President Karzai in Afghanistan became a father for the first time on Thursday, January 25th. Karzai’s wife, Zeenat is a doctor who worked with Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Hamid Karzai and Zeenat got married in 1999. Zeenat gave birth to a son, Mirwais, in Rabia Balkhi Hospital in downtown Kabul.
Snow Days in Kabul
Grey skies in Kabul shed more than thirty centimeters of snow on the 24th and 25th of December. As the snow started to fall, it melted in the muddy streets. By mid-day on the 24th, a white film started form. Soon, all of Kabul was covered with a thick layer of white powder. Children and […]
Afghanistan Goes to Hollywood
In 2007, two major Hollywood productions about Afghanistan will premiere in Hollywood. The sudden appearance of Afghanistan on screen makes one wonder- when was the last time Afghanistan was featured in a major motion picture? Afghans would say Rambo III, filmed in 1988 was the last great film set in Afghanistan. The film adaptation of […]