Shantaram (gregory David Roberts) / quote 6 of 69

Jet fighters near the Afghan border

‘Khaled! Yeah! Are you okay?’ ‘Sure. Jet fighters! Fuck me! Two of them. Not far overhead. A hundred feet, man, no more than that. Fuck! They were really smashing up the sound barrier! What a noise!’ ‘Were they Russians?’ ‘No, I don’t think so. Not this close to the border. More likely they were Pakistani fighters, American planes with Pak pilots, crossing a little into Afghan space to keep the Russians on their toes.

Saved 5 November 2015

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