One of my best friends is currently stationed in Afghanistan, and to hear him tell it, the Canadian Forces are addicted to Tim Horton's coffee as if it's crack. He said it's not at all uncommon for soldiers to drink 3-4 extra large coffees before noon.
That being said, Frank has a point. How much money would it cost Tim's to setup shop over there, only to lose all their business when the Canadians' tour is up and they're replaced with soldiers from Germany or Belgium or whichever other NATO country is taking their place?
IIRC, Tim's ran a "true story" ad a few years ago where they sent lots of coffee to one of our frigates patrolling the Persian Gulf. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they sent coffee and coffee makers to Afghanistan following this story, but opening up a store over there is probably a bit much.
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