Send us a textStep inside real British Army life in Afghanistan, 2002 — where camaraderie, chaos, and courage collided in the dust of Kabul. In this chapter, the team behind The Parallel Four takes you from bazaars and buzkashi to PsyOps missions and Afghan street interviews, revealing the humour, humanity, and hard graft behind every patrol.Join Stephen, Johan, Vinka, Marlin, Tim, and Simmo as they rebuild psychological operations from scratch — designing newspapers, running interviews with President Hamid Karzai, and building trust one cup of tea at a time. Expect military banter, cultural insight, true leadership, and those rare moments when laughter and loss share the same breath.This is life on deployment told by those who lived it — from the Royal Anglian Regiment and Intelligence Corps to the dusty streets of Kabul, the laughter in the markets, and the bittersweet promise of home.If you love real military stories, rugby-style camaraderie, and authentic British humour, you’ll feel right at home here.Support the show