I love the line, "Khaleed is disillusioned by what he has seen. The life of a trucker is NOT what he hoped it would be!" as the kid is looking woefully at the coins in his hands.
Reminds of my last few years in trucking, EVERY PAYDAY!!!
I'd be smoke'n hash too if'n I had to drive that route.
The road may be bad but I'd be more worried about the Taliban,of course these guys are locals so they're probably and cousins anyway.