YemisrachBA | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 03 2007 | movie, Afghanistan, kite runner
Still, Paramount is considering ways to involve the boys in celebrating the film if they are able to get to the United States, or ways to bring the celebration to them, even if it’s just a round of applause at a screening.
“It’d be great to give them an opportunity to walk onto the stage and feel appreciated for the movie that they made,” Ms. Colligan said. “They have no idea how much they are affecting people.”
Quoted: After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing “The Kite Runner” has whisked to safety four young actors.
YemisrachBA | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 14 2007 | video, music, afghanistan
click to playFarhad...his songs are exquisite ! Salaam Afghanistan
Farhad Darya live in concert for the celebration of eid (October 14th) in Pleasanton Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Ave, Cali 94566.BTW I love the hammock in this video...:)
I wish there is a portable hammock for my afternoon nap at work
Quoted: Afghan singer
- YemisrachBA | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 27 2007 | afghanistan, humanitarian, economy, health & nutrition
Afghanistan finds itself in a different form of war, war against drug, as opium production increased exponentially (in the world 75% of opium comes from Afghan) along with a soaring drug abuse among poor women and kids. This article has two videos under multimedia links
Quoted: Afghan farmers will earn about US$1 billion (farm-gate price) from their opium harvest in 2007, representing 13 percent of the country's $7.5 billion total gross ...
YemisrachBA | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 19 2007 | afghanistan, international, Governance, humanitarian
Human trafficking is the new form of modern day slavery! It is a shame if each one of us can't bring an end to this...it is our moral obligation. I am not for sale, your are not for sale...so no one should be!!!
Quoted: “It [human trafficking] is a crime and we are fighting against it,” Paktiawal, a military expert, told IRIN on 18 July. According to Paktiawal, among ...
- YemisrachBA | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 28 2007 | afghanistan, people, international
Currently, I am reading A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini, the story is set in Afghanistan and this article fits in perfectly with the characters in the book. I also liked the video!Quoted: When Afghanistan's long civil war finally came to an end with the fall of the Taliban in 2001, its women dared to hope. But six ...
- YemisrachBA | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 26 2007 | bbc, international, world, afghanistan
another example of why foregin aids will fail when there is no vested interest of geopolitical agenda, mostly by countries who are controlling the UN.
Quoted: The failure of international aid to make an impact in Afghanistan is having serious security consequences, writes the BBC's David Loyn.
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