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Two Young Afghans Join the Taliban
1 Sexual Harassment Basir, who lived with his extended family in a little village 20 KM outside Jalalabad city, raped his sister-in-law. The victim, Shinkai, finally told her husband and the rest of...
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Difference between Wilf and a FATA Child
“The West must see the death of a FATA child the same way they see my 3-year-old son Wilf.” Said Clive Stanford Smith, the legal director of the UK-based non-profit, Reprieve in Waziristan Grand Jirga...
View ArticleInteresting Twitter Fight: Taliban vs ISAF
@ABalkhi is Taliban’s Twitter handle and @ISAFMedia is ISAF’s. I am following both. They sometimes have Twitter fights. They are exchanging some serious words right now as I am typing and here is how...
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Ali, the Shopkeeper
I was in Dara-e-Noor district of Nangarhar province with my mapping team last month. I met Ali. He is about 4 years old boy with light skin, blue eyes, and blond hair. Ali’s father is a shopkeeper...
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Getting a National Identity Card in Jalalabad
Waiting for the Officers to Come A couple of cousins and my aunt asked me to help them get national identity cards called Tazkira for them in Jalalabad. I wrote an application for them and went to...
View ArticleWhat Cripples Afghanistan’s Economy?
A world bank report came out yesterday that says depending on security the economy of Afghanistan could face a complete collapse beyond 2014. More than 90 per cent of our national budget comes from...
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Be in Jail for 12 Years or Marry Your Rapist
Afghan woman jailed for being a rape victim offered release if she MARRIES her attacker Gulnaz was convicted of adultery because she had sex outside of marriage by being raped. After falling pregnant...
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Electricity in Nangarhar
There is very little electricity generated by Darunta Dam which is divided between the corrupt officials and a few hospitals and government offices in Jalalabad. Households in Jalalabad buy electricity...
View ArticleHow can we solve this problem
How can we solve this problem Today I was announced best speaker in our debate training arranged by IEFS. I was opposition leader on the issue of, is government obligated to lessen the gap between rich...
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