“New Afghan City,” CNN calls it, without a shred of irony.
I for one look forward to the tram lines and casinos.
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I know the quy being interviewed, the only thing you can trust him with is his self prootion. He is a panjsheri and member of NA, for those in the know.
I know the quy being interviewed, the only thing you can trust him with is his self promotion. He is a panjsheri and member of NA, for those in the know.
Jalal,
Nice try. He’s a Dari-speaking Kabuli of Pashtun heritage.
Anybody who was strongly anti-Taliban in the 1990s got labeled as Panjshiri by Afghan Mellat enthusiasts and similar Taliban apologist types. Hence the mis-identification by numerous people.