There is absolutely nothing enjoyable about flying into places like Kabul, especially with 170 odd sat in the back. If you're flying a Cessna Caravan, you're 25 years old and no family then it might be mildly exciting. (check your life insurance small print )
Money wise, It all looks great on paper and if you are single then you can live a great life out here. If you have a wife and kids think again. I flew with a guy recently that was topping up his children's school fees to the sum of 50,000 AED a year.
The company will send you back into Baghdad after numerous bullets penetrated the fuselage, including the centre fuel tank with no detailed report on what happened, apart from it was 'accidental' small arms fire from a wedding celebration.... Really ???
Unfortunately the commercial department calls the shots, not the safety department. Pardon the pun.
On the good side, 99% of the pilots are great guys and girls to fly with, the airplanes are new and you can get a mars bar delivered to your apartment at 3am if you want.
The roster is exactly as WTD describes above.
It just boils down to how long you can tolerate the company and the city that dictates how long you stay.