Neon Lit Distribution Cage in Lashkar Gah Dispatch Office

Blue twilight falls through high windows above a concrete loading dock, casting deep shadows across a metal distribution cage filled with plastic bottles. The interior of the dispatch office glows with the harsh, flickering reflection of overhead fluorescent tubes bouncing off the wire mesh and wet floor tiles. Rows of green and amber glass bottles stand in rigid formation within the cage, their labels catching the stark artificial light. Dust motes hang motionless in the air above the stacked crates. The symmetrical arrangement of the cage bars creates a rhythmic pattern against the darkened warehouse space. A red safety cone sits abandoned near the rear wheel of a delivery truck parked just outside the frame.