Well, very crowded rooms.... One I remember in particular, there were two or three levels of bunk beds and people were on the floor eating. As you know, Afghans put an oilcloth on the floor to eat, and they had to take turns because there wasn't enough room. So that's how crowded it was. And I've seen in several places a description of the conditions as “medieval”, and that's....
Evidence of meeting #5 for Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was know.
A recording is available from Parliament.