Zayed Minhaj – RIP

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’oon. A family friend’s son. My former teacher’s son. My sister’s friend’s brother. I didn’t know him. I just remember him as a very small child. And now, he’s dead. My mum told me the news over IM a few minutes ago and it didn’t hit me until now. Minhaj [...]

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And so it is!

F., N., and N. were Tajik; the other two were Pushtun. I asked them about the historically violent divisions among these tribes. They said, firmly, “That was our fathers. Today, we are all brothers.”

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14 years ago, this day, the Taliban captured Kabul

I was only 10 years old. And now, I’m 24, typing away on a keyboard in a well lit room powered by gov’t supplied electricity. As an Australian-Afghan woman. Without a Burka. Without a male accompanying me. Afghanistan has come a long way. Just thinking, imagining the dead bodies of the then President najibullah and [...]

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A little something

Here’s a little something for you to do if you’re ever in Kabul. At about 4pm into the day, grab a tissue and just wipe your face. If it’s not grey/black/brown… you’re probably the first case! I didn’t even go out much today! Did I mention a pimple growing on my forehead? And you’d think [...]

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