What goes through your mind when you hear the jingle of an ice-cream van? Maybe it offers up the promise of summer – hanging out …



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Village on the outskirts of Kabul.
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Lockers numbered right to left.
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If the head and foot stones are aligned with the grave the body is female, perpendicular to the grave, male. Green flags – either martyrs …
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5 to 10 Afghanis will buy you and the occupants of your vehicle an impromptu smoke box blessing. Officially should be using incense – but …
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Popular kite string brands including: Captain 2007, Regency 2007, Olympic (no doubt officially authorized), Khyber Shaheen and the Mamilon Shutranj no 1. Surprising to see …
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The use of the female form – in a city where the ‘revelation’ of adult women in public ranges from headscarf to full length burka.
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Based on the following local assumptions: drink needs to be opened in the presence of or by the customer; that the straw shouldn’t touch any …
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Somewhere down there in the haze that is Kabul is my home for the foreseeable. This visit is an opportunity look beyond what ends up in …
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