The doors opened and they were ordered out. By now it was evening and darkness had descended across the desert, but here banks of floodlights blazed down on them. ‘Get in line!’ ordered a voice. The men complied and took in their surroundings. From what they could see of the military buildings and equipment around them, they were at a Forward Operation Base. Since the Coalition forces had moved into Afghanistan, more and more of these FOBs had been established to push the front line into enemy territory. They were forts in the desert: a defensive front line of blocks and rocks around the base to protect against a direct attack, and what was virtually a small town of portable buildings to house the troops and support. A lieutenant appeared from one of the nearby buildings and looked at the line of handcuffed men. There was no mistaking the look of scorn and disgust on his face as he approached them. ‘Follow me!’ he snapped. To the armed soldiers guarding them he ordered, ‘Keep your weapons aimed at them.
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