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Posted in Afghanistan on Apr 24th, 2007
I already thought I would know Afghanistan at least a bit but after my last trip on Friday and Saturday to Jalalabad I realized that I am still amazed about the country and have to learn a lot here. We had organised a conference towards Islamic law and the interpretation in Afghan law and so [...]
Posted in Afghanistan on Apr 19th, 2007
The experiences from last days are amazing and show that the country is facing incredible challenges. First of all I went with some Afghan and British friends to Qaga, a lake-district around 30 kilometers from Kabul-city and I was fascinated to find such blue lake surrounded by ice-covered mountains that near. We enjoyed our stay [...]
Posted in Afghanistan on Apr 10th, 2007
I am now really arrived in Kabul – I know where to buy my bread, to negotiate with the cab-drivers and the guys from kebap and to find my way home without any names of the streets and feel home on the dusty ways. This city is definitly not nice cause it´s very much destroyed [...]
Posted in Afghanistan on Apr 3rd, 2007
Well, after I already thought that I get to know Afghanistan a bit – the country surprised me again and again. It started last week with heavy rains and the snow from the mountains was melting, so the rivers got more and more water and flood was arriving. The water destroyed some bridges in Kabul [...]