#afghanistan

[strathshepard]

Shakira Caine photographed in Afghanistan by Eva Sereny, 1974

[baebeylik]

Woman and Water Buffalo Rhyton. Iran or Afghanistan, 500-700 CE.

The Cleveland Museum of Art.

[alyfoxxxen]

2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school 5 years after Taliban takeover, UN says

A U.N. agency reports that five years after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, around 2.4 million girls remain excluded from secondary e

[publicnewsworld]

The Taliban have barred an estimated 2.4 ‌million Afghan girls from secondary education since they regained power in Afghanistan in 2021, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said. The Taliban are preparing to mark the fifth anniversary of their return to power this week, as some nations expand ties with the government despite […]

[thafreedomwall]

NSW operator in Kabul around 2015. Notice this was before the widespread adoption of the Mk27. This was the last leg of the old Sig with the latest iteration of the MK25 P226, complete with a threaded barrel and extended mag baseplate.

This was also before the "golden gun" era, back when units like NSW and Delta were still employing the classic black HK416D with the factory quad-rail handguard. Another interesting detail is the use of the Magpul EMAG. These export magazines were a staple for 416 users at the time, because older Gen 1 and Gen 2 PMAGs wouldn't seat properly in the HK's straight magwell.

You can also spot an Aimpoint Micro (T1/T2) paired with a magnifier, and a Surefire muzzle device, commonly used in reconnaissance work back then.

The ultimate giveaway for the exact timeframe is the deployment shirt he’s wearing, which bears the date 03-10-2015, This is the date of the Kunduz hospital airstrike in Afghanistan. Following that event, a small number of custom shirts were made within the NSW / tactical community to commemorate the deployment and units serving on the ground during that specific, intense window of the conflict.

[mysharona1987]

New Lives in the City: How Taleban have experienced life in Kabul

A large number of Taleban fighters have moved to Afghanistan’s cities since the movement’s capture of power, many of them seeing life in the

Be careful what you wish for indeed.

Also the family is right to ask for his wages. You have a steady government job now! No excuses.

[edensmidian]

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