Afghanistan

Written night, 6/22/2022 EST
Reports are coming in, earlier today a devastating earthquake hit the region of Afghanistan where Paktika (perhaps Pakteeka) Province is. 

Geographic guideposts:
-About 120 miles south of Kabul, Afgh.
-About 200 west of Islamabad, Pakist.
-Near Lawar Mandi
-Near Afgh.-Pakist. border

Many bodies buried beneath rubble. Body count seeing ongoing changes.

How it all materialized of course is being studied.

Exact range of where victims are may not necessarily be localized to ju...
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The saying goes, 'you tell me'; there have been so many suicide incidents involving detonations and mass loss of life in Afghanistan the past 20 years, that when a major event occurs, such as 15 persons died, maybe even 70 persons died in one incident, media giants outside of the region, virtually ignore the story.  Can it be that this is the reality that media giants have gone to?

Straightforwardly, suicide incidents in Afghanistan have become, for a lack of more choice words, hackneyed, in t...
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Many of us had in the beginning of our Saturday morning the news that a large number were slain in Kabul, Afghanistan, perhaps about 80.  This comes just hours after a frightening attack the claimed the lives of over 8 persons in Munich, Germany.  There were a few other events that were marked as violent anomalies previous to them as well that received international attention.

Suicide blasts in Afghanistan in the past 2 or 3 years can be described almost as rife in terms of the frequency of o...
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Making the news for the Kabul region, is a protest upon the Presidential Palace that occurred last Wednesday in the wake of beheadings of what was reported to be 'Hazara Shiites' by ISIS/ISIL, whereas a number of messages were voiced during the protests by protestors ranging from outcry over the incident to discomforts and urge for downfall of nearby countries, governments, and entities.  What appeared to be a diverse crowd, had perhaps some aspects of an anomaly, however, the Palace has seen...
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In at least a couple of major cities in Afghanistan, to include Kabul, more specifically of reference is the little area dubbed 'Paradise', has come to media attention, as having prostitution escalating to the extent that it is problematic beyond an ordinary situation of an outgrowth of economic challenges.

Coverage about problems in Afghanistan generally speaking, as of 2013, discuss the results of being war torn, whereat as in any country prolonged war, strife, and conflict has existed, pros...
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