“The Americans’ preferred solution was to buy more pickup
trucks. But the CIA couldn’t find fifty pickups for sale on such short notice
anywhere. In the end, the CIA bought a couple of dozen ‘jinga’ trucks — the
gaudily decorated, seemingly top-heavy trucks that are ubiquitous in
Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.”
Eric Naylor, “Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of
Operation Anaconda,” 2005
Jingle (or jinga) trucks, Jalabad Road, Kabul, summer 2005.
(Photos: Jim Chiavelli)
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