Kabul Serena Hotel
Froshgah Street Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan
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Afghanistan – Kabul and surroundings
... machine guns and the police wearing bullet-poof vests and armed with semi-automatics. There was a sense of normality and we felt perfectly safe, continuing the rest of the day visiting the Sakhi Mosque and Babur’s Garden.
We ventured out for a short walk in the street of our guesthouse and were very surprised of the young trendy crowd, stylish jackets, jeans, girls in heels; all would be at home on the streets of London or New ...
Searching for work, I'm glad I didn't find it.
... to me. Nevertheless after my wild de-tour I eventually came to my senses and following consultation with a few locals who I only vaguely understood I made it to my friend's office. I give him and a ring and he's not there, 50km outside of town it will be at least midnight until he's back. He advises I go stay somewhere else and so I turn around and endure another hour of wondering aimlessly without any exact idea of where I'm going. Eventually, I ...
The airport experience
... It is has the traffic levels of a large city, yet none of the charms that its smallness would suggest. I hadn't left yet though, I still had the taxi ride to overcome. I had reached the point in Iran where I'd started to feel confident in most social situations and even when covering some quite complex topics. This was a humbling experience, and the irritating taxi driver questioning me about my female relations in Tehran's managed to successfully confuse me through of ...
Back in Kabul
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Civil affairs soldiers have the same mentality as the regular army guy, their out to gun down what they don't understand.
How would you feel as an Afghan if some one was driving around in your yard at 100 miles an hour and pointing rifles at you.
Most of the people in Afghanistan have not eaten meat in a year, don't have proper winter clothing and a very poor water system, to say the least.
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A description of life in Afghanistan
... pump it!) and like all Kabul houses, it’s enclosed by high thick walls. This if more a reflection of culture rather than security (ut no doubt it helps!) We have a chowkidar (gatekeeper) night and day, who ensures our safety, answers the gate, goes into the bazaar to buy things if we cannot go, and often does gardening and maintenance. This is common practice, as is having a cook or cleaner come once a week. Our chowkidars are older men whom I ...
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