Word: bazaar
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Much of the art of making friends is concentrated in patch swapping, a singular ritualistic encounter. On towels and blankets all over the campsite, patches are displayed and haggled over like items in a Cairo bazaar. Value is determined by color, design and availability; among the most prized are patches that were discontinued because of defects in their manufacture. No money is exchanged. Money, after all, is not the point. Says Scott Sippel, 14, of Houston: "You improve your collection. You get a Scout's address and you write him. You become pals...
...city of 125,000 in southern Afghanistan, and to the five provinces that border Pakistan and Iran. In part at least, the new Soviet operations, spearheaded by tanks and armored personnel carriers, were in response to the assassination last month of four Soviet advisers in Kandahar's main bazaar...
...much allure for most of today's models. If they are not would-be actresses like Shields, they have other aspirations. Iman wants to write children's books. Dickinson recently came back through the looking glass, moving behind the camera to shoot a designer showing for Italian Harper's Bazaar...
...think that's neat") and the star attraction at a film festival. Then she flew back by way of Rome, where she was photographed in full battle dress for the cover and a big inside feature of the Italian Harper's Bazaar. Then, since she was there and why not, she chummed around with Franco Zeffirelli, who directed her latest film, and helped Designer Valentino show his spring collection, keeping an eye out for one of his dresses to wear at the high school prom back in Englewood...
Because the airport and mam road were originally financed by the U.S., Americans are fondly remembered in Kandahar as dispensers of jobs and money. Nevertheless, our Caucasian features were a major liability. "Yes, you can go out," our host said, "but don't go to the bazaar. They will think you are Soviets and kill you." Everywhere we walked we were Indeed followed by smoldering black eyes. Only when the Afghans learned our nationality did hostile looks give way to smiles. That night we were awakened by the sound of gunfire close at hand. "Go back to America...