We’ve been doing these weekly shows where we don’t book any guests, where we fill the hour with your calls.

This week, our plan was to forgo even starting with the suggestion of a topic that your calls might, potentially, be about. Just to see what would happen.

But the situation in Afghanistan has drawn focus, and we should probably at least vaguely start there.

But still: Give us a call during the 1 p.m. EDT hour about anything at all. 888-720-9677. Or join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.