‘What made you start blogging?’

This one’s for you A.A… and of course all others who are interested.
Initially, when i arrived to Afghanistan i had the initiative of creating a documentary which will be aired all over Australia. With the S.S’s assistance, we managed to find sponsors. Universities were interested in screening the documentary prior to even seeing it.I had [...]

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An Afghan Photo Gallery

With all credits to James Hill for his spectacular works.

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health update

Six months since my last check up, i was informed by our headquarters in Geneva that i need a medical examination prior to renewing my contract.
And so i did!
Results: All is well except kidney infection with high chance of stones. Nothing serious though, i’ll just have a small operation and get it out.
The normal [...]

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Your questions, my answers.

This is me addressing you live from Kabul.
do you get feedback re your blog? Yes, all the time! I get emails when i dont update it. I have recieved feedback from Afghans all over the globe thanking me and appreciating what i do. The pleasure is all mine!
Last item you bought: 8 Dvds [...]

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winter bliss

Last night: Parents went to visit a relative. Stayed home with my siblings, got them to complete their homework, put them in bed. then it was just me and the cold.
Lying in bed under three blankets with a Sidney Shelldon (‘if tomorrow comes’) novel and my phone. Playing sms ping pong with a friend. [...]

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Pitch black Paghman

The black mountains of Paghman overshadowed us as the driver accelerated faster on the narrow road, swerving left and right avoiding oncoming traffic. My family picked me up after work and we went to Paghman. Yes i was freaking out. but at the same time, i felt it would be exciting. We had a great [...]

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Empty

Rainy weather. Depressing music. Boring office atmosphere coz everyone had a fight (excluding me) so i’m stuck in the middle, tolerating boredom.
Weekend went great. Thursday- i got home and headed straight to work. My sisters paywaazi! I had a terrible stomach ache from eating roadside chapli kabab (thanks to my colleagues).
Friday- visited grandads [...]

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Hear ye… Hear ye…

I couldn’t take it any more! My eyes became too wet to see, I dropped my head and waited for them to finish. Every pair of eyes in the room told a dreadful story, a horrific past. yet they continue to smile, this was only a fraction of kabuls poor and needy. Some of the [...]

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But for how long…?

I spoke about these people with President Hamid Karzai, during a luncheon in Kabul. He told me that Afghanistan would welcome any Afghan who wants to return home. It was an honorable position to take. But historically, even in the far more stable era of royalty, the central Afghan government has never been able to [...]

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