GC2YYNC If Walls Could Talk #1 (Traditional Cache) in Afghanistan created by Warrcat & Indubeetably

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A cache by Warrcat & Indubeetably Message this owner

Hidden : 6/26/2011

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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This Geocache is on a Military Installation. Appropriate ID is required to access the base, but no special ID is needed for this location. Adequate permission to place a cache on base has been granted.
There is a deployment coin for the FTF along with a few other items. Please replace exactly where you found it.

Cache is a small ID holder, bring your own pen/pencil.

The cache is located on Camp Phoenix, a US Forces and Coalition Partners post near the capital city of Kabul in Afghanistan. The cache is in an old, abandoned guard tower located at the original perimeter wall. I believe the only way we’ll know the true history of Camp Phoenix before the Coalition took over is if walls could talk.

This tower probably dates back to the Soviet Invasion of Kabul in 1979.

On October 31, 1979 Soviet informants to the Afghan Armed Forces (AAF) who were double agents under Soviet premier Brezhnev, relayed information telling the AAF to undergo maintenance cycles for their tanks and other crucial equipment. Meanwhile, telecommunications links to areas outside of Kabul were severed, isolating the capital. With a deteriorating security situation, large numbers of Soviet airborne forces joined stationed ground troops and began to land in Kabul on December 25.

Being so close to the airport and city, guards in this tower probably saw it all. Who knows what they did or information they relayed to support their country.

Congratulations to stefgeo for the F2F!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va naq Hc

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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