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Saturday 25 September 2010 10.00 BST Source By Nushin Arbabzadah Last week’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan revealed a society in transition, displaying signs of genuine democratic progress as well its opposite: persistent sociopolitical stagnation. But progress and backlash against it have traditionally co-existed in Afghanistan, so the elections represent continuity rather than change. With an… Continue reading Afghanistan’s elections: progress and stagnation

Saturday 25 September 2010 10.00 BST Source By Nushin Arbabzadah Last week’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan revealed a society in transition, displaying signs of genuine democratic progress as well its opposite: persistent sociopolitical stagnation. But progress and backlash against it have traditionally co-existed in Afghanistan, so the elections represent continuity rather than change. With an… Continue reading Afghanistan’s elections: progress and stagnation

NDTV Correspondent, Updated: September 19, 2010 21:29 IST Kabul: Kabul is at the cusp between history and the modernity where the burqa mingles with women in Western clothes. Afghanistan is attempting to take another step on the democratic ladder in only its second Parliamentary elections. Every inch of space on Kabul’s streets is covered with… Continue reading Afghanistan elections: A tale of two Sikhs

By Sayed Salahuddin KABUL | Sat Sep 18, 2010 3:12pm EDT Source KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai chose a female, Hindu candidate when he voted in Saturday’s parliamentary election, two palace officials close to him said. Just two Hindu candidates were on the list of about 600 vying for parliamentary seats in the… Continue reading Karzai votes for female Hindu candidate: sources

September 17, 2010 By Farishte Jalalzai, Abubakar Siddique Anarkali Honaryar is a groundbreaker in Afghan politics. Source She is vying for one of the 68 parliamentary seats reserved for women in Afghanistan’s 249-seat lower house of parliament, which puts her among 406 women attempting to overcome threats, gender bias, and cultural obstacles to reach office.… Continue reading Different Slogans, Similar Problems For Afghanistan’s Women Candidates

Mon Aug 23 2010, 04:18 hrs Indian Express By Aashish Jethra Election campaign posters plaster Kabul’s traffic circles these days but one face stands out. Of a Sikh. But he is not the only Sikh candidate in the fray — there is another, a woman. Pritpal Singh Pal and Anarkali Kaur Honaryar are running for… Continue reading 2 Sikhs in Afghan poll fray, want to be first elected non-Muslims

Sunday, July 25, 2010, 13:03 Source: Spicezee Kabul: Swagatam! Yeh aapka pehla visit hai? For a moment, I was stunned when Ahmad Zaher Faqiri, the Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman, spoke to me in chaste Hindi during my first encounter with him in Kabul. The handsome Afghan diplomat had more in store for me when he… Continue reading Bollywood popular in Afghanistan