Blogging in Afghanistan: Getting Online, Off the Grid

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  07.14.08 | 10:34 AM ET

imageI’d never really thought about the logistics of blogging in a quasi-war zone until I read this Slate piece about one of Afghanistan’s most high-profile bloggers, Nasim Fekrat. The article shows a Kabul that has been simultaneously thrown back in time by war and launched forward by technology: Fekrat blogs from a laptop powered by a car battery, while teenagers download the latest videos on their cell phones even when all the lights are off.

Photo by TKnoxB via Flickr (Creative Commons)

Tags: Asia, Afghanistan

Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


1 Comment for Blogging in Afghanistan: Getting Online, Off the Grid

Dave 07.14.08 | 8:18 PM ET

It’s like even though people moved on, the past still gives a quiet reminder of what was there before.  In some cases, people dont want to rebuild or revitalize structure to make people remember.

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