The Afghanistan Traders and Investors Union, said that the Rah-Abrisham International Public Cultural and Transit Exhibition, which closed today (Thursday), attracted more over 7,000 visito
My friend Amiri sometimes shows me old photos of himself in U.S.-issued camouflage fatigues, American soldiers’ arms draped around his shoulders, as he recalls the years he spent as their interpreter in various forward operating bases dotted across Afghanistan. While Amiri shared the same discomforts and dangers as his GI “brothers,” he was also an Afghan national and, as such, was targeted more directly and personally for his support of the U.S. military and his commitment to a more democratic Afghanistan.
Artie Photography (Artie Ng)With an ungainly swerve, the bike slipped out sideways from beneath me. I may have been going at an unathletic snail’s pace as I approached the curve, but I still ended up frantically righting my mountain bike while furiously looking around. “Please, nobody see me right now,” I pleaded. Attempting hairpin curves on a downwards mountain biking trail as a novice might be one of the more humbling things I’ve done of late.But it was on a trip full of humbling experiences.