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Slain U.S. doctor’s colleague recalls deadly Kabul attack

May 3, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It was midmorning at Cure International Hospital in Kabul when Dr. Jerry Umanos took a phone call. He told co-workers he had to meet some guests at the front gate and would be right back.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, Afghanistan, Amir Shah, Associated Press, Cure Hospital, Cure International Hospital, Darulaman Palace, Hafiz Khan, Interior Ministry, Jan Schuitema, Jerry Umanos, Jon Gabel, Kabul, Larissa Fast, Morning Star Development, NATO, Noor Ahmad, Notre Dame, Vol 33 No 19 | May 3 - May 9

Rare Afgan fashion show empowers women

February 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Amir Shah and Kim Gamel The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan models paraded down a candle-lined catwalk Friday, Feb. 8 as men and women watched from the audience in a restaurant off a muddy street in Kabul.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, Afghanistan, Kabul, Mohammad Zafar Salehi, Rare Afgan, Salma Gul, Shahar Banoo Zeerak, Vol 32 No 8 | February 16 - February 22

Rooting for the underdogs in this month’s book selections

August 3, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly The Choke Artist: Confessions of a Chronic Underachiever By David Yoo Grand Central Publishing, 2012 Growing up, David Yoo hated everything that identified him as Asian: his slanted eyes, his slight frame, and others’ assumptions that he was academically gifted. So in an effort to buck the model minority […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2012, Cat Girl, Choke Artist, David Yoo, Day Off, Ferris Bueller, Grand Central Publishing, John Hughes, Kabul, Korean, Natalie Ng, PWG, Samantha Pak, Tu Books, Vol 31 No 32 | August 4 - August 10, Wrigley Field

Costly Afghan weddings under government scrutiny

June 22, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Some brides in Afghanistan change their outfits up to 10 times. Throw in the six-hour trips to the beauty parlors and the meals for 1,000 guests — and one wedding alone could bankrupt many Afghans. …

Filed Under: World News, Cultures Tagged With: Afghanistan, Amir Shah, Associated Press, City Star Hall, Costly Afghan, Hamid Walizada, Jon Gambrell, Justice Minister Habibullah Ghaleb, Justice Ministry, Kabul, Las Vegas, Prophet Muhammad, Wedding

Afghan journalism student sentenced to 20 years

October 25, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan appeals court overturned a death sentence Tuesday, Oct. 21, for a journalism student accused of blasphemy for asking questions in class about women’s rights under Islam. But the judges still sentenced him to 20 years in prison.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2008, AP, Abdul Salaam Qazizada, Afghanistan, Asia, Balkh University, Bob Dietz, John Dempsey, Kabul, New York, Supreme Court, Yaqub Ibrahimi, vol 27 no 44 | October 25 - October 31

Exposed | Artist examines the secrets of women

October 4, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“It’s basically an inside look at an Afghan American family. The video will be specifically looking at three women who are revealing their families’ secrets as they prepare a traditional Afghan dish.” This is how artist Gazelle Samizay describes her latest work, “Noshe-e Jan.”

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Fashion Tagged With: Afghan American, Afghanistan, Albert Lanier, Asian American, Exposed Artist, Kabul, London, Northwest Asian Weekly, Noshe-e Jan, Pacific Northwest, Paris, Pioneer Square, Though Gazelle Samizay, Though Samizay, culture, vol 27 no 41 | October 4 - October 10

Japanese aid worker killed in Afghanistan

September 6, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

ABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Japanese aid worker kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan has been killed, police officials said.

Kazuya Ito, 31, was abducted near the city of Jalalabad early Aug. 26. Japan set up a task force in Kabul to seek his release, according to Japan’s foreign ministry. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: Afghanistan, Ghafor Khan, Japanese Embassy, Jay Alabaster, Kabul, Kazuya Ito, Manji Fukumoto, Senior Vice Foreign Minister Ichita Yamamoto, Tokyo, vol 27 no 37 | September 6 - September 12

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