New Iraqi President Sworn In;

New Iraqi President Sworn In; Jaafari Is Named Prime Minister
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Inmate found with assistant warden's wife says he's 'hostage-taker'
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Why Afghanistan begs Bush not to move US envoy to Iraq?

US media have said Khalilzad, who has been Bush's special envoy to Kabul since late 2001 and was made US ambassador to Afghanistan in 2003, will be nominated for a similar mission in Iraq in coming months.
Khalilzad was widely credited with saving Afghanistan's first presidential election from disaster in October after opposition candidates threatened to boycott the results following allegations of fraud. Read more here

what Afghan President Hamid Karzai says???:
"The Afghan government... must be better informed about, and play its due role in, steering the development process."

"the ultimate body accountable to the Afghan people".

"The government must become the anchor for a more integrated, transparent and accountable development effort."

Election pledge
The three-day conference is focusing on spending strategy rather than aid pledges.
It began a day after the Afghan government announced its budget for the coming year, in which one-third of the $4.75bn sum is to be spent on security.
About 93% of the budget comes from foreign donations.
Afghan Finance Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Ahady said the government would address international concerns over the transparency of spending, but added: "I urge all of you to channel most of your resources through our budget." Read the complate article here

Afghan National Sport (Buzkashi)

Buzkashi, which literally translated means "goat grabbing" is the national sport of Afghanistan. Many historians believe that Buzkashi began with the Turkic-Mongol people, and it is indigenously shared by the people of Northern Afghanistan. There are two main types of Buzkashi, Tudabarai and Qarajai. Tudabarai is relatively simple compared with Qarajai, even though they share similar objectives.

In Buzkashi, a headless carcass is placed in the center of a circle and surrounded by the players of two opposing teams. The object of the game, is to get control of the carcass and bring it to the scoring area. Although it seems like a simple task, it is not. Only the most masterful players, (called chapandaz) ever even get close to the carcass. The competition is fierce, and the winner of a match receives prizes that have been donated by a sponsor. These prizes range from money, to fine turbans and clothes. In order for someone to become a chapandaz, one must undergo a tremendous amount of difficult training. In fact, the best chapandaz, are usually over the age of forty. Buzkashi, is definitely not a game for the weak.
The players are not the only ones who undergo arduous training; the horses that participate in buzkashi must train for five years before ever making it to the playing field. Buzkashi, is indeed a dangerous sport, but intensive training and excellent communication between the horse and rider can help minimize the risk of injury.
The different types of Buzkashi: Tudabarai & Qarajai
In Tudabarai, in order to score, the rider must obtain possession of the carcass and then carry it away from the starting circle in any direction. The rider must stay free and clear of the other riders.

In Qarajai, the task is much more complex. The player must carry the calf around a marker, and then return the carcass to the team's designated scoring circle.

In each version of the game, points are awarded for successfully completing the task of getting control of the carcass, and getting it to the proper scoring area. The winner of each match receives prizes which have been put up by a sponsor. The top prizes are usually money, or fine clothes.
To many Afghans, Buzkashi is not just a game, it is a way of life; a way in which teamwork and communication are essential to being successful.

Pope John Paul II

I broke into tear today when i heard hte news from Radio that Pope John Paul has died.
He was a symbole of Humanity, thoughtful and sympathetic!
The people of the world has lost the great man.

I hope his thoughts will remain alive for those whom are trying for peace and humanity. For those whom are going to give a normal live and peaceful one for human being.

I am sure we would not have "Pope John Paul II" anymore in the future but i hope to his follower to keeping pushing his noble ideas.

Peace be upon him!
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A girl holds a candle during a night vigil in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican April 2, 2005. Pope John Paul II, the Pole who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years and played a crucial role in the fall of communism in Europe, died on Saturday evening

Huge explosion

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The biggest explosion in Afghanistan
One hundred thirty six (136) American soldiers died in a biggest explosion in the southern of Afghanistan.
The explosion was very huge that made a very large damages around the American Soldier Castle as well.

I hope to give you the fresh news after some while when I get contacted to ISAF force.

Taliban Commander surrenders

A high-ranking Taliban commander, Mullah Abdul Wahed also known as Rais Baghran surrendered to provincial security authorities in Helmand on the 30th of March, according to a statement released Thursday.

Rais Baghran who lives in Baghran district in Helmand province, was an active Mujahid fighter during the Soviet invasion and later fought with the Taliban in North Kabul. Muhay-ud-Din said Rais Baghran had begun negotiations with the Afghan government recently, and has vouched to adhere to government regulations. Baghran addressed the gathering and said: "While I was fighting the Russians, there was a need for that and now I am agreeing to lay down my arms and listen to the Karzai government, this is also a need."According to him, this is a national, Islamic Afghan government; therefore, he joined it and he will try to convince other members to surrender. Muhay-ud-Din said Rais Baghran hadn’t committed any serious punishable crimes during the past three years.

Fifty-seven prisoners convicted of multiple voting fraud released, in the capital Kabul

Fifty-seven Afghans from southern Kandahar jailed fraud because they carried more than one voter registration card during the presidential elections, were released on the 27th and 28th of March, officials said. The prisoners who served a six month sentence at the Pul-e-Charkhi jail were sentenced by a special Afghan court during the landmark elections that saw President Karzai elected into power. During the October 2004 presidential elections, an independent election commission, made up of UN and Afghan officials found some voting irregularities during the. But Hamid Karzai was officially declared president after a UN panel declared that the voting irregularities did not affect the outcome. Reports suggested that problems emerged with the indelible ink designed to prevent multiple voting, leading to some voters using the opportunity to cast their vote more than ones.

Fifty-seven prisoners convicted of multiple voting fraud released, in the capital Kabul

Fifty-seven Afghans from southern Kandahar jailed for voting fraud because they carried more than one voter registration card during the presidential elections, were released on the 27th and 28th of March, officials said. The prisoners who served a six month sentence at the Pul-e-Charkhi jail were sentenced by a special Afghan court during the landmark elections that saw President Karzai elected into power. During the October 2004 presidential elections, an independent election commission, made up of UN and Afghan officials found some voting irregularities during the. But Hamid Karzai was officially declared president after a UN panel declared that the voting irregularities did not affect the outcome. Reports suggested that problems emerged with the indelible ink designed to prevent multiple voting, leading to some voters using the opportunity to cast their vote more than ones.

Latest news from abroad

The latest news from abroad:

1- Hundreds Killed in New Indonesian Earthquake

2- Oil, Food Probe Clears Annan, Raps Son

3- What is going on in Iraq?

Latest news abroad

The latest news from abroad:

1- Hundreds Killed in New Indonesian Earthquake

2- Oil, Food Probe Clears Annan, Raps Son

3- What is going on in Iraq?

New job for police chief

The newly appointed police chief of the capital Kabul started his job Sunday. Speaking to the public he vowed that he will not give way to corruption and do his level best to uphold and enforce the Afghan law.

Sources close to the interior ministry said Major Gen. Akram Khakrizwal was today introduced to his fellow workers at Kabul police station by Zarar Ahmad Moqbil, a deputy to the interior minister.

Media develops in southern Afghanistan

For the first time in the history of southern Afghanistan Paktika province a magazine call "Paktika" was published on 21st of March.
The people of Paktika province, one of the less developed provinces of Afghanistan where people have no access to any median outlets including TV and Radio, have welecomed the magazine.

Unfotunately within three four years Karzai's goverment there is less developments to media in remote area and no one is seeking to help those people.

This believe this kind of movements in provinces give more information of live and health to the poeple who do not have access to any media communication.

Afghanistan and Pakistan ties

Recently Hamid Karzai Afghanistan President had a visit from Pakistan. The day when Karzai reached in Pakistan was a Pakistan-Day.
This visit was happen on Tuesday. Hamid Karzai and his counterpart General Pervez Musharraf tried to forge a broad-based relationship with a trust on invigorating trade and economic ties and expressed the common commitment to set-up their coordination in the fight against terror.

President Hamid Karzain and his counterpart Gerneral Pervez Musharraf told the to media after formal talks that they remain firmly committed to rooting out terrorism for sustainable development, peace and stability in the region.

There was also another news which some afghans whom were passing long term in Lahore prison, they released in Karzai’s visit to Islamabad.

I hope this bilateral ties move the two country for a better tomorrow.

Why this blog?

I would like to open a window to the world in which I can offer a different perspective from Afghanistan, something that mainstream media don’t cover. I have been blogging in Farsi for the past few years but I never maintained it well.

Anyhow, this blog is created to voice some ideas and spur demands for discussions. This is also a platform where I can alleviate some inner feeling of anxiety about everyday life.

I opened this window for discussion and for blogging on social and political lives of people in my country. If you are interested in looking at Afghanistan from a different perspective and non-biased, then here is the place. I must rebel against this kind of thought, it’s too presumptuous to claim that I’m not biased, I’m actually biased but in a different way. Everyone of us is biased in someway or the other.