Tag Archives: Afghanistan
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Insert Foot on Afghanistan, where music is now illegal thanks to the Taliban
Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. I always thought it a bit strange when people say they “like music.” I didn’t think it was a choice. It’s kind of like saying you prefer to breathe air. So imagine a government outlawing air, which might be how it feels in Afghanistan, where those…
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Afghan refugees are already here, and you can start helping them now
Refugees arrive at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C. on Aug. 27, 2021 after being evacuated from Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. CONCORD, Calif. — When I was in high school, I worked at a pizza parlor, where among making pizzas, mixing…
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Insert Foot: Remembering a surreal day that was never supposed to happen
United Flight 93 memorial in Union City, Calif. Courtesy Union City. It was easily the most surreal day of my life. Journalists love anniversaries, so you’ve already heard more than enough about the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. It got boosted by the proximity of the recent U.S.…
