Blog posts tagged "Kabul"

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 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".

February 3, 2012 5:46 pm 7 Comments

Alex Thomson posts a video diary on how Kabul's most vulnerable are suffering brutally in the unusually harsh winter.

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 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.

January 29, 2012 4:20 pm 1 Comment

Will the Taliban renounce "international terrorism" as the US demands? Will they get their prisoners out of Guantanamo Bay? And will they recognise the Karzai regime in Kabul at all? Once you see movement on this you can start taking matters seriously.

January 27, 2012 3:33 pm 1 Comment

Afghans enjoy winter sports after Friday prayers in Tabul - but a cemetery nearby reveals another side to Afghanistan's ancient city.