A bit of context

Reading this article on Afghan history and the ones that follow it made me very aware of how little I know about the roots of the current situation in Afghanistan and how deep our involvement with it goes. I mean sure, everyone knows about the retreat from Kabul and how the powers of the west provided weapons and training to the noble Mujahideen who later opened the door for the evil Taliban, we all know about that big picture stuff. But there is so much else there and until reading those articles I had not only not known any of it, I hadn't even thought to ask the questions that might have lead me to find out. Well worth reading.

Side note

Donk met Dr Dave yesterday, which was interesting. He was pretty scrunched up from nose to tail and Dr Dave ended up doing a lot of work to free him up in various directions. Dave is a really likeable and interesting guy and it's always interesting to watch him work and hear what he has to say.

Afterwards Donk did seem to be able to move a lot more freely, which is hopeful. He hasn't really come as sound as we would like and he's a rather expensive field ornament so if this doesn't help him come back towards being able to comfortably do regular work he may not stay with us for a lot longer.