Mother Jones: The image made the pages of newspapers around the globe: a young girl in brilliant green, arms outstretched, mouth open in a scream, surrounded by bodies after a suicide bomb tore through a religious ceremony in Kabul in 2011. Click here for more (external link).
Christian Science Monitor: ‘I heard you wanted us to start wearing ID badges, so I decided to choose one for myself,’ a young Muslim woman wrote in a Facebook post addressed to Donald Trump. ‘I chose the peace sign because it represents my #Islam.’ Click here to read more (external link).
UNAMA KABUL, 15 November 2015 – One of the first radio stations in Kunduz to return to the airwaves following the recent media shutdown caused by the conflict is broadcasting ‘Afghanistan Emrooz’ – a show produced by the UN. Following the Taliban’s entry into Kunduz in September, many media outlets were closed, with looting and
Wall Street Journal: There is much to lose. Under Taliban rule, television was banned, and all but one radio station silenced. Only the religious radio station, Voice of Shariah, was allowed, operating under strict guidelines. An Afghan today has access to more than 70 TV stations, 175 radio channels, hundreds of print publications and local
Christina Lamb, The Sunday Times’ foreign correspondent, talks to Stuff.co.nz of her experiences in Afghanistan that led to her book Farewell Kabul. Click here to read more (external link).