When we were leaving Kabul, we had been asked to bring along some blankets because we would be provided accomodation in a tent where the media on base puts up. 45 degrees celsius everyday, so how cold can it get at night we wondered, and therefore, brought no blankets.
The first visit to our tent proved us right, or so we thought. It was BOILING inside! Night happens and after a hard days work, the three of us are asleep soon. 2am - brrrr, toss, turn, and all three of us are freezing! To top that, a huge fan blowing wind full blast!
The temperature doesn't fall very low, however. The difference in temperatures in the near desert climate was so much - day to night - that it felt much lower!
P.S. - almost all the troops have air-conditioned accomodations! We were the chosen ones.