Day 1 - Dubai to Kabul

	Terminal 2 at the Dubai airport. I'm not used to seeing flights to Baghdad and Tehran. Our flight is the last one on the list, United Nations Humanitarian Charter 035.
	In what was to be a common experience, this was a gang of British security personnel traveling to Kabul to protect the British ambassador, who recognized Sir Ben and asked for a photograph. Sir Ben - ever gracious to these requests - sits in the white shirt, with Chip taking the photo.
	Our first look at Kabul. It looks amazingly clean and tidy from above. Sir Ben is actually in the cockpit of the plane at this moment, invited by the UN Charter pilots.
	At the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, we were treated to a dinner lecture by Dr. Ashraf Ghani, former Minister of Finance for Afghanistan and now Chancellor of Kabul University. A passionate, persuasive advocate for his country, he blew us away with his analysis of Afghanistan's hurdles and potential, along with the complex humanitarian situation. Umm, I sort of stole this picture. Just putting my tax dollars to work...
	The view out of our room at the Intercontinental Hotel at 6 am. This was a comparatively clear day; compare this to the view when we returned at the end of the week.