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I can make a difference – if I can stay alive
Mozhdah Jamalzadah, late twenties, Kabul’s answer to Oprah, on dodging bombs, fending off death threats and inspiring young Afghans Interview by Fariba Nawa June 19, 2011Sunday Times Magazine (UK) ***I wake to the dewy scent of winter and the aroma … Continue reading
Posted in Sunday Times
Tagged a day in life, Afghan Star, Afghan-Canadian, Kabul, life, Mozhdah Jamalzadah, Mozhdah Show, Operah, singer, Sunday Times Magazine, tv
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The ghosts of Pul-e-Charkhi
Since the Taliban were ousted, 86 mass graves have been uncovered in Afghanistan — their occupants the victims of torture and murder. Fariba Nawa went in search of her uncle — a professor who dared to teach Continue reading
How the West short-changed Afghanistan
We went to war to restore democracy and prosperity to Afghanistan, and spent billions on building new homes, hospitals and highways. But five years and thousands of lost lives later, everything is crumbling and the ferocious Taliban are back. Where did it all go wrong? Continue reading
Posted in Reports, Sunday Times
Tagged afghan, afghanistan, building, change, corruption, development, hospital, maintenance, projects, road, unsustainable
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Brides of the drug lords
Afghanistan’s opium trade is worth £14 billion a year. But when its dealers are shot or jailed, their daughters are sold as wives to settle their debts Continue reading
Posted in Reports, Sunday Times
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Brides of the drug lords (un-edited version)
By Fariba Nawa Aziza’s pale green eyes flashed. Her 12-year-old body shivered. She took two steps back toward the mud wall in the hallway. It was a dead end. “I’m not going! I’m not going!” she shouted at her mother. … Continue reading
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Return of the native to a nation reborn
By Fariba Nawa July 14, 2002 London Sunday Times EDITOR’S NOTE: As an Afghan living in exile in America, Fariba Nawa was drawn back to her homeland as the Taliban were ousted. She found hope amid the ruins of Herat. … Continue reading
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