Afghanistan

Afghanistan Women

CAN WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR?

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The season’s first snowfall in Afghanistan brought out these bundled up women waiting for a bus in Kabul. Keep in mind that women in Afghanistan have the lowest life expectancy in the world – 42.5 years. Adding insult to injury, busses don’t bother to stop at all if only women are waiting – they drive right by. And if there are men in the waiting group, they shove their way to the front so they can get on first! Women in Afghanistan don’t stand a chance.

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

By Janet / December 30, 2013
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Afghanistan Prince Harry The Drudge Report

PRINCE HARRY WOULD RATHER FIGHT THE TALIBAN THAN GO TO NIGHTCLUBS

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There’s a major debate going on regarding Prince Harry’s tour of duty in Afghanistan. The UK press and agencies like Reuters knew about Harry’s service and all agreed to hold the story until Harry, 23, came home. How the cut-throat UK papers were persuaded to do this is amazing in itself. There were ‘hints” about Harry in the German and Australian press but The Drudge Report blew it out of the water. Harry had been really happy fighting the Taliban for ten weeks because he was “just one of the guys” with no special privileges. Now he’s been dragged home but still hopes to return to combat. The debate continues: Was it right for The Drudge Report to out Harry? Was it wrong for the news agencies to make that deal and suppress the story? What’s your opinion?

By hoodlum / February 29, 2008
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