Category Archives: economy

Planned Obsolescence & Consumerism

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

This way of selling more products by designing products that deliberately fail, cannot be repaired, or have a set lifespan imposed in some other way is known as planned obsolescence. However, it is not just a cynical plot dreamed up … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, development, economy, facts, learning, politics, Post from Kabul, Reading, Sharing, technology, Writing | 2 Comments

Education, key to success

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

Only true education can solve the problems of this nation. #Afghanistan @Afghanistan in photos

Posted in Afghanistan, blogging, culture, development, economy, education, interests, photography, Post from Kabul, Sharing, Things you want to see from Afghanistan | Leave a comment

Pictures of old Afghanistan depict better times

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

The president of Cal State East Bay in Hayward happens to be from Afghanistan, and has a collection of incredible old news footage and pictures of his country from back in the 1950s and 1960s. They show a sharp contrast … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, blogging, culture, democracy, development, economy, education, facts, Kabul, Post from Kabul, Reading, Sharing, soceity, Things you want to see from Afghanistan | Leave a comment

Internet cables support Afghan economy

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

Those cables today can increase the per-capita of Afghanistan GDP and make Afghanistan the next Silicon valley of the region. The Afghanistan economy counts on 12 million citizens, a relatively small population, consequently relatively easy to connect, educate and move … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, blogging, development, economy, education, Post from Kabul, Reading, Sharing, technology | Leave a comment

Afghanistan’s carpet industry

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Carpets are Afghanistan’s best known export, woven mostly by women in the north of the country. Displaying his best carpets from Andkhoy in northern Faryab province, Ismail Temorzada said that each carpet costs 60000 Afghanis – about USD 1300 – … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, art, blogging, development, economy, Post from Kabul, Reading, Sharing, soceity, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Demoralized teachers

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

The failure to mobilize the human resources necessary to bring the message of nation-building to the population was more important than other small glitches in the production and distribution of teaching material. Although exact figures are hard to come by, … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, blogging, development, economy, education, facts, interests, learning, Post from Kabul, Reading, Sharing, soceity, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Spring tour to the North-part 2

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

New railroad, Mazar-i-Sharif, April 2012.

Posted in Afghanistan, blogging, development, economy, interests, photography, Post from Kabul, Sharing, travel | Leave a comment

The problem of centralized power in Afghanistan

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Afghanistan‘s slow-burning political crisis began in 2003, when a Loya Jirga convened in Kabul in December to ratify a new constitution. The new document was modeled closely on the 1964 constitution, itself following closely in the footsteps of constitutions in … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, blogging, culture, democracy, economy, facts, Kabul, politics, Post from Kabul, Reading, Sharing, soceity, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Afghan to double the number of students in India

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Afghanistan proposes to double the number of its students in Indian and Turkish universities as part of the moves to boost educational standards in the country, President Hamid Karzai said. He said the number of Afghan students to be send … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, blogging, development, economy, education, interests, Post from Kabul, Reading, Sharing, soceity, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Flyover of Kabul – Koti Sangi Flyover

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

The population is rapidly growing in the Kabul. It is because many people (have moved or) move to Kabul for employment; it is a business center. It should also be said that Kabul is more secured than many other provinces. … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, blogging, development, economy, facts, interests, Kabul, photography, Post from Kabul, Sharing, soceity | 5 Comments