Afghanistan
A community portal about Afghanistan with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Afganistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Asia and the Middle East... [more]
A community portal about Afghanistan with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Afganistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Asia and the Middle East. Generally considered a part of Central Asia, it is sometimes ascribed to a regional bloc in either South Asia or the Middle East, as it has religious, ethno-linguistic, and geographic links with most of its neighbours. It is largely bordered by Pakistan in the south and east, Iran in the west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and the People's Republic of China in the far northeast. The name Afghanistan means the "Land of Afghans ".
MARINES "IGNORE" TALIBAN CASH CROP, TO "NOT" UPSET AFGHAN LOCALS???
U.S. Marines, from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrols through a poppy field near the town of Garmser in Helmand Province of Afghanistan Thursday May 1, 2008
By JASON STRAZIUSO, May 6, 2008
GARMSER, Afghanistan (AP) — The Marines of Bravo Company's 1st Platoon sleep beside a grove of poppies. Troops in the 2nd Platoon playfully swat at the heavy opium bulbs while walking through the fields. Afghan laborers...
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24th MEU lingers in Afghan town By Jason Straziuso - The Associated PressPosted : Wednesday May 14, 2008 22:12:51 EDT http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2008/05/ap_marineafghan_051408/ GARMSER, Afghanistan — Marines who once planned to be in this southern Afghan town for just a few days are extending their mission by several weeks after facing an influx of Taliban fighters. The change in plans shows that despite a record number of international troops in the country, forces are still...
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Afghanistan: Key Road Toward Pakistan To Improve Trade, Security By Ron Synovitz The new road is seen as vital to improving security along Afghanistan's southeastern border (epa) A contract has been signed for a $100 million highway project in Afghanistan intended to dramatically reduce travel time from Kabul to border areas near Pakistan's volatile tribal region of North Waziristan. The 100-kilometer stretch of road will link the provinces of Khost and Paktia to Afghanistan's "ring...
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Kahled Hosseini's best-selling booking, The Kite Runner was adapted to film and now is available in DVD format.
The story is based in Kabul, Afghanistan where Amir is a son in a well-to-do family and Hassan, the son of the familly's servant and a Hazara. The two boys become friends and pass time "kite fighting". Amir's father prefers Hassan because he seems more manly in accordance with Afghan tradition. Amir is more bookish and prefers to write and finds that a close family friend...
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