Nasim Fekrat

British Tired Soldier

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:03:16 +0000

A British soldier fell into sleep on the ground in the shadow of his car after earliest patrol around Bost Airport in Lashkargah the capital of Helmand province. I took this picture this mornening while i was waiting 5 hours to get back to Kabul but because of mechanical dificulties. After we got into the plane, the plane was about to move, suddenly the left propeller slow down. They told us, they will fix it in one hour but it didn’t have happen. I am stuck in Helmand and can’t move ):

Sunset in Helmand

admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:48:36 +0000

It is three days I am in Lashkargah, the capital of Helmand province. In the last two days I have been teaching blogging and online journalism for journalist in IWPR center. Great please it was. Leaning to learn others leave a deep affection in me. I took this picture yesterday evening after while I was swimming in Bost hotel pole which is located at the bank of the Helmand River. When I saw the sunset, it gave me a sudden inspiration of this city which is became so bloody for its inhabitant.

Enjoy watching the sunset in Helmand.

Little Breadwinner

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:00:07 +0000

He is one of brave Afghan child breadwinners, he is selling cigarates to support his family. When i asked him if he is going to school, he shaked his head in disagreement.

More than 12 million of the Afghanistan’s population consists of children of whom 50% have no access to these services.

More than six million children in the country face problems such as smuggling, abduction, performing tough jobs and get no education.

This was said by Wasil Noor Momand, deputy minister of the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD); on June 1st in a function of Children’s Day in Al-Fath Nursery in Kabul.

He said that all governmental organizations should pay serious attention to administer justice for children, make education available, make health services accessible, make better their financial conditions and prevent the smuggling of children.

IRIN News, January 16, 2007: A survey released by the AIHRC revealed that 60 percent of families surveyed stated that almost half their children were involved in some kind of labour.

According to his information, more than 12 million of the population of the country consists of children of whom 50% have no access to these services.

He said that the population of Afghanistan is estimated to be 26 million.

He also said that the Ministry has made a strategic plan for the protection of the children and the strategy plan for preventing the smuggling of children is being worked on.

Also, he said that in 29 provinces of the country commissions for the defense of children’s rights have been made and they have handled 500 cases until now.

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In the end he said that in the future the Ministry would pay more attention for the welfare of the children.

Fahima Hadi, the head of the nurseries, expressed worry in the function about the bad conditions of the children, especially in rural areas.

She said, “Celebrating this day is not just for the remembrance of this day but action has to be taken in giving children their rights.”

Fahima Hadi demanded the government and international community to pay attention to the betterment of the condition of the lives of the children in the country.

Little Transportation

admin — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:29:27 +0000

I Wanted to write caption for this picture, nothing came to my mind. Better to say this that the picture itelf says a lot.

Afghan Family Picnicking

admin — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:59:29 +0000

This family came to have a picnic by the Kabul dry river bed which is not attractive but the question is; where they should go?

If you are in Kabul, you would wonder where you can go for picknicking, that is true my friend. Feel us.

Afghan Beard

admin — Sun, 10 May 2009 07:41:37 +0000

In the muslim world, men sometimes dye their hair, beards and moustaches with henna, a natural dyestuff, which needs to be applied periodically in order to maintain its lustrous colour. In Afghanistan dyeing is very popular especially among Pashtun in the south.

Muslim do so because they believe that the prophet Muhammad had done so and also because it was a remedy for headaches and dandruff.

Shahr-e Zahak

admin — Sun, 10 May 2009 00:45:45 +0000

The so called Red City (Shahr-i-Zahak) is located about 17 km from Bamiyan. The three-tiered Red City – a fortress of sun-dried red clay from the 3rd century BC - clings to a cliff 1,500 feet above above the entrance to the Bamiyan Valley. The Red City was never rebuilt after attack in 1221 and nowadays you can see only the ruins of the Red City.

Shrine of Hazrat Ali

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 23:28:20 +0000

The main attraction of Mazar-e-Sharif is the Shrine of Hazrat Ali which sits in a large square in the center of town. Hazrat Ali, the son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet Mohammed, and founder of the Shi’a branch of Islam, assassinated in 661 AD, may or may not be buried here, most would say he is buried at Kufa, Iraq, near Baghdad. However there is a legend that says his body was transferred away from that location via camel and it was here, in present day Mazar-e-Sharif, where the camel dropped dead and the body buried. The site is so sacred that all pigeons that come to reside near the shrine will turn white within 40 days. Seeing as the hundreds of pigeons are indeed white except for a few new arrivals still in transition that display only a small amount of coloration, I’d like to see someone come up with a better explanation for the white doves of Mazar. Read more here…

Our Afghan National Army

admin — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:27:48 +0000

This is the picture of our young people, our noble children. I am proud of them, two days embedding with them i believed they are so strong to stand up against enemy, against Taliban and strangers who are against our nation. I am so glad and proud today to see the National Army of Afghanistan getting so strong. Before Mujaheddin and starting civil war, Afghanistan had the most powerful Army. This is was a threat to neighboring countries. As i see and the interests among people who are joining to army day by day i am sure that they will be strong again.

Yea, embeed with Afghan National Army, i love those brave children.

Read here more this:

Afghan National Army leading the operations in 2008

Bloody Ashura in Kabul

admin — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:21:43 +0000

Ashura, the 10th of Muharram is a holy day for Muslims and especial day for Shi’a. This day is a remarkable day of Muharram in Islamic calendar, the day of mourning for the martyrdom of Hussian the son Ali and the grandson of Muhammad in the unequal battle of Karbala in the year 61 (AD 680).

Hussain was the son of Prophet Muhammad’s daughter Fatima in which Muhammad said: Hussain is from me and I am from Hussain, may God love whoever loves Hussain. Apparently Hussain with his 72 colleagues whom were all from his own family and relatives killed in the battle took place in Karbala in the land of Iraq on the shore of the Euphrates River.

Ashura is a fasting day for Sunni Muslims; they cook food such as Nazr and distribute it to their neighbors and poor people. In Afghanistan, Sunni take this as a holy day; they respect and believe in the sacrifice of Hussain, the grandson of Mohammad.

Last year Ashura was a bloody day in Herat, the ceremony turned to violence and killed tens of people. This year in all circles and Takyakhana where the people hold the ceremony they were taking tight security measures.
This year in Ashura, the priests of both sides, Shi’a and Sunni, had speeches including the government authorities, legislators, leaders and President Karzai. more you can read at www.afghanlord.org