Ariana

A Kard-o-Seal bag featuring a sophisticated paper aeroplane -- or is it one of those spy drones that the US military has flitting around the skies of Afghanistan?

Thanks to Walter Brinker (2003)

Ariana (pointy base)

The Afghans have switched to Asian-style pointy-based bags with a tear-off strip. Made by ACS, though (it says so in the gusset). In the other is a spare Ariana logo, in case you missed it on the front and back of the bag.

Ariana (WASL)

"A WASL product". Who are they?

Ariana (plain white)

A sad indictment of American influence in Afghanistan: Ariana's bags have gone plain white.

Ariana (plain white, horizontal tab)

This plain white bag with an unusually long wire tie is an anonymous airborne Afghan.

Thanks to David Abbass. (2004)

Ariana (black plastic)

Things are obviously going downhill in Kabul if all they can afford is a plastic shopping bag.

Ariana (heavy duty)

This massive (47.x x 21.6 cm) bag is more like a miniature binbag in heavy-duty plastic than a standard barf container. Ariana must have been flying through some rough air.