Tag: afghanistan
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For Afghanistan’s all-girl robotics team, travel is about opportunity not experience
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Update: As of July 12, 2017 the State Department has reversed its decision. Afghanistan’s all-girls robotics team will…
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Tips for visiting Kabul: Transportation, lodging, and staying connected
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In the previous post we covered whether Afghanistan is a safe place to visit. If that hasn’t deterred…
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Tips for visiting Afghanistan: Is it safe?
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One of the things I get asked about a lot are my trips to Afghanistan. Several people have…
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Afghan Warlords at Dubai Airport
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We checked out of the Hyatt and headed to the airport. If you book a Club room or…
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Trip report: Kabul Airport (2012)
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And so my second trip to Afghanistan came to an end. Unlike the previous year, when I ended…
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Trip report: Northern Afghanistan (2012)
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While I’d already toured part of Northern Afghanistan in 2011, I was thrilled to get a chance to visit a…
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Trip report: Arghandeh, Afghanistan (2012)
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Arghandeh is a tiny village located in the Paghman district. Every house is fortified and there might only…
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Trip report: Paghman, Afghanistan (2012)
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Paghman is a town of 120,000 residents, though it seems much smaller than that. It was home to several…
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Trip report: Qargha, Afghanistan (2012)
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Qargha is about five miles from Kabul, but takes 20 minutes to reach because of traffic in the…
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Trip report: Kabul, Afghanistan (2012)
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Our trip to Kabul this time around got off to a bad start. First, I got sick as…