They used to visit summer camps; the early childhood memories, childhood games and funny sweet songs followed them in their adult life. In winter they travelled to the mountains and enjoyed skiing, some flew to Canary Islands with parents. As teenagers they went on a hitchhiking tour or bag packed in Europe. They grew up and got opportunity for a sunshine tourism .The flocks of youngsters were transported in chartered planes to South Europe. They landed in Rhodes, Corfu, Kos, Crete, Mallorca and Ibiza. During the days they took sunbath and enjoyed the beach. They danced, bought cheap cocktail drinks, took drugs and had uncomplicated sex in the nights. They got red brown colour from merciless sun and after two whole weeks they came home, ready to face the harsh realities.
Then they got uniforms, automatic weapons and were transported to Afghanistan, directly from Boden with a licence to kill. The Swedish soldiers are at war with tribes and clans, with drug lords, warlords, religious fanatics and patriots, who strictly believe in a principle – A fight to the death. Afghan groups have been fighting with one another for several centuries, were at war with Soviet Union. They have their drawbacks and they have their virtues. They believe that they behave strictly according to their moral code.
Swedish soldiers don’t have to be in a hostile land under the command of blind forces, surrounded by horrors in the shadow of death.
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