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Hindustan Times
July 26, 2017
... in five killed in Kabul, according to figures recently released by the United Nations. “It was a beautiful city,” retired teacher Ahmad Jan told AFP wistfully, nostalgic for the days before blast walls and checkpoints. “You could go from the Ariana Square to the presidential palace without anyone stopping you.
Creative Time Reports
March 24, 2014
When the Taliban first entered Kabul in 1996, writer Habib Zahori was hopeful their presence would usher in an era of peace and stability after years of ... The road to Kabul as seen from a window in Darulaman Palace. ... As we left Ariana Square, I looked back at the dejected expressions on people's faces.
Firstpost
September 6, 2013
Every place in Kabul is a monument to some terrible incident — there's Finest supermarket, where I bought my groceries and necessities every week, which was bombed in 2011. And there's Ariana Square, where President Najibullah was, after being castrated and tortured, hung from a lamp post in 1996.
Digital Journal
July 26, 2017
The blast walls that cut through Kabul like ramparts are being pulled down, part of a counter-intuitive makeover by local officials who argue the ...
Creative Time Reports
March 24, 2014
When the Taliban first entered Kabul in 1996, writer Habib Zahori was ... His disfigured corpse was hung from a traffic post in Ariana Square.
Firstpost
September 6, 2013
How do I describe life in Afghanistan for an Indian woman? ... And there's Ariana Square, where President Najibullah was, after being castrated ...
New York Times
March 13, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan — The longest shadow in Afghan politics is cast by a traffic post that used to stand in Ariana Square outside the ...
Hindustan Times
July 26, 2017
An Afghan government worker removes blast walls in Kabul. ... “You could go from the Ariana Square to the presidential palace without anyoneÃÂ ...
DunyaNews Pakistan
July 26, 2017
KABUL (AFP) - The blast walls that cut through Kabul like ramparts are being ... "You could go from the Ariana Square to the presidential palaceÃÂ ...
Daily Times
April 11, 2014
“When the Taliban took Kabul days later, the first thing they did was drag ... the streets and string him and his brother up on Ariana Square.
Creative Time Reports
March 24, 2014
When the Taliban first entered Kabul in 1996, writer Habib Zahori was ... His disfigured corpse was hung from a traffic post in Ariana Square.
Firstpost
September 6, 2013
How do I describe life in Afghanistan for an Indian woman? ... And there's Ariana Square, where President Najibullah was, after being castratedÃÂ ...
CBS News
June 25, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan Taliban militants with false papers and ... The attackers were stopped in Ariana Square, at least 500 yards and severalÃÂ ...
New York Times
March 13, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan — The longest shadow in Afghan politics is cast by a traffic post that used to stand in Ariana Square outside theÃÂ ...
