Fazelminallah Qazizai

1 month ago | newlinesmag.com | Fazelminallah Qazizai

In the quiet hours after iftar, as families across Afghanistan sipped tea, rested and scrolled through social media — a lifeline for news in a country where electricity to power TVs and radios is in short supply — a photo began to ripple through Facebook and X. The image, blurred yet visceral, showed a man in a light-blue medical gown, hands cuffed, flanked by two armed officers. Their tactical gear bore FBI patches; their faces were masked by balaclavas and camouflage.

Sep 22, 2024 | newlinesmag.com | Fazelminallah Qazizai

During his Sept. 10 presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Donald Trump briefly mentioned a Taliban leader he negotiated with named Abdul. As part of a response to a question about his handling of the U.S. war in Afghanistan, Trump referred to Abdul as “the head of the Taliban.” Trump then added: “And I told Abdul don’t do it anymore, you do it anymore you’re going to have problems. And he said why do you send me a picture of my house?

Jul 3, 2024 | wealthinsidermag.com | Fazelminallah Qazizai |Amy Kazmin

What happens to your old toothbrush when it’s ready to be put to pasture? The American Dental Association suggests replacing your toothbrush every three or four months, or sooner if the bristles start looking frayed. And if you’ve had a cold or the flu, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences advises tossing your brush when you recover in favor of a new one. That means you’re sending at least three or four brushes to the landfill each year — unless, of course, you find other uses for them.

Apr 21, 2024 | npr.org | Marc Silver |Pierre Kattar |Hanna Palamarenko |Fazelminallah Qazizai

Although matzo sold in supermarkets is typically square, the round matzo is believed to be the earliest form of this unleavened bread that is eaten during the Passover holiday as a symbol of both suffering and freedom.

Jul 13, 2023 | krwg.org | Fazelminallah Qazizai

KABUL – Afghan women are reacting with panic and dismay as a Taliban ban on beauty salons looms in the capital Kabul. It is the latest of dozens of edicts curbing women and girls from public life. The restrictionsare sosevere that the U.N. has warned that the Taliban may be responsible for gender apartheid and the crime against humanity of gender persecution.