Peretz Partensky spent four months working as part of the Synergy Strike Force in Jalalabad, Afghanistan and wrote about his adventures on jalalagood.com.

As an independent contractor, he traveled freely around the nation with credentials that allowed him access to Army bases but he also "had the local garb and faithful friends" to guide him around the country. Partensky agreed to share snapshots of his life in Afghanistan with Business Insider.