News about Afghanistan often focuses merely on the security effort, reporting on clashes with extremists and listing civilian and military casualties. While this is an important, if difficult part of Afghanistan's current development into a progressive democratic society, it fails to appreciate the depth and richness of Afghanistan's people, history, culture and politics.
More importantly, news that focuses only on military operations misses the many important efforts taking place to establish government institutions, grow the economy and bring peace to Afghanistan. Not all of these efforts are immediately successful, but they do demonstrate the commitment of the Afghan people and the international community in seeing Afghanistan become peaceful and prosperous.
The Embassy of Afghanistan seeks to paint a picture of Afghanistan as a whole, from the ground-level up. As part of that process, we seek to highlight stories that paint a different picture of Afghanistan than what you might often read on a daily basis.
11/10/2008 - Fighting the Taliban with Literacy (BBC)
11/10/2008 - Afghan Refugee Awarded French Literary Prize (Independent)
11/09/2008 - Deep in Taliban Territory, a Push for Electricity (New York Times)
11/08/2008 - Once Mighty Afghan Air Force Struggles to Rebuild (Canadian Press)
11/07/2008 - Meet Afghanistan's Motorcycle Police (U.S. News and World Report)
11/06/2008 - Karzai Opens Kabul Air Terminal (BBC)
11/04/2008 - Afghans Find Modest Prosperity in Once-Banned Trade – Milk (CSM)
10/28/2008 - First Afghan Windfarm Holds Promise for Progress (NATO)
10/26/2008 - ICC Rewards Afghanistan's Winning Run With Funding (Yahoo!)
10/25/2008 - Jolie Returns from Afghanistan Visit (Yahoo!)
10/24/2008 - Afghan National Security Forces Show Progress (Newswire)
10/20/2008 - Afghanistan's Emerging Anti-War Movement (Christian Science Monitor)
10/19/2008 - Drew University Soccer Star Leaves Taliban Behind (Daily News)
10/19/2008 - First Railway After Fall of Taliban to be Completed in Afghanistan (Xinhua)
10/19/2008 - Showcasing 'Hidden Treasures' from Afghanistan (San Francisco Chronicle)
10/19/2008 - Official: Afghanistan on Verge of Being Polio-Free (Xinhua)
10/17/2008 - Afghanistan Launches Own Who Wants to be a Millionaire (Telegraph)
10/14/2008 - Heroes' Welcome for Afghan Team (BBC)
10/12/2008 - We Can Reach World Cup, Say Confident Afghanistan (AFP)
10/07/2008 - Afghan Returns in 2008 to Pass Quarter Million Mark (UNHCR)
10/05/2008 - In Poverty and Strife, Women Test Limits (New York Times)
10/04/2008 - Hong Kong and Afghanistan Off to Winning Starts (AFP)
10/01/2008 - Activist Rangina Hamidi Works to Improve Lives of Afghan Women (VOA)
09/29/2008 - City of Screams to be Turned Into Tourist Site (Quqnoos)
09/29/2008 - Afghan Tailors Work Around the Clock for Eid Rush (AFP)
09/27/2008 - Black Widow's Inhospitable Beauty (BBC)
09/26/2008 - Poppy-Free Nangarhar Province Shows Afghanistan Improvements (AFPS)
09/25/2008 - Afghan Army Slowly Pulls Itself Up By Bootstraps (Reuters)
09/24/2008 - Polio Virus Eradicated in North, Virulent in South (IRIN)
09/22/2008 - Afghans Reflect on 'Peace Day' (Al Jazeera)
09/17/2008 - Afghanistan Cricket Team Winning Spree Continue (APP)
09/14/2008 - Women Finish Afghan Channel Swim (BBC)
09/05/2008 - Afghan Women's Strength on Display in Gyms (Washington Times)
09/03/2008 - Karzai Meets British Actor Jude Law (AFP)
09/01/2008 - Reality TV Show Stirs Business Spirit in Afghanistan (Reuters)
08/28/2008 - French-Afghan Team Unearths Buddha's Head (Quqnoos)
08/28/2008 - Soya Beans to Stave Off Malnutrition? (IRIN)
08/28/2008 - Afghanistan's First Ever Olympic Medallist Receives Hero's Welcome (AFP)
08/17/2008 - 50 Couples Tie the Knot in Afghanistan (AFP)
08/17/2008 - Afghan Women Blazing Path in Contemporary Art (Women's eNews)
08/16/2008 - 'Angel' Helping Afghanistan Fight Taliban Bombings (Daily Times)
08/16/2008 - Kabul-Jalalabad Cycle Race Starts (Bakhtar News Agency)
08/15/2008 - Afghans Turning Taboo Into Humor (Chicago Tribune)
08/14/2008 - A-Level Results - Afghan Exile Gets Into Oxford (The Telegraph)
08/13/2008 - Olympic Games Inspire Afghans (Xinhua)
08/13/2008 - Afghan Ceramists Sweeten the Pot in Balochistan (UNHCR)
08/11/2008 - Pop Star Helps Kabul Destitute (BBC)
08/11/2008 - U.S. Troops Train Afghans to Take Their Place (NPR)
08/10/2008 - Afghan Empire's Last Symbols Under Threat (Reuters)
08/07/2008 - Archeologists Find Vast Ancient City in Afghanistan (AP)
08/07/2008 - Afghan Football is Back on its Feet (IANS)
08/03/2008 - Afghan Airport to Help Switch Drugs to Fruit (Reuters)
07/29/2008 - Afghan Judge Discusses Legal Reform in Afghanistan (News Blaze)
07/23/2008 - New Campaign to Tackle Stigma and Misconceptions (IRIN)
07/21/2008 - Afghan Secrets Revealed on Google Earth (Sydney Morning Herald)
07/21/2008 - Pasadena Retiree Fights Malnutrition in Afghanistan (Los Angeles Times)
07/20/2008 - Watching TV in Kabul (New York Times Magazine)
07/19/2008 - Rebuilding Afghanistan, One Book at a Time (New York Times)
07/16/2008 - To Achieve Stability, Kabul has to First Fly the Nest (Globe & Mail)
07/15/2008 - Getting Tourists to Afghanistan's 'Grand Canyon' (BBC)
07/09/2008 - War Memories Fade in Afghan Valley (BBC)
07/07/2008 - Afghan Officials Visit Green Bay (Green Bay Press Gazette)
07/05/2008 - Restoring Past Glory in Old Kabul (Washington Post)
07/03/2008 - My Story - A Moment in Kabul (Jerusalem Post)
07/01/2008 - Afghanistan Strives to Register All Newborns (NPR)
07/01/2008 - Netherlands Work the 'Dutch Touch' in Afghan Conflict (EarthTimes)
06/30/2008 - Spud Farmer Returns to Roots to Help Afghans (AP)
06/29/2008 - Kids Master Tricks as Skateboarding Invades the Streets (The Guardian)
06/26/2008 - Should Buddhas Blasted by the Taliban Be Rebuilt? (Time)
06/23/2008 - Teaching in Kandahar Requires Bravery (Toronto Star)
06/16/2008 - Women Boxers Challenge Afghan Culture (San Francisco Chronicle)
