Afghanistan

Dreams and Relationships Take Center Stage at Cinequest 2012

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:55:53 +0000

This year, of the fifteen Asian or Asia-related entries, nine were available on DVD for pre-screening and review: Warrior Woman, Touch, Av Mevsimi (Hunting Season), Children of the Green Dragon, Mixed Kebab, Black Tulip, Past Summer, Thelma, and No Look Pass. Each film has its own unique theme and style, yet all revolve around the fulfillment of dreams and profoundly meaningful relationships.

Last Days of the Tiger Leaping Gorge?

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:54:11 +0000

Deep in Yunnan Province, at the foot of the Himalayas, the Yangtze River (here known as the Yellow Sands), carves the deepest gorge in the world between Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (5,596m) and Haba Xueshan Mountain. However, Tiger Leaping Gorge, one of the greatest treks in China, is under threat. If you haven’t visited this place of great natural beauty and high adventure, come see it before it is changed forever.

On Iron Rails: Glimpses of Post Taliban Afghanistan

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:50:32 +0000

Review of The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad, translated by Ingrid Christophersen.

The Mountain Trails

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:16:13 +0000

Part I – Embarking on an unfamiliar territory… Adventure really did not begin at the crack of dawn. I was unsure. This would be the first time in four years I’d be on my...

Kailash Pilgrimage Journal - Day 4

Anonymous — Wed, 28 May 2003 03:44:26 +0000

1st pass, after Simikot We flew from sea level to Simikot at 9,500 feet, and started walking -- up. Amazing, how quickly it all comes back: the agony, first. The slow, panting ascent on astonished,...

The Himalayan Yeti -- Believe what you will

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Nov 2002 08:32:31 +0000

1913: A Chinese hunting party captured an apelike creature that their Tibetan loaders identified as the Himalayan snowman. The creature, severely wounded in the tussle, was held captive in a cage in...

Kabul shopping

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Mar 2004 09:58:39 +0000

KABUL, Feb 17, 2004 - With their all-enveloping blue burqas thrown back from their faces, the three women shoppers laugh as they examine the sexy lingerie on sale at a west Kabul boutique, enjoying...

Afghan tourist trade looks forward to a return to the past

Anonymous — Tue, 27 May 2003 21:13:32 +0000

HERAT, Afghanistan, May 27, 2003 - Sitting in his Aladdin's cave of antiques and ancient weapons, next to the turquoise domes of Herat's Masjid-i-Jami mosque, Sultan Hamidy hopes for a return to the...

Pakistan-Afghanistan's 'Gate of Friendship'

Anonymous — Thu, 22 May 2003 09:35:30 +0000

CHAMAN, Pakistan, May 13, 2003 - It was supposed to unite, instead it divides: the "Gate of Friendship", a new border post linking south-west Pakistan with south-east Afghanistan today symbolises the...

Medical Escorts: Always Intense

Anonymous — Mon, 01 May 2006 06:20:20 +0000

Whether on business or pleasure the wise traveler to exotic lands should prepare for all conceivable contingencies; fortune, after all, favors the prepared. But dame fate is never a more capricious...

Skiing in a burqua in Afghanistan...

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:19:24 +0000

Burqa dilemma for Afghanistan's women skiers...

Afghan camerawoman turns lens on post-Taliban life

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Nov 2003 09:33:29 +0000

Two years after the fall of the Taliban regime which forced her to view the world through the mesh window of her burqa, Mehrya is more often seen these days behind the lens of her digital...

Recipe: Grilled Lamb Chops with Aromatic Spice Rub

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:04:22 +0000

There are many variations on this basic spice rub. Some include cloves, mace, anise, cardamom, ginger, and other aromatics. Those included here are easy to find in powdered form, but if you have a mortar and pestle or a spice grinder, feel free to experiment with a few others as well. They're all delicious complements to lamb.

French bakery offers future to Afghan minority children

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:21:42 +0000

French owners Jacques and Ariane Hiriart built Le Pelican cafe from scratch to educate children from Afghanistan's ethnic Hazara community...

Film Review: Osama

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:48:16 +0000

Inspired by a newspaper article, director Siddiq Barmak tells the story of a twelve-year-old Afghani girl who must disguise herself as a boy so that she can go out into the streets of Taliban-ruled Kabul without a male companion and earn a living to support her mother and grandmother.