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Favorite thing: PHOTO : Some of the Afghan ethnic are half nomadic.
KABUL as a Capital of Afghanistan, due to many years of war, the city remains shattered and destroyed. I think, it will take 20 years to build up this city to look like before war.
Updated Jun 3, 2004
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Favorite thing: PHOTO : . This civilian nearly lost his life to *boby trap* which been scatered whole over Afghanistan.
The majority of Afghan belong to ISLAM, however, there are also small pockets of Sikhs, Hindus and even small group of Jews. The official languages of the country are Pashto and Dari ( Afghan Persian ).
Updated Jun 3, 2004
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Favorite thing: PHOTO : CENTRAL MOSQUE IN HERAT.
Very nice building built up before the war. Not much differance the structure and color of this mosque building in IRAN. Look like their technical know how are similar.
KABUL is a Capital of Afghanistan. Down here we can see four major ethanic groups mix together in their daily life. The four groups are : Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks. Numerous other minority ethnic groups ie : Nuristanis, Baluchis and Turkmens.
Updated Jun 3, 2004
Favorite thing: Ahmed Shah Massoud,the famous Guerilla leader of the Mujahadeen.An educated man,he took up arms to fight the Soviets,Warlords,and Taliban for control of Afghanistan. Although Kabul was re-taken and lost several times by Massoud,his ability as a local politician less than equalled his abilities as a Guerilla leader. Massoud was assasinated in 2001 (2 months before 9/11) by assasins posing as a camera crew. It is claimed the assasins were from Al Qaeda,although many find the event suspicious considering that Massoud had become more anti-american in his stance. Some may of feared he'd be the new ruler if Afghanistan was liberated from the Taliban,on the possibility of any invasion. Massoud met his end when the device inside the camera detonated,killing the assasins and Massoud. In Kabul, a cult of "Massoud" has been born,and he has been elevated to deity like status amongst many Afghans as the leader of Afghanistan "who never was".
Written Oct 7, 2003
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Favorite thing: Probably the best carpets can be found in Mazar-e Sharif, but of course they are also avilable in Kabul. The prices might be a bit higher in the capital.
Updated Apr 6, 2005
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Favorite thing: Very sad to see their actual life..almost lack in every thing, electricty and water supplies consider luxurius item.
Updated Jun 3, 2004
Written Aug 25, 2002
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Very sad to see their actual life..almost lack in every thing, electricty and water supplies consider luxurius item.
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Q: Is there any tax refund at kabul airport for tourist?
A: I don't think so.
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