Afghanistani refers to someone possessing the nationality of the country Afghanistan . It generally refers to the nation and people of the country Afghanistan . Coined recently, the word Afghanistani is a wide range title that reflects all citizens of Afghanistan with different races and backgrounds, rather than only referring to Pashtun people Pashtun citizens. See also Afghani disambiguation Demography of Afghanistan Special Allpages Afghan List of all pages beginning with Afghan disambig ... more details
Infobox political party party name National Congress Party of Afghanistan colorcode black and white party logo leader Abdul Latif Pedram foundation 2004 ideology Secularism br Liberalism br Multiethnic society br Federalism position Centrism website http mouv.national.afghan.free.fr The National Congress Party of Afghanistan lang fa Hezb e Kongr ye M ll ye Afgh nest n is a Liberalism liberal , secular , and Multiethnic society multi ethnic political party in Afghanistan . ref name azadi cite web url http www.azadiradio.org en specials elections parties.asp title Political Parties Major Parties accessdate 2008 07 13 work Radio Free Afghanistan publisher Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty year 2005 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref ref name fidh cite web url http www.fidh.org spip.php?article5614&artpage 1 2 title Democracy in Danger accessdate 2008 07 13 work publisher International Federation of Human Rights date 10 June 2008 ref The party was formed in 2004 and is the only major opposition party that is not linked to an armed group. ref name fidh The leader of this party is Latif Pedram Lat f Pedr m who is an opponent of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan communist , Islamism Islamist and Taliban regimes. Pedram is also a critic of Hamid Karzai s government. ref name azadi As the party leader, Pedram, was a candidate in Afghanistani presidential election, 2004 Afghanistan s 2004 presidential election and received the fifth most votes. The party was split in 2006, because some of the leaders were criticizing Pedram for dominating the party and for his strong anti Pashtuns Pashtun tone . ref name kas http www.kas.de db files dokumente 7 dokument dok pdf 9674 2.pdf Ruttig, Thomas November 2006 Islamists, Leftists and a Void in the Center. Afghanistan s Political Parties and where they come from 1902 2006 Konrad Adenauer Foundation ref External links http mouv.national.afghan.free.fr Official web site fr icon References Reflist Poli ... more details
MedalTableTop MedalCountry AFG MedalSport Men s taekwondo MedalCompetition World Taekwondo Championships World Championships MedalSilver 2007 World Taekwondo Championships 2007 Beijing 2007 World Taekwondo Championships Lightweight MedalCompetition Asian Games MedalSilver 2010 Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Taekwondo at the 2010 Asian Games Welterweight MedalBronze 2006 Asian Games 2006 Doha Taekwondo at the 2006 Asian Games Lightweight MedalBottom Nesar Ahmad Bahave born March 28, 1985 in Kapisa Province is an Afghanistani Taekwondo practitioner. He won the silver medal in the lightweight category 72 kg at the 2007 World Taekwondo Championships , edging out 2004 Olympic Champion Hadi Saei in the semifinals. It was the first international medal for Afghanistan in any sport. Nesar won the bronze medal in lightweight at the 2006 Asian Games , and competed in the Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Men s 68 kg 68kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics . On August 8, 2008 at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics , he was the flagbearer for Afghanistan . Nesar won a Gold medal in the 2009 Asian Martial Arts Games for taekwondo in the weight of 72kg. He won the silver medal in the Taekwondo at the 2010 Asian Games Men s under 80 kg category in the 2010 Asian Games . References http sports.yahoo.com olympics beijing AFG Nesar Ahmad Bahave 243007 Nesar Ahmad Bahave s profile at Yahoo Sports Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Bahave, Nesar Ahmad ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1985 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Bahave, Nesar Ahmad Category 1985 births Category Living people Category Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category Afghan taekwondo practitioners Category Olympic taekwondo practitioners of Afghanistan Category Asian Games competitors for Afghanistan Category Asian Games silver medallists for Afghanistan Category Taekwondo practitioners at the 2010 Asian ... more details
update date November 2010 Omeed Aziz Popal Afghanistani is alleged to have intentionally struck 18 pedestrians with his black Honda Pilot SUV on August 30, 2006, and faces a murder charge and 19 counts of attempted murder. ref CBS 5 http cbs5.com localwire localfsnews bcn 2006 08 30 n HeadlineNews POPAL ARRAIGNMENT resources bcn html Popal to be arraigned in SF Thursday , August 30, 2006 ref ref CBS 5 http cbs5.com localwire localfsnews bcn 2006 08 31 n HeadlineNews MURDER CHARGES resources bcn html POPAL CHARGED WITH MURDER IN ALAMEDA COUNTY , August 31, 2006 ref Popal was 29 at the time of the attack. Several major news organizations have described his attack in the San Francisco Bay Area as a rampage . ref http www.google.com search?hl en&lr &safe off&q omeed popal rampage&btnG Search Google search results for omeed popal rampage ref Attack and the victims The first person to be attacked, Stephen J. Wilson, 54, was struck in Fremont, California Fremont , California, and died at 11 50 am. Another victim was hospitalized in critical condition. Popal struck two men at the intersection of Sutter and Steiner Streets in San Francisco . He passed through the intersection again in an attempt to hit the men a second time and then a third time before moving on. A witness said he saw one victim s body thrown 25 feet. Multiple witnesses and victims said that the driver appeared to be aiming for people, intentionally hitting them. Other victims included Vera Jenkins, 40 Pedro Aglugov, 70 Leon Stevens, 56 and Susan Rajic, 43. ref San Francisco Chronicle http sfgate.com cgi bin article.cgi?f c a 2006 08 30 MNGVQKRRQ61.DTL Driver s rampage The Human Toll The Victims No pattern in targets of rampage , August 30, 2006 ref ref San Jose Mercury News http mercurynews.info wishbook 2007 page.php?w susan A life of what ifs , November 22, 2007. ref One police officer was slightly injured when Popal was apprehended. Popal remains in custody on charges of murder , attempted murder , assault ... more details
Infobox person name Nelufar Hedayat image Nelface.jpg imagesize caption birth name Nelufar Hedayat birth date Birth date and age 1988 1 1 df yes birth place Kabul , Afghanistan Father Mother other names occupation Celebrity Media Personality , Television Presenter years active 2010 present spouse partner Nelufar Hedayat born January 1, 1988 is a United Kingdom British television personality who rose to fame in 2010 after appearing in her first BBC Three documentary , Women, Weddings, War and Me which highlighted women s rights issues in Afghanistan . Since then, she has starred in further documentaries for the same channel, Music, Money and Hip Hop Honeys and The Truth about Child Brides . Career and Background Arriving in the United Kingdom at the age of six from her war torn homeland of Afghanistan , Nel quickly settled into the United Kingdom British way of life. Growing up in North London , identity was never really a big issue. I always felt I was free to be who I wanted to be, surrounded by a world where difference and eccentricity were the norm. ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi magazine 8582645.stm title BBC News Magazine article Marriage, prison or death? date 2010 03 23 ref However, Nel s questioning of the circumstances which forced her family to flee their country and her exploration of the first generation Anglo Afghanistani cultural identity form the basis of her first documentary for BBC Three Women, Weddings, War and Me The documentary follows Nel as she returns to her homeland for the first time since leaving some 15 years ago. She is presented as a typical British teenager, shopping, going out and spending time with her friends. Unlike most other 21 year olds however Nel also has her history rooted in Afghanistan, where her parents were brought up and where most of her extended family currently live. Against her mother s wishes, she decides to return to Afghanistan to explore this part of her identity and discover how the lives of women in ... more details
The historical drama is a film genre in which stories are based upon historical events and famous persons. Some historical dramas attempt to accurately portray a historical event or biography , to the degree that the available historical research will allow. Other historical dramas are fictionalized tales that are based on an actual person and their deeds. Due to the sheer volume of films included in this genre and in the interest of continuity, this list is primarily focused on films pertaining to the history of East Asia , Central Asia , and India . For films pertaining to the history of Near East ern and Western civilization , please refer to the list of historical drama films . The films on this page are divided into regions, and within each region the films are listed chronologically by subject matter. Afghanistani history The Beast 1988 film The Beast 1988 , set in 1981 during the Soviet war in Afghanistan . Chinese history class wikitable sortable border 1 Sortable table scope col Title scope col Release date scope col Time period scope col class unsortable Notes on setting The Last Woman of Shang 1964 1075 1046 BC a List of Shaw Brothers films Shaw Brothers film about Daji , the concubine of King Zhou of Shang r. 1075 1046 BC . Confucius 1940 film Confucius 1940 551 479 BC thought to be a lost film, but was rediscovered in 2001 and restored. Confucius 2010 film Confucius 2010 551 479 BC starring Chow Yun fat as Confucius 551 479 BC . A Battle of Wits 2006 film A Battle of Wits 2006 375 369 BC set during the reign of Lie of Zhou r. 375 369 BC . The Emperor s Shadow 1996 259 210 BC about the troubled friendship between Qin Shi Huang r. 259 210 BC and the musician Gao Jianli . The Emperor and the Assassin 1998 227 BC based on the assassination attempt made by Jing Ke on Qin Shi Huang in 227 BC. Hero 2002 film Hero 2002 3rd c. BC starring Jet Li , set in ancient China during the 3rd century BC and is partly based on the story of Jing Ke . The Great Conqueror s C ... more details
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