SEEMS APPROPRIATE: Flip flops with bullet casings to help Afghanistan. “Flip flops with AK 47 bullet primers may seem an unusual fashion choice for U.S. beach-goers, but one U.S. special forces veteran hopes the factory he’s set up in Kabul to make the footwear will help bring a better life to people in Afghanistan. . . . With a view to promoting local employment, he and another U.S. veteran, with backing from a Seattle-based business partner, set up a factory in Kabul to make flip flops.”