Looks likes Arizona without the vegetation, and with landmines!

Here are some pictures of the terrain as seen from one of the guard towers. In the second picture you can see the city of Herat in the distance, a place I have never been. Believe it or not, but the fields beyond the wall are full of landmines placed by the Russians. Everyone sticks to the roads so there is no danger, unless you are stupid. Like they say, "Life is hard, but it's harder if you're stupid." As you can see it is very barren out there. I miss the woods! What an ugly country. I don't think there is one forest in this whole country.