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Our next country on the list: Afghanistan!Not a nice country to visit nowadays because of the war and all the problems but we have to cross Afghanistan to continue our journey. Despite all this, we are happy that we have visited Afghanistan.
We took an airplane to go from Beijing to Kabul, the capital and the biggest city of Afghanistan, because otherwise we would lose too much time.
The first day we were tired because of the flight to Kabul so we decided on doing something relaxed. We went to the Paghman Gardens, a popular place to relax. We heard that a lot of people spend the weekends over there with their friends and relatives. The entrance looks like the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, only smaller.
In the evening, we were invited by an Afghan to have dinner. In Afghanistan people always have food enough in case that some friends or relatives come over to have dinner. They are very happy to see everyone satisfied and you will never come away hungry from an Afghan table.
We spent our second day in Kabul by visiting the old part of the city with a lot of bazaars. We also went shopping in the Kabul City Centre. It is a shopping mall with 9 stories that opened in 2005. Before we could enter the building, we were even screened by metal detectors!
We were a little bit chocked when we walked through the streets because there is a lot of poverty and problems. First of all, a lot of people moved to areas that are more safe or to other countries because of the war but since 2002 the refugees are returning. This massive return causes some problems e.g. shortage of water and food.
Besides, there is also an education problem because of the Taliban. During the period of the Taliban, it wasn’t a priority for boys to go to school and girls were absolutely not allowed to attend school. Nowadays only 36% of the population can read and write.
Besides, there is also an education problem because of the Taliban. During the period of the Taliban, it wasn’t a priority for boys to go to school and girls were absolutely not allowed to attend school. Nowadays only 36% of the population can read and write.
The difference between Belgium and Afghanistan is very big and we realize that we are very happy in Belgium and that we have everything we need!
We are almost half our journey and up to now it was a great experience.
To be continued...
To be continued...
Delphine Van Vooren
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