Tradicional Dishes

Among the most important dishes are: 

Aush: is an Afghan soup dish made with noodles and different vegetables in a tomato-based broth. It is topped with chaka  (yogurt sauce) and dried/crushed mintleaves. 

Bolani: is a vegan flat-bread, baked or fried with a vegetable filling. It has a thin crust and can be stuffed with a variety of ingredients, such as potatoes, spinach, lentils, pumpink, or leeks. It can be served with plain yogurt or mint yogurt.

Bolani is made for special occasions like birthday parties, engagement parties or holidays. 

Kahwah:  is a traditional green tea preparation consumed in Afghanistan.The tea is made by boiling green tea leaves with saffron strands, cinammon bark, cardamom pods and occasionally Kashmiri roses to add a great aroma. Generally, it is served with sugar or honey and crushed nuts, usually almonds orwalnuts. Some varieties are made as an herbal infusion only, without the green tea leaves.

Traditionally, kahwah is prepared in a brass kettle known as a samovar. A samovar consists of a "fire-container" running as a central cavity, in which live coals are placed keeping the tea perpetually hot. Around the fire-container there is a space for water to boil and the tealeaves and other ingredients are mixed with the water. Kahwah may also be made in normal pans and vessels, as modern day urban living may not always permit the use of elaborate samovars.

Kahwah is usually served to guests or as part of a celebration dinner, and saffron is added to the kahwah for special visitors. It is often served in tiny, shallow cups. Kehwa in Kashmir is also commonly served after Wazman and elaborate family dinners.

Mantu: In Afghan cuisine, the mantu are filled with beef or lamb mixed with minced onions and spices, steamed and then topped with a very typical sauce of yogurt, dried or fresh mint, lemon juice, and minced or pressed garlic. The mantu are also typically topped with a very small amount of tomato-based sauce which can include split peas, red kidney beans, and some sauteed ground meat. The amount of yogurt sauce is typically much greater than the tomato sauce; the tomato sauce is meant to be dotted on top - not covering the dish.Chatney, a spicy green or red pepper condiment sauce, may be sprinkled on top. Many Afghans also like to serve mantu with a carrot qorma/stew instead of a tomato-based sauce.

Samboosack

Is a triangular pasty. Generally served with freshly brewed and crispy crust. Sometimes served with various aliños.It is consisting of an outer envelope of dough very thin and crispy (similar to phyllo) traditionally brewed wheat maida flour stuffed with potatoes and peas or other cooked vegetables and seasoned curry which is fried in oil or ghee before serving. It is not excluded that also serve stuffed with chicken or lamb.

It is usually served with chaat cookies and yogurt, chutney chutney, finely chopped onions and cilantro. Hot and crispy dough served outside.

Future

Afghanistan is a country that has provided considerable difficulty for both the natives of the country as well as the international community. With the United States deployed there fighting an insurgency and the people trying to get used to the idea of a central government, Afghanistan’s future can appear grim. There are five important themes that must be addressed to provide better insight into where Afghanistan is headed.

Security:

To begin with, for there to be any future for Afghanistan, there needs to be an increase in security in the different regions. The Taliban have increased their attacks, targeting individuals while in prayer and sending donkey led bombs to kill governors. Despite how intensive the rebuilding has been in Afghanistan, without a strong sense of security, the people of Afghanistan—those who matter the most when it comes to a rebuilding—are not likely to join forces and aid the U.S. forces.


Because of this, the central theme of security must be not only the removal of Taliban forces in regions of the country, but more importantly, holding onto regions. For too many years, soldiers would come in, kill Taliban fighters and then leave the region. After a short time, the Taliban would return and anyone who had even talked to soldiers would be severely punished or executed. In response to this, the Afghani people stopped communicating with the military. Without this support from the people, no amount of combat will defeat the Taliban.

What is important to understand going forward, though, is that a consistent appearance of Afghan police and Afghan military is what will prove to the people that they are safe to communicate with the coalition. If this sense of security cannot be applied, the future of Afghanistan will continue to look dismal.


Economy: the next step for the future of Afghanistan is to begin developing the economy of the country. Because of decades of war, the land is barren and it is difficult to develop a profitable farm in anything other than opium. However, if the economy is truly going to develop, the opium was be removed from the field and replaced by things that can be legally sold and potentially taxed.

A recently agreed upon deal with China over a copper mine located in the Logar province has the ability to generate $400 million a year in revenue for the government, but also can generate 20,000 jobs. Because of the sheer size of the copper mine, there is a good chance that these jobs will last for some time allowing the per capita to raise significantly.

A recently agreed upon deal with China over a copper mine located in the Logar province has the ability to generate $400 million a year in revenue for the government, but also can generate 20,000 jobs. Because of the sheer size of the copper mine, there is a good chance that these jobs will last for some time allowing the per capita to raise significantly.

Restaurants, resorts, and vacation destination

Restaurants in Kabul:

Le Jardin is the most important restaurant in Kabul,folowed by caravan and the Grill.

Restaurants in Jalalabadad:

The Fish restaurant is rated as the main restaurant in Jalalabadad.Is known for its delicious sea food,




Restaurants in Mazar-i-Sharif

Kefayat Turkish restaurant

Restaurant in Herat

In Herat you can find Isteqlal restaurant ...

RESORTS AND VACATION DESTINATION
Serena - Safi LandMark

This restaurant is located in Kabul, in the fhroshgah street, It is fantastic and it is widely recognized for brunch, (Brunsh is the food that the people eat between the breakfast and the lunch), many people that have the posibility to go to Kabul, enjoy the food that Serena can offer, for example the Ahak, afghan meatball, and differents representatives salads

Star Moon 

Heetal Plaza 



Inter Continental





Bamyan Royal 



Highland 

GLOBALIZATION

Following database´s information we found two different opinions about how globalization has affected Afghanistan, but both has in common that this impact has been negative.

Afghanistan has been affected by the negative forces of globalization.  Which according to the Political Counselor Ashraf Haidari stating in his speech on “Transnationalism: Its Impact on South Asian Economy and Politics”, that the negative forces include “transnational extremists, terrorists, and drug traffickers to further destroy Afghanistan and victimize its people” (The Embassy of Afghanistan, 2006).

There is a substantial amount of corruption involved in every corner of its governance. The leaders and the warlords of Afghanistan are benefitting from the opium trade in the illicit markets around the globe. According to the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Assessment of Corruption in Afghanistan, there has been stated that “ Thirty years of conflict that has weakened underdeveloped state institutions and the country's social fabric, Afghanistan's dominant role in worldwide opium and heroin production, and the tremendous size and diversity of international security, humanitarian and development assistance all increase Afghanistan's vulnerability to corruption” (USAID, 2009).

Globalization in Afghanistan is yet not a known, familiar and accepted terminology in the minds of local people and dictionaries of businessmen. Thus it still remains to be a challenging process for the young afghan administration and Afghanistan's weak economy.

Its economic infrastructures totally ruined and therefore it is now fully dependent on the imported products of other countries. Since the collapse of Taliban regime in 2001, Afghanistan with the assistance of International Community has tried to rebuild its economic infrastructures but still it is a long way back
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MYTHS AND LEGENDS

Afghanistan most popular myths and legends.

!. Afghans have always beaten foreign armies, from Alexander the Great to modern times.

2. The Soviet invasion led to a civil war and western aid for the Afghan resistance

3. The USSR suffered a massive military defeat in Afghanistan at the hands of the mujahideen

4. The CIA's supply of Stinger missiles to the mujahideen forced the Soviets out of Afghanistan

5. After the Soviets withdrew, the west walked away

6. The mujahideen overthrew Kabul's regime and won a major victory over Moscow

7. The Taliban invited Osama bin Laden to use Afghanistan as a safe haven

8. The Taliban were by far the worst government Afghanistan has ever had.

9. The Taliban are uniquely harsh oppressors of Afghan women

10. The Taliban have little popular support.

GRETTINGS

1. When meeting someone the handshake is the most common form on greeting. You will also see people place their hands over their hearts and nod slightly.

2. One should always enquire about things like a person's health, business, family, etc.

3.Women and men will never shake hands let alone speak directly to one another.

4.Eye contact should also be avoided between men and women. Between men eye contact is acceptable as long as it is not prolonged - it is best to only occasionally look someone in the eyes.

MOST IMPORTANT FESTIVALS

The lamb’s holiday: This holiday is celebrated at january 10^th and january 11^th. The holiday is celebrated in memory of Abraham when he decide to kill an animal rather his son, this act represeant to Afghanistan people courage and totally delivery to God. In the morning on january 10^th the people prepare the feast with the best lamb that the community have. The faithful people pray all morning in benefit to the people that will eat the meat of the lamb. On afternoon the afghanistan people wear a White clothes and amount to the Arafat Mount. The comumunity that amount to the mount sleep all night in the top of the Arafat mount. The morning of january 11^th the leader of community kill the lamb and prepare it for the community eat the lamb’s meat and they be blassed with it ingest.

Ramadam: Ramadam is the ninth month of muslims calendar, this feast is celebrated for the Afghanistan’s people because this feast represent them commitment with them god. The way to celebrated the ramadam is that the faithful people make fasting all of the month since down until sun sets. In this period of time the people do not visit other people and use to pray a lot.

The memory day (Jashn): This holiday is celebrated for a week (28^th april – 4^th may), this week of feast represent the freedom when Afghanistam became independent of British control at 1919. The memory day is celebrated with traditional music like Tarana or ghazals, extended speech of his leaders and eat a lot of tradinitional food like Afghanistan’s meatball or mantu.

Nauroz (New year): This holiday starts the first day of spring: Also in Afghanistan is the farmer day and they ceelebrated this day they celebrate decorating them cattle. Additionally they belive that Ajuzak, the agricultura woman walk on planting fields and she produce the rain that benefit the year and the job of the all Afghanistan people. 

Ashura’s day and Roze Maulud: These holidays are not particular feast in Afghanistan, but these are important because represent the birthday of Mahoma. These holidays are celebrated like lamb’s holiday because the people amount to Afarat mount and pray all day for them community.

Musical Styles and Folklore: 

The music of Afghanistan has existed for a long time, between the most important styles are the clasical and religious music, pop and afghan hip hop.

The clasical music which includes both instrumental and vocal and belly dancing ragas, as well as Tarana and Ghazals. 

Important instruments of clasical music: 

                            Rubab                                                                        

      Dombura

In pop music lila is the most representative of that