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Osama bin Laden’s death can hurt Afghanistan

By Fariba NawaMay 04, 2011 The San Francisco Chronicle As an Afghan American who grew up in both Herat, Afghanistan, and Fremont, I have a dual perspective on the death of Osama bin Laden. Most of my Afghan colleagues and friends are delighted that bin Laden is dead. But many, including me, think his death

Osama bin Laden’s death can hurt Afghanistanmodir2025-04-21T13:04:44+00:00

With aid of S.F. man’s project, Afghan women risk lives for a song

At a clandestine music school sponsored in part by a San Francisco resident, male students come and go through the front door while their female counterparts enter through a dark hallway.

With aid of S.F. man’s project, Afghan women risk lives for a song2025-04-21T13:04:44+00:00

Expatriate leaves San Jose to give micro-loans to poor Afghan women

Katrin Fakiri's office is a constant rush of phone calls, e-mail messages, and people entering and leaving. On a wall, a framed picture of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with Fakiri and several other women hangs crookedly.

Expatriate leaves San Jose to give micro-loans to poor Afghan women2025-04-21T13:04:44+00:00

Afghans eager to go home at all costs

Refugees undeterred by crime, ethnic violence, warlords' rivalries

Afghans eager to go home at all costs2025-04-21T13:04:44+00:00

Bay Area Afghan expatriates walk tightrope

Those who returned to rebuild are caught between 2 cultures

Bay Area Afghan expatriates walk tightrope2025-04-21T13:04:44+00:00

Afghanistan’s fate rests with council

Delegates to choose new government

Afghanistan’s fate rests with council2025-04-21T13:04:44+00:00

Afghan warlords exact a toll on the road to democracy

By Fariba Nawa June 5, 2002 The San Francisco Chronicle Herat, Afghanistan -- Rafiq Shaheer's friends were shocked when they saw the bruises on his back after he was released from custody. "He lifted his shirt, and it was all black," said an acquaintance. Shaheer, president of the pro-democratic Council of Professionals in this city

Afghan warlords exact a toll on the road to democracy2025-04-21T13:04:44+00:00

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