Today I met with the Mayor of Nili, Azra Jafari, and a local engineering firm here in Kabul. The meeting was very productive and accomplished many things, which included the future development of Nili, a small mountainous town in central Afghanistan.
I was very impressed with Mayor Jafari. She has inherited the massive challenge of transforming her small remote town into a flourishing city. In the face of all this she is up against a culture that is not accustomed to female leadership, while navigating the complex Afghan politics in the process. We all want this to be a success for an array of ideological reasons.
The trip to and from the engineering firm made a loop through some of the most interesting parts of Kabul. Being my first time here, I was surprised by how alive, active and beautiful this city is.
Here are some random shots through the city.
There were an odd number of people on that bike. It's no homo. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI think that only applies to scooters, but then the laws may be different here.
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