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Faces; A Quick and Dirty Study on Ethnicity in Afghanistan
Faces; A Quick and Dirty Study on Ethnicity in Afghanistan.
Posted in Education, Uncategorized
Tagged adventure, Afghanistan, anthropology, culture, geography, Hazara, Kuchi, Pashtun, politics, Qizilbash, Tajik
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Faces; A Quick and Dirty Study on Ethnicity in Afghanistan
Working with the International Security Forces in Afghanistan (aka ISAF) can be maddening. I’d say the biggest challenge is finding someone who a) knows something about Afghanistan and b) finding someone who will spend more than 3-6 months here learning … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Uncategorized
Tagged Afghanistan, ethnicity, Hazara, Nuristani, Pashtun, Qizilbash, Tajik, Uzbek
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Wool, Yarn, Skeins, Looms and Carpets
On the streets between Qala-i-Bahadur Khan, Qala Khazi and Dasht-i Barchi, in the southwest outskirts of Kabul, there is a new vibrant and growing community. It appears to be an admixture of ethnic groups; Hazara from Dashti Barchi to the … Continue reading
Posted in How stuff is made, Shopping, Uncategorized
Tagged Afghanistan, carpet, Hazara, Industry, Kabul, Kuchi, Qizilbash
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