In 2007, I visited Aschiana at the invitation of an acquaintance who was volunteering as an English teacher. Students created oil paintings and watercolors by copying images from postcards and photographs. Most of the students had never been outside of their neighborhood, let alone Kabul. My friend Sandra and I decided to organize a ‘field…
Tag: Afghanistan
Greetings from Afghanistan
Kabul is a city of hustle and bustle. There are few paved roads and no traffic lanes, intersections, or traffic lights. Livestock including sheep, goats, and camels weave in and out of traffic consisting mostly of old Toyota Corolla Sedans converted to taxicabs while young men in jeans talk on cell phones. It is a…