November 15th, 2011
With support from the Center for Investigative Reporting, multimedia journalist Mimi Wells is currently embedded in eastern Afghanistan with the Second Battalion, 27th Infantry regiment from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. She reports in The New York Times’ At War blog: “Soldiers posted at Checkpoint 2.5 keep 24-hour guard duty. Conditions at the checkpoint are bare, and its position is so exposed that soldiers are required to wear body armor at almost all times — even in the bathroom.” Read more from her story here. Photo by Mimi Wells

With support from the Center for Investigative Reporting, multimedia journalist Mimi Wells is currently embedded in eastern Afghanistan with the Second Battalion, 27th Infantry regiment from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. She reports in The New York Times’ At War blog: “Soldiers posted at Checkpoint 2.5 keep 24-hour guard duty. Conditions at the checkpoint are bare, and its position is so exposed that soldiers are required to wear body armor at almost all times — even in the bathroom.” Read more from her story here.

Photo by Mimi Wells

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