Zar Jan was in his tea shop when a bomb ripped through Qissa Khwani Bazaar – Peshawar’s storytellers market – two and half months ago. “I can still hear the sound of the explosion even now in my head. I was wounded badly and thought I would die,” he said. Outside, more than 40 people … More Qehwa in Peshawar’s storytellers market
The Afghanistan Campaign Medal was created by George W Bush (under Executive Order 13363) in 2004 for American service personnel who have served in Afghanistan (or Afghan airspace) for 30 consecutive days or 60 non-consecutively. It is however much easier and safer to pick one up in the Pakistan city of Peshawar where they are … More Peshawar’s Loot
Food aid is desperately limited in its effectiveness. It works in only a few places and under very specific circumstances (PDF) – ie in places where there is no food and people are going to die unless they are handed pulses, oil and corn. In many cases there are much more effective ways of helping … More Labels in Peshawar
