Buzzy new restaurant from Michelin-recognized team is a first for the Bay Area
On Thursday, a stylish, first-of-its kind restaurant from the team behind Michelin-recognized Parche debuted in Uptown Oakland. At Jaji, diners sipped cumin-infused cocktails and shared plates of ...
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Afghan refugees find peace through work at Mantu restaurants, market
Hamidullah Noori, owner, shares his mission to uplift the women of his community who are battling depression and anxiety.
From Afghanistan to Happy Valley: What makes the new Fatema’s Kitchen restaurant so unique
Mosawi’s 7,000-mile journey to Happy Valley wasn’t exactly planned. Her husband, Mohammad Hashami, worked as a journalist ...
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Nine in ten Afghans struggle with diminished quality of life, study shows
A survey of more than 800 people living in Afghanistan carried out since the 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country, shows high rates of stress, food insecurity, and limited healthcare access ...
Sense of Place: For this Afghan pianist, music is an act of resistance
That moment sparked his deep love of music, which he pursued after returning to his home country. Fahim eventually received a ...
Popular restaurant rebrands, introduces Afghan and Indian menus in Phillipsburg
The grand opening will feature a buffet where guests can enjoy complimentary dishes, including vegetarian options, along with drinks and desserts.
Modern Afghan cuisine comes to Oakland from the Parche team
A restaurant in Oakland scheduled to open January 30 is seeking to bring the cuisine of Afghanistan to new heights. Jaji, ...
A stunning, convention-defying Afghan restaurant arrives in the Bay Area
In Kabul, Afghanistan, where she grew up, Asia Jaji learned how to make mantu, or meat-filled dumplings, from her mother. Decades later, in a kitchen in America, where Jaji sought refuge after the ...
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U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Biden administration has been in talks with the Taliban to exchange Americans detained in Afghanistan for Afghans in U.S. custody, a senior Taliban leader with direct ...
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Pakistani-Afghan conflict fears grow as border clashes multiply
ISLAMABAD -- In August 2021, Pakistan celebrated the takeover of Kabul by the Afghan Taliban. "Afghanistan has broken the shackles of slavery," said a jubilant Imran Khan, then prime minister of ...
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Wakhan an Afghan territory: FO
"Wakhan corridor, what I can say is that I have seen this endless speculation. Wakhan is part of the Afghan territory. Afghanistan is a neighbour of Pakistan. We recognise its sovereignty and ...
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Jury finds CNN defamed security consultant in Afghanistan evacuation report
He extracted 22 employees for Bloomberg and Audible from Afghanistan. He said he never took money directly from Afghans, who CNN said in the piece were being exploited as they feared retribution ...