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Monthly Archives: December 2012
A pony for Christmas
If you want to grow up to truly loathe Christmas, there are two things that need to happen. First, you need to be born on Christmas Day. This pretty much guarantees that the number of Birthday parties you will ever … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bushkazi, Faryab, horse, Maymaneh, pony, tree
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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 been the ever-present challenge of transportation. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Culture, Food, How stuff is made, Uncategorized
Tagged Afghanistan, food, Hazara, transportation
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The Girls of Skateistan
Despite the tragedy of this summer, where several Skateistan students were killed by a Suicide Bomber, described here: https://hotmilkforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/we-are-diminished/ the good people at Skateistan are still pushing forward, doing great things in educating Afghan Girls and giving hope.
The End of Chicken Street
Myself and Friend Nawab standing at the entrance to Chicken Street As I’ve stated in earlier posts, Afghanistan was once famous as a passage from East to West for trading empires. And Kabul, while an ancient city, was not really … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Food, Shopping, Uncategorized
Tagged Afghanistan, culture, history, Kabul, Shopping, war
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A Dying Donkey in Aq Tash
Map Courtesy of WikiPedia The fortress at the entrance to the village of Aq Tash Sometimes, surreal is the norm, not the exception. Our team was visiting Aq Tash Village in Khanabad District, Kunduz Province a while back. As we … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Education, How stuff is made, Uncategorized
Tagged adventure, Afghanistan, anthropology, children, construction, culture, economic development, education, Women's Rights
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