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 A "classroom" of a school in
Kabul by janchan
You can feel their strong will to learn... to forget about the dark days... and go on...
The school buildings are often half-destroyed, and they have almost nothing as supply, so the work to do is still huge !
One of the organizations we met there was the "School of Hope" ... committed to providing education for the children of Afghanistan. They need HELP !! Leave a Comment
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 destructions in West Kabul... by janchan
Reconstruction is going on very slowly, and you can see very clearly the signs left from all the wars that stroke the country.
Some of these buildings are used anyway ... and often they host schools... Leave a Comment
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Men in uniform and Women clad in burkhas is still a common sight.
The uniforms come from the various militia and the warlords that still are all-powerful in much of Afghanistan. Its not easy to change that i guess, since Afghan society is very `tribal' in essence. The number of uniformed local militia to be seen on the streets is much lower than what i saw in 2002 though.
The women- one way to look at it is to say that they are still dressed in `burkhas' and thats not `liberation', but then again, i think somewhere its a cultural thing as well. As long as you see the women out in the streets and doing their thing, its a positive sign. Given time, things should change hopefully.
One lady we chanced upon on our first trip, when things were still pretty unsettled, stood in the middle of a busy road with her daughter-in-law, surrounded by curious men- onlookers, and gave us a long and highly interesting interview. That was quite an experience.
There are stories abound about women who had risked their lives while fighting for their rights during the taleban times. Today there are signs of change and there are a lot many women stepping out, gaining employment and many women feature in the Afghan parliament as well. Leave a Comment
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Cellular service had begun in Kabul when we were there. AWCC is the local service provider there. However, it did not extend anywhere beyond the city itself (though i believe things have changed now), and so its advisable to have a sat-phone handy if you are tavelling and need to be in touch.
The system used there is GSM, though the kind of sim cards that i know were no use there. They seem to use something thats closer in size to a credit card...
Also, cybercafes were begining to show up in Kabul.
http://www.afghanwireless.com/ Leave a Comment
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Walk around the city. Open your mind. Discover the Afghan culture.
Its people. I don't know why life here is so special. Hard to believe, but is magic. Leave a Comment
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 on the streets of Kabul by janchan
In Kabul shops and offices open very early in the morning even 7 or 6 am... and they close late at night 10 or 11 pm ! Leave a Comment
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 yes its me by husain
Looked a bit awkward to those who noticed obviously, but that was the best way to shoot in relatively crowded places... Leave a Comment
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 by allyborwick
I love this nation, more than i can describe in words, but by far my favourite memory is waking up at 6 am in Kabul and taking a deep breath of the scented air and realising that i was actually there after years of dreaming about it! I miss Afghans, their joy and hope for life and their hospitality, sadly this is so obscured by the harshness and oppression of their lives very few people get to see it. Leave a Comment
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 A PLATE OF RICE... by AliJoe
Aid Groups, Officials Unprepared for Return of 600,000 Since November. Leave a Comment
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