in more comfort then someone staying in a FOB and is at a 5 star resort when you compare what you have to go through at a liger.

Had to fix part of your post to reflect Kandahar conditions in 02!

Well back in 02 it wasnt much more then a giant FOB with a airstrip right?

That describes it just about perfect! Though we eventually did get a kitchen tent so we could eat our t-ration lunch and supper partially protected from the daily sand storms!

They use weatherhavens there?

So do we out beyond the FOBs

Yup they are kind of semi permanent accommodations.