Blog posts tagged "Afghanistan"

April 15, 2012 12:55 pm 1 Comment

Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson says the coordinated attacks on Kabul could be an ominous sign of things to come.

February 27, 2012 1:44 pm 18 Comments

Everyday at cock-crow, in the biting sub-zero of a terrible winter even by Kabuli standards, Najib sets out to pick up recyclable plastic from the streets and herd the family's sheep to forage on the rubbish heaps at the same time.

February 24, 2012 1:16 pm 13 Comments

Whether non-Muslims wish to comprehend this or not, the Koran is not "just a book" as one Twitter follower told me this morning. It is, literally, perceived by the faithful to be the word of God and in few countries more than Afghanistan.

February 6, 2012 12:30 pm No Comments

Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson video blogs on training for a marathon in Kabul.

February 4, 2012 1:56 pm 5 Comments

Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson blogs on the relentless snow hitting Kabul and why Britain's idea of winter is "frankly hilarious".

12:03 pm 3 Comments

Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson video blogs on his staple diet in Afghanistan.

February 2, 2012 2:31 pm No Comments

Alex Thomson reports some surprising results in a bit of truly unscientific opinion polling of the people of Kabul.

February 1, 2012 11:47 am 2 Comments

Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson blogs on his unexpected encounter with a Taliban "big beast".

11:21 am 1 Comment

Two reports made public in the space of a few weeks add up to a damning and corroborative indictment of western policy in Afghanistan - to say nothing of Pakistan’s policy here writes Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson.

6:58 am 1 Comment

A history of conflict and a decade of nation-building means that getting in and out of Kabul hotels - each of which is a sizeable target - is a real accomplishment.