tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24742175.post1863349685169794506..comments2023-10-16T05:38:36.161-04:00Comments on Making a home in Kabul: In The News*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24742175.post-53089327826608001022007-04-15T03:24:00.000-04:002007-04-15T03:24:00.000-04:00I'm thinking of you - here in London for a week I ...I'm thinking of you - here in London for a week I keep checking e-Ariana and yesterday felt a wave of guilt at being away when the mass grave was discovered - and I don't even work in the north, would have been doing nothing to help there. <BR/><BR/>And I'm not even Afghan, I can imagine a little of the complex emotional responses you must experience. <BR/><BR/>The only way I know to deal with the injustice of the different responses to the Italian and Afghan journalists is to make a conscious effort not to fall into the same trap. I'm sure I fail, but I have to keep trying, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24742175.post-12428655344244355552007-04-13T22:26:00.000-04:002007-04-13T22:26:00.000-04:00i think i've found (been shown) a hole in the Grea...i think i've found (been shown) a hole in the Great Firewall! Test Comment....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24742175.post-34298630718941953182007-04-12T06:56:00.000-04:002007-04-12T06:56:00.000-04:00I couldn't even find the words to post about it - ...I couldn't even find the words to post about it - I was so sad. I wanted to have good news. Guess life and reality were getting in the way of my plans. At least my boss came out with the right words again, pity they didn't seem to make any difference. Feeling a little hopeless today, indeed I am. I guess this too will pass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24742175.post-38398218928196408892007-04-11T11:08:00.000-04:002007-04-11T11:08:00.000-04:00Terrible, terrible. I'm sure they mean it as a war...Terrible, terrible. I'm sure they mean it as a warning to all the other Afghan journalists who dare to write truth.Kristin Ohlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961884344605729368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24742175.post-76900418591045420352007-04-10T09:14:00.000-04:002007-04-10T09:14:00.000-04:00Whenever I read about news like this, I feel rage ...Whenever I read about news like this, I feel rage and helpless. When is all going to end?gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24742175.post-55018256324634001572007-04-09T23:58:00.000-04:002007-04-09T23:58:00.000-04:00yes, it is heartbreaking. it's an evil act and the...yes, it is heartbreaking. it's an evil act and the only thing i can think of is to pray/send healing vibes. <BR/><BR/>laci, yes, i know the prayers weren't just limited to his or my family...homeinkabulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11119470533196863333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24742175.post-84307433965967716862007-04-09T15:25:00.000-04:002007-04-09T15:25:00.000-04:00We are all praying. Not just his family, not just ...We are all praying. Not just his family, not just yours. All of us.thefirecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252139550073127683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24742175.post-56719002289516442132007-04-09T01:33:00.000-04:002007-04-09T01:33:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for your post. On the cover of ...Thank you so much for your post. On the cover of Time magazine (Asian edition) last week, it said, "Talibanistan", and talked about this growing group. Praying for you and my friends who live, work, and have a love for the people there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24742175.post-27793234634371268212007-04-09T00:38:00.000-04:002007-04-09T00:38:00.000-04:00It makes some of our news seem so much smaller.It makes some of our news seem so much smaller.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054205963916941320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24742175.post-74471979829632940292007-04-08T22:45:00.000-04:002007-04-08T22:45:00.000-04:00I'm glad you posted on this topic. I hadn't heard...I'm glad you posted on this topic. I hadn't heard the news. It is so sad. As for the act itself, I find it so hard to find any sense at all in it, probably because there is none, at least within my sense of logic.<BR/><BR/>Your writing is wonderful, as always. Particularly liked: "maintain dignity in the dusty swirl of the current Afghanistan"<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24742175.post-88520486293914299362007-04-08T22:18:00.000-04:002007-04-08T22:18:00.000-04:00I feel your helplessness, and I feel sick about th...I feel your helplessness, and I feel sick about this senseless loss of life.<BR/><BR/>One paradox is this: the Taleban's killing him won't advance their cause. They murdered for political/perception reasons, in order to look powerful, but no one sees them this way. <BR/><BR/>I think most see that they murdered an innocent person, and that this is an evil act.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24742175.post-58908071687648515962007-04-08T21:05:00.000-04:002007-04-08T21:05:00.000-04:00I saw this this morning- and it broke my heart...I saw this this morning- and it broke my heart...Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287107184977896696noreply@blogger.com