Soldiers watch the US withdrawal from Bagram Airfield through the lens of Pokemon Go
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Digital rodents and abandoned Pokemon presided over the streets of Bagram Airfield on the day news broke that U.S. troops had left the base.

Pokemon go to out of Afghanistan

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Bagram once had a thriving Pokemon Go community of troops, contractors and civilians who played the game while exercising and after work.

I guess I have to stop playing Pokemon Go now :sadness:

  • Crowtee_Robot [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Like other veterans, he said he is pessimistic about the future of Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal. But he hopes the situation improves one day, to the point he can once again play Pokemon Go there.

    “Maybe in 20 years I can ride a motorcycle south and reclaim that Pokemon gym again,” he said.

    :what-the-hell:

    • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      The ROK actually didn't allow the game to be officially released until they had scrubbed strategically relevant information from the maps. Apparently they do this with all GPS-based apps there.