In Sept. 1996 the Taliban had just taken over Kabul and Jeremy Wagstaff was working as a journalist for Reuters in Hong Kong when the unexpected happened. He was told they needed him in Kabul, without much preperation or explanation he eventually found his way…
Tag: Voices from Afghanistan
In the summer of 2010 and again in 2011 I traveled to Afghanistan to work as a teacher and a reporter on issues relating to elections observation and media production. During that time I traveled to several cities and saw amazing and beautiful sides of this complicated country. The following are the conversations I recorded, with Afghans, ex-pats and journalists who know and care a great deal about the past, present and future of the nation.
4 Days after the 2010 Parliamentary Elections in Afghanistan, some audio reflections on how it all went and what is to come. Another fine source for post-election news, my good friends at Democracy International
On the eve of Eid a large group of friends made their way to an oasis outside Kabul to have a relaxing dinner. Sure enough I brought my recorder and before you know it, we got into discussions about the importance of the holiday and…