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AFGHAN SCENE EDITIONS

  • Gettin' ready for Madonna
  • Young Women fo Change celebrate Mother's Day
  • Whatdaya...?
  • As good as Jardin
  • Whatdaya...?
  • Does anyone remember Tim's hat?
  • Ah there is Tim. No hat though
 In this month's Scene:Afghan Scene Magazine | ISSUE 96 I July 2012 H
The MixThe MixAuthor: Afghan Scene Team This addition of Scene is all about the mix , the joys and sorrows of this country.Although we’re not sure food can be called a joy here, we are sure you’ll get a laugh...Read More >>
The QariThe QariAuthor: Kabul at Work Name: Sayed SalahuddinAge: 38 yearsServing God: 31 yearsIncome: 2000 Afs a weekHours: 18 hours a dayLocation: Macroyan PD9 My name is Qari Sayed Salahuddin, a Mullah, scholar a...Read More >>
The EAW and food safetyThe EAW and food safetyFlagrantly disregarding the basic rules of food safety. Author: Stuff Expat Aid Workers Like and Mia Ali Your mother brought you up properly. You learned a thing or two in your Home Economics class...Read More >>
Field Visit BingoField Visit BingoI was in the field again this week. You know, on the one hand, field visits beat the heck out of being in the office. Driving north across Afghanistan’s Shomali Plain is a real treat and, traffic no...Read More >>
The EverydayThe EverydayJonathan's Saruk's photos cover the everyday of Afghanistan: from foot patrols to fires, a movie at the theater (sometimes the audience even gets up to dance with the Bollywood stars) to body building...Read More >>
The Russians in AfghanistanThe Russians in AfghanistanThe Russian experience in Afghanistan is not a simple story. Far from being the imperialist expansion it is sometimes caricatured to be, the Russians stumbled into Afghanistan reluctantly, beset by id...Read More >>
Blue Blood Mirage: On the Other Side of IllusionBlue Blood Mirage: On the Other Side of IllusionEsmaty’s first book Blue Blood Mirage is the story of Faryal Sitam, an Afghan girl who returns to Afghanistan from Jordan and her adventures. On what should have been a joyous wedding day, Faryalis...Read More >>
Afghan “Terps” Fear NATO PulloutAfghan “Terps” Fear NATO PulloutWith the German army pulling out of Afghanistan in 2014, hundreds of Afghan workers fear they will become victims of revenge by the Taliban, who have already condemned them as traitors. German authori...Read More >>
Proust Questionnaire: Brigadier General JacobsonProust Questionnaire: Brigadier General JacobsonJacobson served on the M 48 Patton and Leopards 1 and 2. As a staff officer, he helped write the first German Army Re-Unification Plan. He served with SFOR and KFOR, as military attache to Washington...Read More >>
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