Children in Behsud

24 Jan 2010 | no comments » Children, hazara, people

Children in Behsud, Kajaw village, after Kochi (nomad) attacked and destroyed the plantation and burned the house of Hazaras, thousand of people became homeless. The people of the central Afghanistan have been victim of historical, institutional discrimination for over 100 years. Due to this systematic discrimination, this region is the least developed place in the country and their people are the poorest in Afghanistan. From 1889 to 1891, Abdur Rahman’s regime carried a genocide process against Hazaras in which 60% of Hazara population put to death and their lands have taken.

Sunset in Helmand

14 Jul 2009 | 3 comments » Helmand

It is three days I am in Lashkargah, the capital of Helmand province. In the last two days I have been teaching blogging and online journalism for journalist in IWPR center. What a great please. Leaning to learn others leave a good impression in me. I took this picture yesterday evening after while I was swimming in Bost hotel pole which is located at the bank of the Helmand River. When I saw the sunset, it was giving a different message of this city which is became so bloody for its inhabitant.

Afghan Beard

10 May 2009 | 1 comment » people

In the muslim world, men sometimes dye their hair, beards and moustaches with henna, a natural dyestuff, which needs to be applied periodically in order to maintain its lustrous colour. In Afghanistan dyeing is very popular especially among Pashtun in the south.

Muslim do so because they believe that the prophet Muhammad had done so and also because it was a remedy for headaches and dandruff.