Country Info
- Kabul
- Capital
- Afghani (AFA)
- Currency
- 26,813,057
- Population
- AF
- Country Code
Afghanistan Slideshow
Afghanistan
Travel Blogs from Afghanistan
Back 'home' again...
Man it feels good to be home...err...I mean back in Afghanistan. :) I can't believe I'm actually saying that, but it's the truth. I've grown very used to the day to day lifestyle here and the people I work with are like my surrogate ...
Kandahar, here I come...again
I'm back at Kandahar Airfield, only this time as a civilian. Opportunity is knockin' and my door is wide ...
Home Sweet Home
This morning I finaly moved into my place. I haven't come to much, just lots of bare wall, I at least it's my own space. The cats are loving it. I've since interviewed and appointed a security guard who has moved into my guard house in the ...
More Panjshir and Sabz Sanga (Friend's vineyard)
Here are some more photos of Panjshir taken from another camera. In addtion, there are photos from my friend's vineyard where we stopped off on the way back and feasted on fresh ...
Id Gah mosque (Kabul, Afghanistan)
Id Gah Mosque or Eid Gah Mosque is the second largest mosque in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, where 2 million people offer Eid prayers twice a year. Id Gah Mosque was commissioned by Babur the ruler of the Mughal empire before being renovated on a ...
Happy Birthday
11 days into my arrival in Kabul and I celebrate my birthday with a 7kg cake lemon cake!! My colleagues and I went for a picnic to Lake Qargha in the afternoon. The day ended with dinner with friends at a pub called the ...
A day in the warmth of village people
I was invited to have lunch with my colleague's wife's family in her village of Paaghman. It is 30 mins drive from Kabul with spectacular views of the country side on the way and there. A number of Aunts live along one street with huge houses ...
For Shquipe
Shquipe is a dear friend. We started off as penpals when I lived in Kabul and she was very excited when I decided to change my career to development, she was so excited fo rme. When I was planning my trip to Nepal, she kept insiting ...
Panjshir Valley
We drove to the famous Panjshir Valley in the North about 100km north of Kabul for a picnic and a visit to the mausoleum of Masoud Ahmed Shah. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Shah_Massoud ...
Afghanistan Expedition
"So we are up in the mountains at about 0100 hrs looking for a bad guy that we thought was in the area. Here are ten of us, pitch black, crystal clear night, about 25 degrees. We know there are bad guys in the area; a few shots have been ...
Street views of Kabul
Here are some pics taken from the main road in Kalola Pushta, the area of Kabul where I live. I was out shopping and ...
One week flew past
It's been one week. I'm already in the thick of it at work - well the boss went on vacation today so there was a lot to handover. Met lots of people, ate lots of business lunches and social dinners... Shopping for furniture and ...
My favourite cafe
Here are some pics of my favourite cafe in Kabul called Cabul or in places Kabul Cafe. I have my Dari lessons here 3 times a week and I love coming for brunch here occassionally during the ...
A home in the making
I finally got my personal belongings that I shipped from Dubai released from Kabul Customs after 19 days of procedures and the involvement of three ministries. Our admin person from the office was struggling with it all. I finally had to pay ...
Kite Flying
Kite flying is a big thing in this country. When I announced the 'Kite Flying' event at my place, people said "...but women don't fly kites..." Well I was set to prove them wrong and the photos are evidence of how much fun we ...
Sri Lankan Night
My friend gave us a Sri Lankan feast never to be forgotten!! Once again, an evening to stimulate both the taste buds and the other senses as I was introduced to some fascinating people. I met this French lady who runs 'Sports with Borders' at ...
Retail Therapy
OK, so I've crossed the 2.5weeks mark and I'm becoming familiar with the way things happen here. I've finally found a charming villa in Kalola Pushta area with fabulous views of the surrounding hills. It's a 3 storey house, I've rented the ...
A beautiful evening
During my very first visit to Kabul, I met an Afghan lady, SG, at one of the official dos my manager took me to. She has spent most of her life in the UK, her family are still abroad. She is unmarried and 40 - very rare for an Afghan ...
End of Summer Party
Ramadan is on its way in a week. My friends insisted on making a big event of the regular Thursday afternoon 'kite flying' thing - so it became kite flying on a Friday afternoon, followed by ...
Second visit to Kabul..working with KMTC
We trained and worked with the Afghan lawyers who were part of the Kabul Military Training Facility, just west of ...
Kabul,In the Era of Renaissance
... 741 troops from 38 nations of ISAF and NATO for the assistance of Afghan government to maintain peace and security in Afghanistan.I also took a commemorative picture with Captain Paolo from Italy with his armored vehicle of ISAF. In addition those days ...
Blessing my home
Last night I organised a prayer gathering (khatam-e-Quran) to bless my new home. The Imam from the nearby mosque came to lead the prayers as well as other people at the mosque who heard about the prayers - which I thought was very nice of ...
We're kept informed...
... , destination, convoy information and length of stay. Regards, Sarah Correa Regional Safety Advisor Afghanistan NGO Safety Office (ANSO) central@afgnso.org AWCC: +93 (0)70 216 637 Roshan: +93 (0)799 323 792 Thuraya: ...
We're kept informed...
... , destination, convoy information and length of stay. Regards, Sarah Correa Regional Safety Advisor Afghanistan NGO Safety Office (ANSO) central@afgnso.org AWCC: +93 (0)70 216 637 Roshan: +93 (0)799 323 792 Thuraya: ...
An evening in HARMONY
This evening I was invited to a gathering where the theme was HARMONY. Invitees were encouraged to share readings, music, presentations on anything related to HARMONY. It was pot-luck so followed by dinner in the end. There must have ...
An evening in HARMONY
This evening I was invited to a gathering where the theme was HARMONY. Invitees were encouraged to share readings, music, presentations on anything related to HARMONY. It was pot-luck so followed by dinner in the end. There must have ...
Rwandan Food
Last night I was invited to J's house for a girly, dinner get-together. J is Rwandan and cooked some delicious food, followed by chocolate cake with banana cream on it. We were an international crowd. H from Uganda, S from Romania, S ...