Afghan Women and Men Protest at Iranian Consolate in Herat

New access to electricity for 6,000 families in Faryab, Afghanistan

"Afghan media reported earlier this week that around 6000 families in the Shirin Tagab district of Afghanistan’s northern province of Faryab now have electricity. They are no longer dependent on the use of lamps to light their houses at night."

US Man Pleads Guilty to Helping al-Qaeda

Al Jazeera reports: "A US man faces up to 15 years in prison after admitting to sending waterproof socks, ponchos and sleeping bags to al-Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan.

On the eve of his trial, Syed Hashmi, 30, pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide support to al-Qaeda in a district court in New York on Tuesday." 

Hashmi had faced up to 70 years in prison.

Naghma & Mangal - Kabul

This song is like expresso! I don't know what they're saying, but it sounds great!

Karzai rival claims widespread fraud in Afghan vote

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/afghanistan.election/index.html

Taliban threatens to cut off voters' fingers

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/08/200981675157960381.html