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Thousands Of Kabulis Visit Recreational Venues On Fridays

26th February, 2016 · admin

Tolo News: Thousands of Kabul residents on Fridays visit the limited number of recreational places that the city has to offer. Those who make their way to parks and other recreational areas in the city said despite living in a country where insecurity and war prevails, people still want to leave their homes for fun and entertainment. Bebe

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Posted in Art and Culture, Everyday Life, Travel | Tags: Kabul |
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Afghan passport identified as the least powerful in the world

26th February, 2016 · admin · 1 Comment

Khaama Press:  The Afghan passport has been identified as the least powerful in the world for the restrictions the Afghans face in terms of visa-free travel, according to an updated index by a London-based consulting firm. The index found Germans held the most powerful passports in the world for third year in row in 2016, according

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Posted in Everyday Life, Other News, Travel |
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Electricity restored to capital Kabul after weeks of blackout

23rd February, 2016 · admin

Khaama Press: The electricity of capital Kabul was restored late on Monday evening after weeks of blackout following the destruction of electricity pylons in northern Baghlan province. The officials in Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, Afghanistan’s national power utility, said the technicians managed to repair the damaged pylons in Dand-e-Shahabuddin district of Baghlan after the area was cleared

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Posted in Everyday Life | Tags: Baghlan, Electricity, Kabul |
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Kabul electricity likely to be reconnected today: officials

22nd February, 2016 · admin

Khaama Press: Javid Faisal, spokesman for Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah, told reporters in Kabul that the power lines have been fixed. Citing officials from Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), Faisal further added that the electricity will likely be reconnected by the end of the day. The electricity pylons were destroyed by the Taliban militants last month

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Posted in Everyday Life, Taliban | Tags: Electricity, Kabul |
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Afghanistan’s Lonely Hearts Call ‘Emergency’

20th February, 2016 · admin

The Wall Street Journal: In the age of Facebook and online dating, some Afghan men are still looking for love in an old-fashioned way—by calling the emergency-services hotline. Click here to read more (external link).

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Afghan Official: Power To Be Restored Soon In Kabul

20th February, 2016 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 20, 2016 Electricity is expected to soon be restored in the Afghan capital, weeks after insurgents destroyed cables from Uzbekistan providing power to Kabul. Wahidullah Tawhidi, spokesman for the Afghan electricity directorate, said on February 20 that the military had cleared Taliban-linked fighters from the area of northern Baghlan Province

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Posted in Everyday Life | Tags: Baghlan, Electricity, Kabul |
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‘Wall of kindness’ emerges in Afghanistan to help those in need

17th February, 2016 · admin

1TV: The wall painted in blue with hooks for clothes, carries the sign: “If you don’t have, take it. If you have, leave it.” The charity wall in the provincial capital city of Mazar-i-Sharif city was created in joint cooperation by civil society activists, journalists and the provincial council. The idea to set up charity walls under the

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Posted in Everyday Life, Society |
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In war-torn Afghanistan, astronomer sees hope and promise in the study of the heavens

11th February, 2016 · admin

Los Angeles Times: Ibrahim Amiri, an amateur astronomer in Kabul, has begun teaching a new generation of young Afghans about the heavens.  Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Everyday Life, Science and Technology |
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No End In Sight For Kabul Power Outage

8th February, 2016 · admin

Tolo News: Kabul city has been without power for 13 days – almost two weeks that Afghan security forces have been trying to push back Taliban militants from the area where they blew up a power pylon. Officials from Da Breshna Sherkat (DABS) said that they do not know when they will be able to rebuild

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Posted in Everyday Life, Security, Taliban | Tags: Kabul |
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Kabul’s blast walls protect a powerful few while causing misery for many

25th January, 2016 · admin

The Washington Post:  As security in this battle-scarred capital has worsened in recent years, the blast walls have proliferated. With every suicide bombing, the concrete thickens around the homes of government officials, nonprofit organizations and embassies. Roadblocks appear overnight. Kabul’s snow-capped mountains have disappeared from view. All the while, residents grow angrier. Click here to read

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