Stories about Afghanistan from January, 2007
Afghanistan: Aid & Corruption
Sanjar says that a significant amount of aid to Afghanistan ends up in the pockets of Afghan leaders.
Afghanistan: Prospering Women
Josh Foust, writing at Registan.net, says that when Afghani women are left to their own devices, they prosper.
Afghanistan: Renewed Commitment
Safrang sees renewed international commitment to Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Unconventional
Joshua Foust says that NATO has realized a bit too late that Afghanistan is an unconventional conflict.
Afghanistan: State of the Union
Safrang says that Afghanistan was not mentioned enough in President Bush's State of the Union Speech.
Afghan Whispers: Cock Fighting, Winter, and Insecure Borders
Afghan Lord talks about a new sport in Afghanistan, cock fighting. You can watch a video clip of cock fighting on Afghan Lord's blog.The blogger adds, Morgh Janngi which means cock fighting is a traditional winter sport as is dog, camel fighting and donkey racing. In Morgh Janngi, men (only)...
Afghanistan: Troop Surge
Safrang notices some calls for a troop surge in Afghanistan that, though it may not come to pass, draws attention to the situation in the country and keeps it from being ignored.
Afghanistan: To Guantanamo for a Misunderstanding
Sanjar Qiam tells the story of Faqeer Ahmadi, a 34 year old man from the Kharwar district of Afghanistan's Wardak province who was held at Guantanamo Bay for a year over a misunderstanding.
Afghanistan: Human Failure of Reconstruction
Joshua Foust writes on the US and NATO's failures in Afghanistan, arguing that the failures to get the situation entirely under control indicates that the US does not care enough to get the job done.
Afghanistan: Kabul Express
Afghan Lord posts a clip from Kabul Express, a Bollywood film that has been banned in Afghanistan for insulting the Hazara ethnic group.
Afghan Whispers: Kabul Express, 5 More Years, and Lack of Legitimacy
Dialogue 3 talks about an Indian film, Kabul Express, which has created a lot of noise in Afghanistan without being shown on Afghanistan. The blogger says according to what is heard in the movie, very negative comments are made about the Hazara ethnic group such as that these people are...
