Hugh in Kabul.
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Hugh's evocative report last night (which you can hear again by clicking Start) attracted this email from Mick Penning:
"I always enjoy Hugh Sykes' reports from the various corners of the middle and far east -which his remit seems to cover. His 'get down and mix-it with the locals' -way of going about his job is fascinating, and tonight's report from Kabul had an additional slant. 'Astronomical awareness'.
His mentioning of the 'full moon directly overhead at 10pm Local Time', caught my imagination as I stood by my kitchen window in the Potteries preparing vegetables and gazing up at that same clear moon.
It sat about one third of the way between the horizon and 'directly overhead' -making me feel that he was just around the corner, just over the hills -across the Peak District.......
He's good. Very good. And so were the Afghan people he interviewed. What great reporting. He captures the moment evocatively on a shared planet with the satellites up there in that same sky doing what they do best... helping us all to communicate and to better see each-other's problems."
I agree. And Hugh has sent these snaps and words to go with his report - including the barber who cut his hair and the boys playing table football in the park:
"and that's a stall where I had some lunch -'bolani',which is a fried pancake filled with potato. You roll it up and dip it in a spicy sauce.
Kabul balloon seller
Very friendly Kabul children
Kabul fruit seller
View from a Kabul bridge
Kabul street scene"
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