Farewell, Bukhari*

*An Afg heater filled with saw dust or firewood.
Am so glad we can finally get rid of this! the weather has warmed up to 10 degrees celcius. Still not warm, but much better than the minus weather. It takes up too much space in the room, looks ugly because it has a huge pipe attached [...]

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Kabul in pictures IV

^ Ohmigawd, Gitmo prisoners have been sent to Kabul to clean the streets as punishment, community service.

^ Pedestrians passing through. Zig zag crossing- Afghan style.

^ Why did the sheep cross the road? To buy a phone card (them dangling things).

^ Guess which school? They recently painted it ugly blue. Lycee Naderia.

^ Polytechnic University. Or as [...]

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From my H-jan

Decided to take a few snapshots of things in my room. Here are some of the many things H-jan has spoilt me with.
^ My Valentines teddy
                                                                       ^ The first bunch of roses H-jan bought for me.
                ^ Meet Khaanum Fattoo and Aqayeh Fatty, aren’t they so adorable? We went shopping together during Eid and [...]

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My Henna Night clothes and jewelry

Back at work after 4 days. I took an extra two days off because i felt ’sick’. and also had some shopping to do. I went yesterday with mum, baby sister, my sister and her hubby. My baby sister had her first ride in a trolley yesterday! Should have seen the smile on her face. [...]

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International military shooting at civilians

An innocent civilian was on the way to his brother’s wedding when he was mistakenly shot dead because he failed to slow down at some check-point. Coalition forces controlling the area or those working for them thought he was a talib…
This happens nearly ALL the time. While i dont agree with it at all, Afghans [...]

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the ‘D’ word

Danishgah, danishkada, daanishmand, daanishjoyan…
Say these words on Afghan TV and you’re busted.
Three Afghan journalists working for government-owned media have been fined five days salary for using words from the wrong language (Persian).
and for not “observing cultural and Islamic principles”.
Abdul Basir Babai had been reprimanded for using three words from Persian, as used in Iran, instead [...]

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Valentines Day in Kabul

This is a backlog.
Valentines Day was on Thursday. Thursday is generally referred to as golshanbee by all engaged couples as the next day is a national holiday. A day where most engaged couples spend together.
Anyhoodles, Valentines coincided on this day. My day started out pretty normal. Came to work. Snowing heavily. A colleague of mine [...]

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Ppl in tents in Tahyae Maskan*

* Pronounced as Tayy Maskan. Thanks for pointing it out Hameedjan.
For those of you who have been to Kabul. Do you remember seeing those tents lined up in Tayy Maskan on the side of the road, to your right when heading towards Khair Khana? Ppl living there and you feel terrible for them. My dad’s uncle has [...]

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Posting for the sake of posting

I’m posting this for the sake of posting. Yes, I know i have become slack. Or simply because my fingers are frozen and typing seems like a difficult task. I have even slowed down in replying to emails.
Since the last post, there have been wedding preparations, wedding preparations and more wedding preparations. I had a nightmare [...]

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