I originally came to Afghanistan with the promise of having a good job. That is what I got, no more no less. Now I am living the nomadic life of a military subcontractor. I started out my subcontractor journey in January of 2006. I worked and lived on Bagram Airbase, Camp Phoenix in Kabul, & Kandahar Military base during my 4 1/2 year stay, leaving in June 2010.
I returned to Afghanistan in 2012 after working in Iraq. This is where I’m hanging my hat for the time being. I am current located at GV military compound in Kabul. If you want to find out want I do most days you can checkout the blog category Afghanistan to follow my journey.
I will be posting more detail at a later date. Sorry for the teaser, but it is all about baby steps here on LizForADay.
Channel running through Kabul
Women Work Here Too.
You can check out some pictures of the city life in the city of Kabul. You can also check out some lovely picture from the compound I live on.
And for the terrorist…there is nothing to see here so scram.
Your Lurvly Contractor Lizzy 
Afghanistan Questions:
What questions do you have for me about Afghanistan?
Hi Liz!
My husband has received a job offer to work as a contractor at Bagram, but we as a family would be in a contractor compound in Kabul. I have 2 sons ages 11 and 12. I am just concerned about safety, and if there would be a good quality of life for them. What do the compounds look like? If if were you, would you bring children there? Are there christian churches there that we could attend? I am really excited to see other countries and show my children other cultures, but if it is not safe, I would not want to take that risk. Are there activities in the compound such as baseball, boy scouts, etc? Thank you so much for your blog and for the info that you provide! Maybe we will meet soon!
Thank you for coming by the blog. I really appreciate it. I am happy you have found some value in what I am writing. As for your questions about bringing your family, to be honest with you, I have never seen anyone bring their family here. That does not mean that it does not happen. Afghanistan is a different world, that is for sure. They do not have any Christian churches here. It is practically all Muslim. There are contractors whose compounds are nothing more than apartments with no armed guards. I don’t want to scare you, but if it was me, no I would definitely not bring my family here. I work on a military compound with armed guards everywhere. I go to bible study and they have some activities on the camp, but there are no spouses or children. I hate to be negative, but I don’t want to sugar coat the issue that we are in an military occupied country. This is no place for your children. I wish I could give you a more positive outlook.
I will tell you that working here as a military contractor has open up so many opportunities for me to travel. Lots of people, when they take a break, meet up with their families in fantastic places. It is a sacrifice, but the job opportunity is excellent for you husband. This job has definitely improved the quality of my life. I hope I have answered your questions. Feel free to contact me whenever you like.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your honesty. You have really helped me to make a decision to stay here. The hubs will probably go it alone.
I wish you the best of luck, and hope you do well in your upcoming marathon!! Thanks for your blog!
You are very welcome.