Posts: "Afghanistan"

My Journey from Afghanistan to Australia

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:22:10 +0000

I am a photographer from Afghanistan. I am Hazara, worked with the allies in Kabul and had my photo essay about The Dancing Boys in Afghanistan published in The Washington Post. The consequence of those three things is that I have had to flee my home in Afghanistan. I was threatened with dea...

Fixer / Translator in Kabul, Afghanistan - and general info

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:05:39 +0000

I'm a freelancer and planning on going to Afghanistan this summer to report on the withdrawal of troops. It will be my first time there, so please let me know if you have tips, places to recommend, helpful people to speak to, or any info that I should know of. Thank you very much! I would really ...

Water issues media fellowship for South Asian journalists

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:29:34 +0000

http://www.cseindia.org/content/deadline-applying-cses-3rd-south-asian-media-fellowship-water-barred-need-or-greed-extended For journalists from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka In its 58th session, the United Nations General Assembly had proclaimed 2...

Need help finding a freelance journalist in Kabul

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:15:45 +0000

I'm looking for a visual journalist currently based in Kabul that would be available for three to four days in late June to shoot a brief doc vid for a non-profit called Afghan Youth Initiative. There is no editing required - all footage will be sent back to the US for me to edit. This is a paid ...

Advice for first-time embeds to Afghanistan

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:45:43 +0000

Over the past year I have been emailed frequently by photographers inquiring the "how to's" of embedding to Afghanistan, especially those who are first-timers. I wrote very similar emails like this to very experienced colleagues (such as Alan Chin, John Moore, and Teru Kuwayama, to name a few) b...

Afghan SIM card

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:53:37 +0000

Hi everyone, Does anyone have a good place to get Afghan SIM cards? Thanks. Cheers, Bill.

Afghanistan

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:17:56 +0000

I am off to Afghanistan for a month on the 27th of April. If Anyone has been there recently I would appreciate any advice, comments and information you can give me about the country as far as shooting. I am not embedding with any army but I am worried about internet/broadband in Kabul, thoughts o...

USAID positions - Afghanistan and Pakistan

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:37:10 +0000

http://tbe.taleo.net/NA8/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=MSI&cws=2&rid=1240 New USAID Positions in Afghanistan and Pakistan During the last year, USAID has undertaken a nearly unprecedented staffing increase as they added hundreds of new positions to the mission in Afghanistan and arou...

IWPR seeks radio professional in Afghanistan

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:55:21 +0000

Institute for War and Peace Reporting seeks radio journalism trainer in Afghanistan http://iwpr.net/?p=-&apc_state=henh&s=o&o=top_vacancies_rta.html IWPR is looking to recruit a short-term radio training consultant for a series of training and production activities in Afghanistan. We are lo...

Afghanistan research group seeks analyst, researcher

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:08:19 +0000

21-1-2010 AAN IS RECRUITING: Senior Analyst and/or Junior Researcher After a year of getting organised and established we are now ready to recruit. In order to consolidate our presence in Afghanistan and to maintain and expand our output, we are looking for a SENIOR ANALYST and/...

An Afghan Perspective

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:02:18 +0000

"These days there is a famous saying among regular Afghans -- more troops need more targets" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/asheel-qayum/does-afghanistan-have-a-m_b_415074.html#comments Asheel Qayum, a pseudonym, works for a major American news outlet in Kabul, and has lived in Afghanistan a...

Afghanistan Photos Needed

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:04:02 +0000

I'm looking for color photos, of US soldiers under attack in Afghanistan within the last year. Please email me as soon as possible. Links are preferable, emails accepted. Above normal usage fee will be paid.

Gallery Opening - Jared Moossy - NYC

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:02:34 +0000

Gallery FCB is pleased to present "Leaves of Grass" by Jared Moossy Photographs showing the undocumented side of Afghan lives. Opening Reception November 10, 2009 6 â€“ 9 pm November 10, 2009 - January 15, 2010 Gallery FCB 16 W. 23rd Street, 3rd Floor NY, NY 10010 212-7...

new embed restrictions for Afghanistan: no KIA

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:08:06 +0000

This in from CPJ: The agreement journalists must sign to become embedded with a military unit in Afghanistan now includes a prohibition against any photographic or video coverage of U.S. troops killed in action, according to a copy of the latest agreement

Bpeace competition for Afghan business entrepeneurs

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:17:09 +0000

NEWS: Press Release Contact: Soraya Omar, race@bpeace.org Bpeace Program Manager Mobile: (0) 797 340 855 (Kabul) Toni Maloney, race@bpeace.org Bpeace Co-Founder and Chair Mobile: 212-777-6655 (New York) Award Com...

Looking for Afghanistan travel partner November-December

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:17:46 +0000

I'm looking for someone to travel around Kabul and possibly beyond with for November and December. I'm going to be working on stories in the capital and would like to split costs with a working journalist there. i'm flex on times, so email me privately with any questions.

Mustafa Hotel, Kabul contacts? Nothing but dead air on the other end.

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:52:18 +0000

Hi All, I wanted to ask if anyone has been able to get through to the Mustafa Hotel by any other contact than these: e-mail: mustafa_hotel@hotmail.com phone: 0093 70276021. I have been trying for weeks via e-mail and days by phone and get nothing but dead air in response. Has a...

Battlespace Brooklyn

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:28:11 +0000

Photographs from Iraq and Afghanistan 2003-2008 opening reception saturday oct 25, 2008 6-8pm Gaith Abdul Ahad Christoph Bangert Guy Calaf Andrew Cutraro Balazs Gardi Ashley Gilbertson Eros Hoagland Jason Howe Michael Kamber Yuri Kozyrev Teru Kuwayama Rita Leistner Ben Lowy Jared...

Afghanistan

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:50:51 +0000

Hi. Currently working on a trip to Afghan in the summer of 2009, wondering if anyone is planning to be in Afghanistan around that time. Adam

Seamus Murphy Talk/Slide Show

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:11:13 +0000

Seamus Murphy Talk/Slide Show Presentation London Weds 9th July. 6.30.pm A talk/slide presentation of Seamus Murphyâ€™s A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan at Asia House Gallery, 63 New Cavendish St.London W1. www.asiahouse.org Exhibition runs until 13 Sept. 2008 Admission Â£8, discounted entranc...

afghanistan

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:23:17 +0000

Hi All, I am a freelance writer traveling across Central Asia. In Iran at the moment but I will be in Tajikistan in May and I was wondering if anyone has info on Northern Afghanistan. I am considering crossing into Mazar-I-Sharif by land but would like info on security/safety first. any info will...

ATMs in Afghanistan?

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:16:56 +0000

How is the cash situation in Afghanistan these days? Is there a network of reliable ATMs? How is the situation outside Kabul?

Afghan money questions

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:54:16 +0000

I have a few (probably outdated) questions about cash in Kabul. 1. Are their internationally linked ATMs/banks there now? 2. Is it possible to buy a one way ticket out of the country ie to Delhi with a credit/debit card or just cash? (this question assumes Indian Airlines is currently flyi...

Battlespace exhibition starts Feb 28

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:57:10 +0000

Hey all -- November Eleven and Gallery FCB are opening a new exhibition on February 28th in NYC. Battlespace | Unrealities of War http://www.novembereleven.org/invitations/ Stop by if you're in town, or recommend it to your friends who are...

Afghanistan Photo Exhibit and Multimedia Presentation

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:56:56 +0000

Those of you who live in or can get to the metro Boston area, please consider joining me for the event below. Hope to see some of you there! ~Paula --------- !http://galleries.lernerphoto.com/PLernerBGA.jpg! SPECIAL EVENT INVITATION - METRO BOSTON Kindly pass this announcement on to anyon...

Book Launch and Slideshow by Q. Sakamaki

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:56:48 +0000

"WAR DNA" Book Launch and the slideshow by Q. Sakamaki At the Bubble Lounge, 228 West Broadway, New York, New York. Ph: 212-431-3433. Slideshow features singles from the book "WAR DNA", as well as stories from Turkey, Sri Lanka, and Rio, Brazil. The door opens at 5pm, and the slideshow at ...

Stephanie Sinclair wins Unicef Photo of the Year

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:56:52 +0000

Congrats to LS member Stephanie Sinclair for winning Unicef Photo of the Year 2007! Go girl, this is so awsome! http://www.unicef.de/foto/2007/english/index.htm UNICEF Photo of the Year 2007 Images of Extremes Eva Luise KÃ¶hler honors Stephanie Sinclair for her picture taken in Afgh...

Kabul flights from Dubai - Kam Air - for UK info only

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:56:35 +0000

Hi, It's my first post and since I used these forums for information I thought I'd add another post for others as there are several on this... I recently booked flights to Kabul from Dubai and booked them as a combination of the Kam Air website http://www.flykamair.com/ (which only allowed...

Afghanistan Exhibition, Germany

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:22:38 +0000

Hi all, for anyone in the area, I have an exhibition up this month at the Leica gallery in Solms. http://www.leica-camera.us/culture/galeries/gallery_solms/

Afghanistan: Giving Women a Voice/Paula Lerner Gallery Talk

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:56:28 +0000

GALLERY TALK AFGHANISTAN: GIVING WOMEN A VOICE with Photographer Paula Lerner Plenty of news stories out of Afghanistan cover the ongoing insurgency and the hardships of war. But few tell of how people are rebuilding their lives in war's aftermath. Over the last three years Boston are...