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Planes, Trains and Automobiles – Transportation in Afghanistan

The wonderful photos in this piece are from Zok Pavlovic and are to be used only expressly with his permission. One of my constant challenges, when interacting with Westerners about Afghanistan, has b… more →

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles - Transportation in Afghanistan — 3 comments

hotmilkforbreakfast wrote 5 months ago: The wonderful photos in this piece are from Zok Pavlovic and are to be used only expressly with his … more →

Tags: food, agriculture, Culture 2, Afghanistan, hazara, Food, Transportation

A Dying Donkey in Aq Tash — 5 comments

hotmilkforbreakfast wrote 5 months ago: Map Courtesy of WikiPedia The fortress at the entrance to the village of Aq Tash Sometimes, surreal … more →

Tags: Education, agriculture, Afghanistan, adventure, Children, Construction, Education 2, Culture, Anthropology

Bricks that build a country

hotmilkforbreakfast wrote 7 months ago: Bricks that build a country. … more →

Tags: Education, Afghanistan, Construction, HOW TO?, Marefat, Kabul, Culture, Anthropology, Economic Development

Wool, Yarn, Skeins, Looms and Carpets

hotmilkforbreakfast wrote 7 months ago: Wool, Yarn, Skeins, Looms and Carpets. … more →

Tags: Shopping, Afghanistan, hazara, Children, HOW TO?, Kabul, Kuchi, Economic Development, Industry

Wool, Yarn, Skeins, Looms and Carpets — 1 comment

hotmilkforbreakfast wrote 7 months ago: On the streets between Qala-i-Bahadur Khan, Qala Khazi and Dasht-i Barchi, in the southwest outskirt … more →

Tags: Shopping, Afghanistan, hazara, Kabul, Kuchi, Industry, Carpet, Qizilbash

On Industry and Western Blindness

hotmilkforbreakfast wrote 8 months ago: On Industry and Western Blindness. … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Construction, HOW TO?, Agriculture, farming, Culture, Travel, scenery, Geography

On Industry and Western Blindness — 3 comments

hotmilkforbreakfast wrote 8 months ago: I think it is time to get back into some of the nitty gritty of how things are made in Afghanistan. … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Food, Economic Development, Aliabad, manufacturing, Industry, kabab

The Bookseller of Kabul

hotmilkforbreakfast wrote 8 months ago: The Bookseller of Kabul. … more →

Tags: Shopping, Education, Afghanistan, hazara, Street Food, Education 2, Kabul

An essay on Open Eyes and Mind, while "Walking the Walk"

hotmilkforbreakfast wrote 8 months ago: An essay on Open Eyes and Mind, while “Walking the Walk”. … more →

Tags: food, Shopping, Education, agriculture, Afghanistan, adventure, hazara, Food, Children

Dung Na'an and Fresh Yoghurt

hotmilkforbreakfast wrote 10 months ago: Dung Na’an and Fresh Yoghurt. … more →

Tags: food, agriculture, Afghanistan, adventure, Food, Children, Education 2, Kabul, Agriculture

Dung Na'an and Fresh Yoghurt — 4 comments

hotmilkforbreakfast wrote 10 months ago: Photographs courtesy of Zok Pavlovic On one of our forays around the Kabul area, we travelled to the … more →

Tags: food, agriculture, Afghanistan, Food, Kabul, -naan, Cow, calf, Dung

Afghan Ingenuity

hotmilkforbreakfast wrote 10 months ago: Afghan Ingenuity. … more →

Tags: agriculture, Afghanistan, Agriculture, Kuchi, water

Afghan Ingenuity — 2 comments

hotmilkforbreakfast wrote 10 months ago: Most people who see this picture look at it and say “Now what they hey am I looking at, exactl … more →

Tags: agriculture, Afghanistan, Agriculture, Kuchi, waterwheel, water

Making Afghan Chai at home

hotmilkforbreakfast wrote 10 months ago: All it takes is a cup of water, green tea, cardamom pods, saffron stamens, a coffee filter and a foo … more →

Tags: food, Afghanistan, Food, Tea, Chai