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A<br \/>\nlot more work needs to be done, but new buildings rise from<br \/>\nthe rubble to punctuate the Kabul skyline, archeological<br \/>\ninitiatives are helping tourism, and wheelchair programs<br \/>\nare giving mine victims a new chance in life. See the<br \/>\nAfghanistan you never read about in the papers.<\/p>\n<p>We looked at what there is to see as a tourist in Kabul<br \/>\nand also touch on travel to other Islamic hotspots like<br \/>\nJordan, Turkey and Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>For details of forthcoming meetings e-mail <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;i&#108;&#x74;o&#58;&#x6e;e&#119;&#x79;o&#114;&#x6b;&#64;&#x67;&#x6c;&#111;&#x62;&#x65;&#116;&#x72;o&#116;&#x74;e&#114;&#x73;&#46;&#99;&#x6f;&#46;&#117;&#x6b;\">&#x6e;&#x65;&#x77;&#x79;&#x6f;&#x72;&#107;&#64;&#103;&#108;obet&#x72;&#x6f;&#x74;&#x74;&#x65;&#x72;&#115;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#46;uk<\/a><br \/>\nor register for e-mail updates, click<br \/>\nhere at our website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c6\">New York meetings are held at The Wings<br \/>\nTheatre, 154 Christopher Street (btw Greenwich St and<br \/>\nWashington St), to the right of Crunch Fitness, in the<br \/>\nArchive on the first Saturday of each month at 4 pm.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From women who work at re-opened museums to hunky gym rats who worship Arnold Schwarzenegger, Afghanistan has changed in the 2 years since the ouster of the Taliban. 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