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...Bagh Ali Mardan, a 27-year-old addict from Bamiyan, has tried to quit several times. Now he has given up. Waving a couple of curious children away from the ruins of a bombed house in Kabul where junkies congregate, he says it's better to stop the next generation from getting the habit. "This is a big problem for Afghanistan, much worse than terrorism or the Taliban. In war, if the enemy kills you, you die once. But addiction kills the future...
...less conservative province of Bamiyan, where the enforced seclusion of women wasn't part of the local tradition before the Taliban came to power, female candidates must still make concessions because of their gender. Marzia Mohammadi, 30, a medical doctor and one of seven candidates aiming to fill the seat set aside for women representing the province in parliament, had to get permission from her husband, as well as from the other male members of her extended family, in order to run. Unable to take public transport alone, she has had to hire a jeep and driver to take...
...Taliban regime, which barred girls from attending classes. Now they are getting a crash course not just in basic biology but in the rudiments of democracy. They are learning how to vote, in particular for their own teacher, who is running for election in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan. "At my school I can only help a few women at a time," says Aqbalzada, 29. "If I get a seat on the provincial council, I can help my country...
...this lavishly produced guide couldn't help do otherwise?especially if you're partial to adventure. By the time you've read the account in Chapter 6 of Alexander the Great's legacy in Herat, you'll be drawing up an itinerary. And once you finish the chapter on Bamiyan and its ancient Buddhist kingdoms, you may well be on the phone to your travel agent. All of this is testimony to the skill of authors Bijan Omrani and Matthew Leeming. The book offers a balance of practical advice, intriguing cultural observations and literary excerpts (quoting everyone from Marco Polo...
This same type of humanities hypocrisy appeared back in 2001 when the Taliban began destroying all statues in Afghanistan. There was a groundswell of international support to save the two massive Bamiyan Buddhas, which were cut into a cliff more than 1,500 years ago. The Metropolitan Museum and others even offered to pay the Taliban for the safe removal of the statues. Where were the offers to help the people of Afghanistan escape the torture of Taliban rule? No one cared enough at the time, for, quite simply, the art was more precious than the people. (Incidentally, now that...