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Background: Afghanistan's recent history is a story of war and civil unrest. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-Communist mujahidin forces. The Communist regime in Kabul collapsed in 1992. Fighting that subsequently erupted among the various mujahidin factions eventually helped to spawn the Taliban, a hardline Pakistani-sponsored movement that fought to end the warlordism and civil war that gripped the country. The Taliban seized Kabul in 1996 and were able to capture most of the country outside of Northern Alliance strongholds primarily in the northeast. Following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, a US, Allied, and Northern Alliance military action toppled the Taliban for sheltering Osama BIN LADIN. In late 2001, a conference in Bonn, Germany, established a process for political reconstruction that ultimately resulted in the adoption of a new constitution and presidential election in 2004. On 9 October 2004, Hamid KARZAI became the first democratically elected president of Afghanistan. The new Afghan government's next task is to hold National Assembly elections, tentatively scheduled for April 2005.




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23 octobre
23 days ago: G G published a blog
23 octobre
October 31st 2009  Asia » Afghanistan » East » Bamyian
23 octobre : Avec Ross je fais mon troisieme voyage aux lacs de Band-e-Amir. 26 octobre : Je suis deploye pour le run-off dans la merveilleuse cite de Nili. Village/capitale de la province de Dai ... 9 photos [full story]

36 days ago: G G published a blog
1 au 9 octobre
October 18th 2009  Asia » Afghanistan » East » Bamyian
1 octobre : J’ai decouverts qu’il y avait un petit gym au centre-ville/bazard de Bamyan, j’ai été faire un petit tour histoire de rechauffer mes muscles. 2 octobre : En cette jo ... [full story]

22 au 30 septembre
53 days ago: G G published a blog
22 au 30 septembre
October 1st 2009  Asia » Afghanistan » East » Bamyian
22 septembre : Belle petite soirée, en effet on a mange des brochettes sur un genre de BBQ. L’ambiance était super. Belle température. Quand même bizarre un BBQ pas de femmes et pas d’alc ... 2 photos [full story]

15 au 21 septembre
62 days ago: G G published a blog
15 au 21 septembre
September 22nd 2009  Asia » Afghanistan » East » Bamyian
15 septembre : Souper a la base militaire des neo-zelandais : spaghetti et steack avec un super de gateau comme dessert. La base est egalement occupee par des etatsuniens et des singaporiens. Jasse a ... 23 photos [full story]

fotos bureau
70 days ago: G G published a blog
fotos bureau
September 13th 2009  Asia » Afghanistan » East » Bamyian
8 septembre : En apres-midi je visite finalement ces fameux buddhas. Vraiment impressionnant, c’est une ville de labirynthe et de temple construit sur le paroi d’une montagne par des boud ... 2 photos [full story]

Behind Open Doors
85 days ago: canuckpilot published a blog
Behind Open Doors
August 30th 2009  Asia » Afghanistan » East » Kabul
Any attempt to describe the circumstances that envelope this country making a political comment is futile. This is a country that has been brutalized from forces from inside and from outside of it's ... 2 photos [full story]

18 au 28 aout 2009
90 days ago: G G published a blog
18 au 28 aout 2009
August 25th 2009  Asia » Afghanistan » East » Bamyian
18 aout : Rien de special a Nili, mais dans le monde c’est la fete de ma grande soeur. 19 aout : Debut du confinement pendant 3 jours dans nos residences. Mais je ne resterai meme pas dans ... 14 photos [full story]

91 days ago: canuckpilot published a blog
Hurry Up and Wait
August 19th 2009  Asia » Afghanistan » East » Kabul
It's a life of excitement here in Kabul during the National Election. The UN had decided to 'shut-down' things until any (shall we say?) activities have calmed down and the streets are safe enough to ... [full story]

98 days ago: G G published a blog
6 au 17 aout
August 17th 2009  Asia » Afghanistan » East » Bamyian
6 aout : Busy, busy, busy !!! 7 aout : Journee de conge. Je me suis taper les 3 American Pie. Les seules comedies americaines qui me font vraiment rire ; en effet, je suis partisan des comedies m ... [full story]

A Day On
100 days ago: canuckpilot published a blog
A Day On
August 15th 2009  Asia » Afghanistan » East » Kabul
It is difficult to say that there is a typical day of flying here in Afghanistan. But it is not as though it is absolute chaos, either. On Thursday, Luc and I were to fly to four places: first Bam ... 3 photos [full story]


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