Afghanistan

Video : Afghan Star Herat Auditions

In Afghanistan, Film, Music, TV, fame on 8 March 2010 tagged Afghan Star, Hangama, HBO, Herat, Kabul, Tolo TV, Video, Youtube, ستاره افغان with Comments

Afghan Star will be broadcast on HBO starting March 18 at 9pm.
The award winning documentary is currently available on DVD in the UK and will hit US shelves sometime after its run on HBO:

The artist the female contestant hopes to model herself after is the legendary Hangama.

Around the 00:02:50 mark the contestant is told not [...]

McChrystal on ‘Rising Tide’ of Kandahar : U.S. Can’t ‘Push Against the Culture’

In Afghanistan, History, News, Opinion, Politics, War on 8 March 2010 tagged Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson, Brig. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, CNN, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Kandahar, Kandahar Province, Marja, Marjah, Operation Moshtarak, taliban with Comments

Speaking at a press conference earlier today, General Stanley McChrystal cemented his intent to go after the actual longtime Taliban stronghold of Kandahar in Southern Afghanistan.
McChrystal stated that international forces will be making a much larger effort to secure the Southern province possibly as early as this coming summer.
During the press conference, McChrystal made very [...]

Marjah Residents to Karzai : Corrupt Afghan Government Makes It Difficult To Side With

In Afghanistan, Crime, History, News, Opinion, Politics, War, citizenship on 7 March 2010 tagged AP, Associated Press, Helmand, Helmand Province, Marja, Marjah, Mohammad Naeem Khan, Operation Moshtarak, taliban, Yahoo! News with Comments

Earlier today it was reported that Afghan President Hamid Karzai, paid an un-annouced visit to the city of Marjah (a month into Operation Moshtarak), one day before he is scheduled to meet with Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Kabul.
Apparently, Karzai sat down with the people of Marjah to ask them for their feelings about life [...]

Ariana Delawari’s ‘Lion of Panjshir’ Mixes Many Worlds, Eras, and Moods

In Afghanistan, Art, History, Music, News, Politics, fame, fashion on 7 March 2010 tagged Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Massood, Ahmad Shah Massoud, Ariana Delawari, Cheshme Siah Daree, Crazy For You, John Lennon, Lion of Panjshir, Madonna, Max Guirand, Osama Bin Laden, Paloma Udovic, taliban, The Mamas and The Papas, Women's Wear Daily with Comments

Named for the title bestowed (by his supporters) on the man the Western media posed as the anti-Bin Laden, Ariana Delawari’s (who previously had covered Madonna’s Crazy For You) Lion of Panjshir is an emotional coalescing of Afghan folk songs, Joni Mitchell era torch songs, and just a hint of Pop sensibilities recorded in Los [...]

Nicholoson on Marjah : U.S. in Competition For ‘Confidence and Support’ of People

In Afghanistan, News, Opinion, Politics, War on 7 March 2010 tagged Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson, Brig. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, CNN, Hamid Karzai, marja’ taghlid, Marjah, Operation Moshtarak, taliban with Comments

Afghan President Hamid Karzai paid an unannounced visit to Marjah, Helmand today. Karzai toured the city with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson, who is leading Operation Moshtarak.
Karzai’s visit, which comes a month after the onset of Operation Moshtarak, must serve as a small step towards assuring the people of Marjah that his [...]