The Afghan war was mostly an excuse for the military-industrial complex of USA to keep it’s ridiculous budget. Also, torture of war prisioners is a war crime, even when the “good guys” do it.

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0_Abyssal_somewhere is pretty short and transmits an interesting sensation of strangeness and curiosity to me. More reminiscent of modern art than comercial videogames for sure. You can also play It for free if you want without pirating It.

https://nonoise.itch.io/abyssalsomewhere

You should check out Córdoba, Spain. It has a lot of narrow streets and it’s fully walkable even in summer. Like you said the streets are shadowy and there’s also free tap water fountains everywhere. It’s not a desert city but the record temperature in Córdoba is 46.9 C (116.5 F), and regularly reaches over 40 in summer. Here’s some photos