The Kandahar Koughers: Smoking cigars under adverse conditions

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (DVIDS) Every Friday, a cloud of smoke laced with fine dust rolls across Kandahar. It isn’t from Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicles rolling to the gates or from indirect fire, it’s from a group known as the Kandahar Koughers.
The cigar club, boasting over 120 members, meets every week. They smoke cigars, offering a place to unwind and talk about any subject from work to home life. They also hand out cigars to service members who have been out on the frontlines fighting for an Afghanistan they hope to leave in better shape than when they arrived. Continued

Photo: Maj. Qui Oselen, deputy special technical operations chief, Operations Company, 10th Mountain Division, enjoys a cigar during the Kandahar Koughers’ weekly meeting at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 3.