Afghan Guys And Gals Meet Facebook To Facebook

By Farangis Najibullah April 11, 2013 High-school student Muhammad Akbar has never dated a girl in real life, but he’s got plenty of girlfriends on Facebook. With social and religious taboos restricting face-to-face contact between unrelated members of the opposite sex, Facebook’s popularity has skyrocketed as a virtual meeting place in Afghanistan.Akbar spends nearly an hour […]

 

Eight (Years) is Enough: Time to Rethink Afghanistan

“Greenwald demonstrates deft timing with RETHINK AFGHANISTAN,  a documentary questioning the American presence there … [the film] presents a flurry of sights, voices and figures, many of them compelling.” — The New York Times “Sending more troops will not make the U.S. safer; it will only build more opposition against us. I urge you on […]