Sunday, July 6, 2008
UN to urge revamp of Afghan aid
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The United Nations' envoy to Afghanistan is to outline a new plan on spending foreign aid, amid fears that millions of dollars have been...
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Is Nato repeating the USSR's mistakes?
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Do we learn from history in Afghanistan? The British never learned from the Persians in Afghanistan (Seige of Herat in 1839), the Soviets ne...
Saturday, March 29, 2008
SOME REFLECTION AND CONNECTIONS – From India, to Afghanistan and Central Asia
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The magnificent Pir Panjal range from Dalhousie. Having now visited all places mentioned below and connected the road from Calcutta (Kolkott...
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi
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Empty yourself from worrying Think of who created the thought Why do you stay in prison When the door is wide open Today I continue about th...
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Rabi'ah of Balkh-Poetess
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Rabi'ah wrote her final poems with her blood on the wall of the bathroom until she died. This is the poem she wrote for her beloved Ba...
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
Balkh, a once splendid city
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"Near the snow, near the sun, in the highest fields, See how these names are fêted by the waving grass And by the streamers of white cl...
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Happy Nowruz
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Nowrūz (Persian: نوروز, various local pronunciations and spellings) is the traditional Iranian new year holiday celebrated in Iran, Turkey, ...
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