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The Telegraph: ‘The Taliban want to kill me. But I am fighting for my daughters’ freedom’
Fawzia Koofi hopes to be Afghanistan’s first woman president. The Taliban are determined to stop her. Bryony Gordon reports in today’s Telegraph. The last time that the Taliban tried to murder F… more →
UK Forces Afghanistan
The engulfing culture of Afghanistan
wrote 1 month ago: International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Nations and government aid agencies from around the w … more →
Heartbreaker jménem Afghánistán
wrote 1 month ago: V případě komentování uplynulé dekády působení koaličních sil a nové centrální vlády v Afghánistánu … more →
Honestly Corrupt
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wrote 3 months ago: One final thought on corruption before I get off this topic for the time being. Afghans love to grip … more →
But I Didn't Do It, Mom...It Was Pakistan!
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wrote 4 months ago: The people living in eastern Afghanistan have a peculiar sort of love-hate relationship with their n … more →
Corruption! It's How We Roll!
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wrote 5 months ago: So, yes, we get the idea that Afghanistan is kind of a corrupt place. But really, with the lawlessne … more →
But Really, What IS Corruption?
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wrote 5 months ago: As a “culture instructor,” one of my favorite techniques to get students to learn is to … more →
PKZ...Warlords in the House!
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wrote 8 months ago: So last time, I promised a story about Pacha Khan Zadran, the (in)famous man from the Zadran tribe o … more →
VIDEO: Army Slang
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wrote 9 months ago: It is impossible to avoid acronyms. Regardless of your chosen profession, hobbies, life encounters … more →
Building bridges (Ooo, is it a metaphor or not?)
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wrote 1 year ago: One last post on water, or more specifically, how Afghans go about getting over water. (Note: You ca … more →
Frienemies Strike Again: Two American Advisors Shot in the Head Inside Afghan Interior Ministry
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wrote 1 year ago: As if things cannot get any worse over there – According to USAToday, a gunman killed two Amer … more →
The Telegraph: 'The Taliban want to kill me. But I am fighting for my daughters’ freedom’
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wrote 1 year ago: Fawzia Koofi hopes to be Afghanistan’s first woman president. The Taliban are determined to stop her … more →
Reuters: Afghan officials meeting Taliban in Pakistan
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wrote 1 year ago: Afghan officials are holding talks with the Taliban in Pakistan, the head of a provincial peace coun … more →
Afghan women gaining respect 9 millimeters at a time
wrote 1 year ago: The cover of the December 2011 edition of NTM-A’s magazine Shohna ba Shohna (Shoulder to Shoul … more →
BBC News: Afghan loya jirga: Karzai wins backing for US pact
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wrote 1 year ago: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has won the endorsement of tribal elders and community leaders to nego … more →
Reuters: Afghan elite questions future of peace talks
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wrote 1 year ago: KABUL – Afghanistan’s political elite, at a meeting with President Hamid Karzai to discu … more →
Time: Global Spin: For the US to leave Afghanistan, it has to be ready to stay
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wrote 1 year ago: When former Saudi Ambassador Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud suggested last week at a terrorism conf … more →
BBC News: Afghanistan rejects UN allegations of torture in jails
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wrote 1 year ago: The Afghan government has rejected allegations of torture in its prisons, calling them politically m … more →
BBC News: Why are so many Afghan women setting themselves on fire?
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wrote 1 year ago: The Afghan government has launched a campaign to try to address the problem of self-immolation. The … more →
Washington Post/AP: Russian president calls for regional solutions in Afghanistan and neighboring nations
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wrote 1 year ago: DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says the fate of Afghanistan and surroundin … more →
