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Vol. 15 · No. 123 · Thursday, 15 October 2026

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Buck up, battle buddy! This soldier misses Afghanistan so much he’s been crying ever since he got back

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Move over, London and Paris, because it looks like there’s a new must-see travel hotspot for 2015, and it’s Jalalabad, Afghanistan!

Never heard of Jalalabad? (Don’t worry, neither have most other Americans.)

But that doesn’t matter. Because, based on how much 29-year-old Army Staff Sgt. Kyle Hanover has been missing this Nangarhar province capital since returning home to Denver last Friday, it looks like Jalalabad might be one of the most “Jalala-BADASS” cities to visit throughout the entire Middle East!

In fact, Hanover misses Jalalabad so much that he’s been crying himself to sleep every night since he got back from his nine month deployment!

Afghanistan must be awesome!

And if all the weeping isn’t enough proof for you that Hanover definitely regrets having had to come home, he’s also been showing every other tell-tale symbol of having the “miss you blues” when it comes to his beloved Jalalabad:

From difficulty sleeping, to a lack of appetite, to dreaming non-stop about all the great memories of Afghanistan he formed while overseas, it appears there’s really no question that if Jalalabad were a woman, Kyle Hanover would have popped the question and put a ring on that city months ago!

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