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darknessviking Maybe if Western European nations and the USA would stop bombing them, torturing them and controlling their governments, as they have been doing for decades, there wouldn’t be problems in Afghanistan.
Breaks my heart, that the Afghan people live under extreme uncertainty of the safety of their lives. I hope they see brighter days in life. Thank you for sharing Nik.
Sorry they will be permanently screwed all that money put in bu the us and still the Taliban control most of the country ,what you needed was a Saddam like leader or Stalin who would not be afraid of killing 30 per cent of the population to bring it to line.
@@amandeepv I thought the US and ISAF did a considerably good job in killing civilians, sure the Taliban are on a whole other level but I think we still do enough to strike fear.
@@roloxrox123 Who cares anymore, ISIS is defeated which is one of the biggest reasons for hating the Bush war, Irap will find peace after their president is replaced. P.S. Saddam was a cunt, there's a reason there was an insurgency against him.
Pakistan🇵🇰interfered in Afghanistan🇦🇫affairs due to #DurandLine from 1973 before soviets invaded in (1979) until now "Pakistan unconventional war campaigns against Afghanistan" dispatchesfrompinehurst.com/2020/02/23/briefing-on-pakistans-campaigns-against-afghanistan-and-why-they-have-failed-repeatedly/amp/?__twitter_impression=true "Brigadier Sultan Amir Tarar, Colonel Imam" in Urdo ruclips.net/video/jvqJFu0-HGM/видео.html "Muhammad Khan Sherani Pakistan MNA" in Pashto ruclips.net/video/CoxlEw0A5iM/видео.html "Pakistan ex Prime minister Zia Ul Haq saying Afghan jihad is for Pakistan" ruclips.net/video/DLsNIHYBUjE/видео.html "Pakistan ISI controlling Taliban peace process" www.yahoo.com/news/pakistans-intelligence-service-may-end-up-the-real-winner-in-the-afghan-peace-deal-at-least-for-now-144515932.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cDovL2MubmV3c25vdy5jby51ay9BLzEwMjI2MzE3ODk_LTQxODo3MzU6bW9zdF9yZWFkX3RvcA&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK-uMjnoflW8KBEBmmjZv8cB5tJ-NfP9wWXD-YzGnlrtq0Gmck_lt6Io_20PwJxAl1xmZ9iitmo_eUvI4sWraz7NCcv009FkgmALQb8sO7ZuJennLp6iPl0a128Jq4K7UeqPxV5GEXDT1UZRPn8_kOpKs6IF1rXDvPiICmuLX4vn Afghan Russian war helped Pakistan to aquire nuclear: says US www.dawn.com/news/1453065 The ghosts of Afghanistan - tribune.com.pk/story/2109495/6-the-ghosts-of-afghanistan/?amp=1 Pakistan is the biggest obstacle in the stability and development of my home land Afghanistan that's why Pakistan harbours non state actors like the following: Pakistan is a safe haven for terrorist groups like - Al-Qaeda Lashkar-e-Omar Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Sipah-e-Sahaba Jaish ul-Adl Al Badr Mujahideen Harkat ul Mujahideen ISIS-KP (ISIS Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Haqqani Network
Sal DiMarchese Islam is not fucked up man. Extremists and people who twist words to favor their own belief systems are fucked up. You act as if people in Afghanistan want to live their lives like this...it’s sad to hold hatred in your heart. Especially when life is already short as it is...hoping for global peace in my lifetime (probably won’t happen) but it doesn’t hurt to dream! Much love to every race, we are one! (Ps. Every single country has its “THUGS” sadly)
@Sal DiMarchese Typical western ignorance😂😂 well meeting a stranger in the sidewalk banging on the alley way going home like nothing happened is not our culture and we are proud of it too😂😂Don't try to teach us culture.... We live with our grand parents all together as a family...... Finally what's with the girl skating and Islam 😂😂.... Westerners😂😂
@Soccer90 Tem skateboarding is new to Afghanistan but there has always been things like this in place but in secrecy because of Taliban. There are a lot of underground martial arts for women here.
@@0poIE Talk about us "Yanks" all you want to. The average american citizen hates the things its government does. Most have their heads in the sand and refuse even to believe that their country does things that other countries do. Kids join the army to get money for college and are forced into these world police actions and wars. At the beginning of this video the claim was that Afghanistan was at war for 40 years. The uS has been their for a little over 20. I guess we are not the only douche bags.
Afghans are a great people: resilient, hard-working, welcoming. They deserve much better. (edit: thanks everyone for pointimg out the correct demonym for the nationals of Afghanistan)
Not everyone living there is an Afghani, Afghan, etc. Afghan refers to pashtoons, but we have got Taajiks, Hazaras, Uzbeks, Turkmens, Kurds, Arabs, Hindus etc. So stop calling everyone Afghan.
@@freedomactivist6008 It's afghan, not afghani. Afghani is the currency of Afghanistan. Anyone that holds an Afghan passport and acknowledges themself as Afghan is an Afghan. People in every country are of different origin.
I remember reading about Kabul being a backpacker hub on the Magic Bus hippie trail in the '60s and '70s . Wild how now, not so much time later, there are hardly any travelers able to go. Thanks so much for sharing this.
In the 70s I had a friend who was kidnapped off a bus traveling overland. Swedes and Germans were kidnapped and government workers they were taken to the mountains .The government workers were shot dead. And the Europeans waited to see if they would be shot. Eventually they were released and sent across the border,
Sad. Such a beautiful country with rich history got ruined by mindless war & conflict. But Afghan people are beautiful, warm & brave. Thank you for your awesome work Nick 👍
@Spoony G there has been conflict and war on and off for thousands of years in the middle east... yeah in certain places you wouldn't necessarily be as bothered or in danger, but the middle east has always been heavily in conflict, it's just gotten worse every century.
well if u are in canada or usa then u better go to Europe too... if Afghans in canada and usa miss homeland it does not mean they must go back to Afg as they are as equal citizens of Canada and Usa as you...
Pakistan🇵🇰interfered in Afghanistan🇦🇫affairs due to #DurandLine from 1973 before soviets invaded in (1979) until now "Pakistan unconventional war campaigns against Afghanistan" dispatchesfrompinehurst.com/2020/02/23/briefing-on-pakistans-campaigns-against-afghanistan-and-why-they-have-failed-repeatedly/amp/?__twitter_impression=true "Brigadier Sultan Amir Tarar, Colonel Imam" in Urdo ruclips.net/video/jvqJFu0-HGM/видео.html "Muhammad Khan Sherani Pakistan MNA" in Pashto ruclips.net/video/CoxlEw0A5iM/видео.html "Pakistan ex Prime minister Zia Ul Haq saying Afghan jihad is for Pakistan" ruclips.net/video/DLsNIHYBUjE/видео.html "Pakistan ISI controlling Taliban peace process" www.yahoo.com/news/pakistans-intelligence-service-may-end-up-the-real-winner-in-the-afghan-peace-deal-at-least-for-now-144515932.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cDovL2MubmV3c25vdy5jby51ay9BLzEwMjI2MzE3ODk_LTQxODo3MzU6bW9zdF9yZWFkX3RvcA&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK-uMjnoflW8KBEBmmjZv8cB5tJ-NfP9wWXD-YzGnlrtq0Gmck_lt6Io_20PwJxAl1xmZ9iitmo_eUvI4sWraz7NCcv009FkgmALQb8sO7ZuJennLp6iPl0a128Jq4K7UeqPxV5GEXDT1UZRPn8_kOpKs6IF1rXDvPiICmuLX4vn Afghan Russian war helped Pakistan to aquire nuclear: says US www.dawn.com/news/1453065 The ghosts of Afghanistan - tribune.com.pk/story/2109495/6-the-ghosts-of-afghanistan/?amp=1 Pakistan is the biggest obstacle in the stability and development of my home land Afghanistan that's why Pakistan harbours non state actors like the following: Pakistan is a safe haven for terrorist groups like - Al-Qaeda Lashkar-e-Omar Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Sipah-e-Sahaba Jaish ul-Adl Al Badr Mujahideen Harkat ul Mujahideen ISIS-KP (ISIS Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Haqqani Network
Pakistan🇵🇰interfered in Afghanistan🇦🇫affairs due to #DurandLine from 1973 before soviets invaded in (1979) until now "Pakistan unconventional war campaigns against Afghanistan" dispatchesfrompinehurst.com/2020/02/23/briefing-on-pakistans-campaigns-against-afghanistan-and-why-they-have-failed-repeatedly/amp/?__twitter_impression=true "Brigadier Sultan Amir Tarar, Colonel Imam" in Urdo ruclips.net/video/jvqJFu0-HGM/видео.html "Muhammad Khan Sherani Pakistan MNA" in Pashto ruclips.net/video/CoxlEw0A5iM/видео.html "Pakistan ex Prime minister Zia Ul Haq saying Afghan jihad is for Pakistan" ruclips.net/video/DLsNIHYBUjE/видео.html "Pakistan ISI controlling Taliban peace process" www.yahoo.com/news/pakistans-intelligence-service-may-end-up-the-real-winner-in-the-afghan-peace-deal-at-least-for-now-144515932.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cDovL2MubmV3c25vdy5jby51ay9BLzEwMjI2MzE3ODk_LTQxODo3MzU6bW9zdF9yZWFkX3RvcA&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK-uMjnoflW8KBEBmmjZv8cB5tJ-NfP9wWXD-YzGnlrtq0Gmck_lt6Io_20PwJxAl1xmZ9iitmo_eUvI4sWraz7NCcv009FkgmALQb8sO7ZuJennLp6iPl0a128Jq4K7UeqPxV5GEXDT1UZRPn8_kOpKs6IF1rXDvPiICmuLX4vn Afghan Russian war helped Pakistan to aquire nuclear: says US www.dawn.com/news/1453065 The ghosts of Afghanistan - tribune.com.pk/story/2109495/6-the-ghosts-of-afghanistan/?amp=1 Pakistan is the biggest obstacle in the stability and development of my home land Afghanistan that's why Pakistan harbours non state actors like the following: Pakistan is a safe haven for terrorist groups like - Al-Qaeda Lashkar-e-Omar Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Sipah-e-Sahaba Jaish ul-Adl Al Badr Mujahideen Harkat ul Mujahideen ISIS-KP (ISIS Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Haqqani Network
Well done. I went many many years ago. Herat was lovely. Kandahar was like a garden. Kabul was cold in April. Lovely people. You did such a great job to show the good side. Used to be full of cafes guesthouses and wonderful wooden buildings. Travelers those days rated A as the best place on the way to India.
Oh yes. There were no Russians but lots of colourful Uzbeki and a Russian feel to Kabul. I was studying Farsi so it helped a lot in A. Oh. The music was sublime.
Amazing that you are breaking stereotypes and showing that the media really only puts forward the worst parts of things. Such a great thing you are doing.👍🏻
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” / Malcom X I hate Main Stream Media.
This was an amazing video as usual! I always get really excited when ever you upload and click on the video as fast as possible! P.s. I donated 20 dollars.
Pakistan🇵🇰interfered in Afghanistan🇦🇫affairs due to #DurandLine from 1973 before soviets invaded in (1979) until now "Pakistan unconventional war campaigns against Afghanistan" dispatchesfrompinehurst.com/2020/02/23/briefing-on-pakistans-campaigns-against-afghanistan-and-why-they-have-failed-repeatedly/amp/?__twitter_impression=true "Brigadier Sultan Amir Tarar, Colonel Imam" in Urdo ruclips.net/video/jvqJFu0-HGM/видео.html "Muhammad Khan Sherani Pakistan MNA" in Pashto ruclips.net/video/CoxlEw0A5iM/видео.html "Pakistan ex Prime minister Zia Ul Haq saying Afghan jihad is for Pakistan" ruclips.net/video/DLsNIHYBUjE/видео.html "Pakistan ISI controlling Taliban peace process" www.yahoo.com/news/pakistans-intelligence-service-may-end-up-the-real-winner-in-the-afghan-peace-deal-at-least-for-now-144515932.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cDovL2MubmV3c25vdy5jby51ay9BLzEwMjI2MzE3ODk_LTQxODo3MzU6bW9zdF9yZWFkX3RvcA&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK-uMjnoflW8KBEBmmjZv8cB5tJ-NfP9wWXD-YzGnlrtq0Gmck_lt6Io_20PwJxAl1xmZ9iitmo_eUvI4sWraz7NCcv009FkgmALQb8sO7ZuJennLp6iPl0a128Jq4K7UeqPxV5GEXDT1UZRPn8_kOpKs6IF1rXDvPiICmuLX4vn Afghan Russian war helped Pakistan to aquire nuclear: says US www.dawn.com/news/1453065 The ghosts of Afghanistan - tribune.com.pk/story/2109495/6-the-ghosts-of-afghanistan/?amp=1 Pakistan is the biggest obstacle in the stability and development of my home land Afghanistan that's why Pakistan harbours non state actors like the following: Pakistan is a safe haven for terrorist groups like - Al-Qaeda Lashkar-e-Omar Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Sipah-e-Sahaba Jaish ul-Adl Al Badr Mujahideen Harkat ul Mujahideen ISIS-KP (ISIS Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Haqqani Network
I guess we treat our women much better then the west the western use girls for few days or weeks and then trash it find another then trash.. and there nothing to say I m so happy for those girl they do skateboarding in afghanistan which is an insult we were modern then today that's how the west made us they made the militants and proxy so called taliban al qaida and used islam as bad way and for their interests to defeat soviet union so far they were success to defeat they soviet union but they r losing now and let me tell u islam taught us more of women rights and of better way how to treat and them then the human rights of West. The west only consider of these human rights who they have interests. I hope to see the west same oneday as our countries Libya Iraq afghanistan Yemen Syria Palestine now Iran it really make me laugh when a western talk about us it's mad how westren governments made damn foolish the their own people how they made to believe their media how the show of our bad image
@@saheen7014 Dude, get off your high horse. I was referring to actually seeing women skateboard. You never see women skate board. I think it's awesome these ladies are doing something I never see. And not to mention, they're really good at it. Take your trash talking about treating women elsewhere because by talking to me like that, you just proved you are the bigger trash. In the West, I have plenty of men that would love to make me theirs forever... But it's my choice that I don't take them up on it because I'm better off INDEPENDENT. A free, high earning, OPINIONATED, and domineering woman that is in control of her own destiny, life, and BODY. I have NO desire to let any man "treat" me to anything - good or bad. But again, this is MY choice. I don't need ANY man to make my life better ... The Afghan women and men are beautiful and wonderful people... and I believe someday they will not have to struggle the hardships that they do... THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PART HERE. Not all westerns are blind to what the media tells us... But obviously you are blind to what your media tells you about westerners.
@@CourtneyMcFate hahaha we don't have media how can I be blind and I know the westren ppl don't need to give me a lecture about them they r prisoners in freedom I been to the west I hate it 110% u know we r enemies. I m so happy the west is losing in afg they killed us for no reason the innocent kids women I m soo surprise how a westren talk about women how can they talk abt human rights how they unhumanised us how they insulted us how they show us to the world in their media how they spread on a bad way to their ppl. I m so emotional which take me to kill every westren who I would catch then in afg to show them how they showed us to world on bad way. I would love to catch one no westren has the right to talk abt our women how they lives what they do what they don't. We know how to mange.
Kabul was called the “Asian paris” in the 60s and 70s. Modern society with Afghan people wearing regular clothes, a lot of tourists and a nice holiday destination. 1978 a communist party took over inflating more series of radical modernisation, one of them being more equal rights to women. Unfortunately the Mujahideen (talibans) started growing and soon they wanted the country to follow more Islamic rules and radical way of living. That caused a civil war between the Republic of Afghanistan and the Mujahideen which led to 500k to 2m people dying. If I’m missing something please let me know, I’m not so quite sure about the Russians part of this conflict
The mujahedeen were a reaction to the russian oppressors. Country folk were upset with the russians and wanted them out, so the disgusting mujahedeen took advantage of the country folk. Then the disgusting pashtuns/mujahedeen/taliban completely destroyed afghanistan.
my understanding is that: officially, most of the war soviet troops were a volunteer special contingent assistance force... under command & of working alongside of 'local' forces. the army soviet supported president (who overtook government in a USSR resident-informant staged coupe) how many soviet people were involved in this early stage is unclear, but the regular army units clandestinely based on Afghan soil, rapidly grew. the same government was to a much lesser degree supported by India. As a counterweight to these actions, the US through and alongside Pakistan covertly helped support the local tribal leaders, who joined in a horse-riding, mobile, resistance group to become known as the Mujaheddin, which later sub-divided into a loose network of highwaymen warlords, and an organised hardliner Muslim group who had the support of the rural population, the council of elders they formed became known as the Taliban (or disciples), whilst the first group, along with some who had supported the old government, became the Northern-Alliance
Tremendous, Nick! I have a friend here in Colorado who worked with Skateistan in Kabul and Mazar I Sharif. I’m pretty sure he helped build the complex you were in- or was a part of its development! Such a small world, huh. 😊 I learned about Skateistan several years ago in a report I came across. It seems like a great organization! Peace, Nick. Thanks again for this series! 👍🏼✌🏼💕
When you invite your friends to watch @indigo Traveller's super vlogs and they also invite their friends and the chain continues, there you get to know that it's about to go down for some Media houses which have pranked us for all these years about people and places. Thanks for the work Nick.
There has been a Finnish-Swedish UN peacekeeping base nearby for a long time, so the soldiers have definitely visited the shop. :) That currency went out of use in 2002.
Down to earth journalism, This video gives so much facts and ground realities with very little talk - I wish modern day news media all over the world learn something from it.
Really hate to see what's going on there now. Hearing the news I couldn't help but think about these kids and this bright young girl. Hope they are safe.
You just combined two of my favorite things. Traveling and skateboarding. I wish I could teach these kids myself. Edit: three of my favorite things. Traveling, skateboarding and ice cream.
@@neginaable oh shut up. After decades of innocent hazara bright young children, univeristy students, mothers, fathers getting murdered by these pashtuns, I hate them from the bottom of my heart. Ask any pashtun in afghanistan what they think about hazaras, negina. You'll see. We hazaras have been treated as second class citizens by pashtuns and now im returning the favor.
@@AA-no1wr Returning hate by hating? That's not gonna help our country in any way, shape or form. Use your education to bring positivity in Afghanistan.
It's really sometimes good to watch videos like this one to remind yourself of all the privilige of living in a peaceful developed country, and that you should not take it for granted.
Betty Smith Russia,England,Taliban,Al qaeda, civil wars, schmuck leaders and America all played their to parts to turn Afghanistan to what it is today, you can’t just blame one side
@@bettywith2girls No... The US destabilised Afghanistan, even if they did it by using the Talibans. Get your history straight :) Good starting point would be how the US funded Taliban and Al-Qaida, so they could fight the soviets during the cold war...
I’m rewatching your videos, Nik. Your Afghanistan 🇦🇫 series is particularly great. I do wonder if they were able to keep this wonderful skateboarding park, since last year. 😔 Love and peace to the people of Afghanistan ❤️🫶🏼
I doubt that very much, the Taliban would not respect these kind of freedoms. The girls will certainly not be there now. I don't think he could return either to even see. So heartbreaking and sad.
Regardless of what the media shows or the reality! As an Afghan living abroad ... it is the most beautiful country for me on Earth ... every time I see a video of Afghanistan my heart breaks and aches for Afghanistan .... for once I hope and pray for peace 😞 we have lost so much ... I left Afghanistan aged 3 moths after loosing half of my family ... but Afghanistan never left me ... it’s in my heart and my soul
We do, when I went to Turkey, there were many Kurds and they heard us sak farsi aand started a whole dialogue with us in their own language. We understood pratically everything they told us. Very nice and warm people.
Not Kurd and Afghans, Kurd, Persians and Taajiks have similarities. Afghan means Pashtoon and they have their own culture, way of life and mindset. So don't get confused there. Or else you should start calling yourself Turk, Arab or Iranian since your people live in all those countries.
Hunter Ringgenberg Hope so 🥺💜 it will take a lot of time though the leaders are so corrupt and lets other countries take those from us and takes the money for themselves so 😔
@Hunter Ringgenberg Ooooh but no. There is too much opium for the west to steal. Too much lithium in the mountains to leave. In the 80's the Sovjets found that there is more than 1 trillion dollars worth of lithium in Afghanistan. There wont be peace anytime soon. The world is full of thieves.
Thanks a lot of this nice video of my lovely country Afghanistan 🌹😊keep like that and show more sides and cities... I really miss my country... From Germany 🌹❤️❤️
As an Afghan woman who was born and raised in America, I just want to say thank you for displaying our country on a platform like youtube and showing both the bad and the good. Many times the good is overshadowed by the bad due to many stereotypical beliefs that the media portrays. Thank you for showcasing my beautiful home country 💓 I too hope that there is peace one day.
Nice video, watching pt. 1 and now pt.2 - I’m looking forward to the rest of your Afghanistan presentations. I have worked in Afghanistan and all I can say is that it is a wonderful place with great people. We all hope that the conflict will end soon, so many can enjoy what your shows puts forward. Thank you and thanks to UNICEF for this great show.
Nick, as usual, a thoughtful and impartial account of another difficult territory in the world. I cannot help but feel that we could all use more of this in our lives. Thank you for the videos you produce here.
criticalhard yeah for sure. Don’t get me wrong there’s definitely decent people in any country you go, but %99 of the Middle East HATES US. Their own Quran scriptures say kill the unbelievers. Why the Fuck would you go there.
Militant Mind State please give proof of this nonsense, it’s highly sinful to even harm an animal so how do you think it’s ok for Muslims men to lay hands on women. Stop basing your facts off Fox News and the internet, grow some balls, go to your local mosque, ask for an English translation, and read it if you really believe the fastest growing and second largest religion in the world is all about violence and mistreating non believers. If you really believe Islam is about violence, don’t you think 3 billion Muslims would’ve killed your dumbass by now? Or we trying to create some secret diabolical plan. All this talking about a religion when you probably haven’t even met one Muslim.
Great work Nick! There is so much history in Afghanistan. It was great to see the children playing despite their environment...hopefully in the future their generation will find peace and joy.
Nick! There are 2 most important things what one person can give to an other one: love and knowledge. I can not be grateful enough to you, because you show us the world. You are not controlled by media, politics or money. Because of you, I became much more open minded. I know a lot more about planet, where we live. You are humble and objective. I can not recall any news, film from my memory, where I have seen this face of Afghanistan. Only the war. what is sad, but this country is a lot more. Kind people, history, love etc. So thank you so much, I know your job is exhausting and very often dangerous, but we need you :) Thank you, I wish you all the best! Love
The closest thing to a "fair" representation of anything I've seen in years. A breath of fresh air from Afghanistan of all places. This indigo traveler guy, I like this guy. Good guy.
The places you travel to scare the hell out of me for your safety. Yet the moments of reality and humanity in some of these places actually almost, and sometimes does, bring a tear to my eye. Thank you so much for these videos!
_Thank you for sharing your experience in Afghanistan.I can see the kindness through their eyes.,which make my heart 💔Peace and love to afghani ppl. Cheers from Kazakhstan_
Amazing! I can’t get enough!! Love 💕 your videos. Plus, in two hours you changed my mind, belief system or what I was told to believe. YOU!!, in just two hours worth of videos undid what our own government has worked so hard to corrupt our minds with, nothing but negativity., I now would absolutely LOVE 💕 to visit and experience this gorgeous and stunning country. Thank you Nick for opening up my eyes, mind, and heart. I’m genuinely eternally grateful for this wealth of information and can’t wait to share it with others. Peace out. Keep your videos coming!!
Nick, your channel is educating us on the other side of Afghanistan, which we would not otherwise, see and know about. Continue the good work! I cannot get enough of the Indigo Traveller.
A question i ask myself daily while tears dropping down my eyes,will there be a time when we will have a peaceful world? no wars, no discrimination, no conflicts just people living peacefully with one another.This will be the happiest days of our lives.Hoping and praying for that daily,really happy Nick you are a great ambassador championing towards that.
Thank you for the comment, the world is filled with great people and majority of the world and people's situations are positive, we just have a distorted view of reality because we take in too much information at all times from sometimes, one-sided sources.
@@IndigoTravellerwelcome, indeed and that is why we really appreciate people like you showing us both sides of the story keep up with the good work mate.
You have to remember that this war is about the differences in their religion when they stop caring about that then maybe something positive will happen
Proud to see my Afghan brothers and sisters trying to make the best of life despite all these years of war and hardship. Much respect en love from an iranian brother living in the Netherlands. Moafagh bashid!
I really enjoy your videos. They give an entirely different perspective of the countries you visit, it’s people and your interactions with them. I would prefer to watch your videos over what we are being feed by the news media.
Wow such a wonderful journey, Keep it up man! You're doing great. World travelling is not just travelling its about spreading love and connect to the world... That is one of my dreams. Be careful and I pray and wish you all the best brother! A world traveller(lover) from Europe
My favorite routine on sunday mornings: watch the newly uploaded video from Nick. All are great, but I find these on Afghanistan incredibly interesting.
I love the way he shows everything it looks so beautiful i am from Afghanistan but i don’t live there i wish one day everything gets better so i can live in my mother land country thank you so much for visiting Afghanistan.
One of my best friends is from Afghanistan (I'm American). He recently visited Afghanistan and took a lot of pictures and video. This video is very accurate. There IS everyday life in Afghanistan. There are markets and people have hobbies and friends and jobs and live life despite the unstable atmosphere. It's not what most people would expect.
Unfortunately. Afghan people held a big ceremony in and outside of Afghanistan for it. Truly tragic that we lost such a kind, intelligent and selfless man. Us Afghan will forever keep him in our thoughts. His name was Dr. Nakamura.
Nick Gur ignorant comment ! Not all Pashtuns are terrorist and “want to kill all good people” if u don’t know what ur talking about I suggest u don’t speak at all
I personally love going to shops that have been running for decades,you can always catch a glimpse of the culture of that place. Great video man, really enjoyed it :)
You're the luckiest person ever, not to be negative here but, you clearly are. Nothing bad happened while you where there, but I hope not everyone thinks this place is "safe" like you and put their lives in danger, not everyone has the same luck.
Djura Rodríguez Boss if we start living the way you are thinking then anything can happen any where no matter Kabul or London...! Every where is safe if we stop following news channels and avoid hating another human beings..!
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Keep up the great work. That was beautiful.
now imagine these people suddenly moving to europe, but no problems right?
darknessviking
Maybe if Western European nations and the USA would stop bombing them, torturing them and controlling their governments, as they have been doing for decades, there wouldn’t be problems in Afghanistan.
UNICEF is a pedophile ring, shame on you
@@davidleomorley889 Just kidding? Or did you never mentioned the history of Afgahnistan?
Breaks my heart, that the Afghan people live under extreme uncertainty of the safety of their lives. I hope they see brighter days in life. Thank you for sharing Nik.
Sorry they will be permanently screwed all that money put in bu the us and still the Taliban control most of the country ,what you needed was a Saddam like leader or Stalin who would not be afraid of killing 30 per cent of the population to bring it to line.
@@amandeepv
I thought the US and ISAF did a considerably good job in killing civilians, sure the Taliban are on a whole other level but I think we still do enough to strike fear.
Go donate your salary to them if it truly breaks your heart
amandeepv yeah but the stupid pig bush decided to kill saddam. Ruined the Middle East even more than it already was.
@@roloxrox123
Who cares anymore, ISIS is defeated which is one of the biggest reasons for hating the Bush war, Irap will find peace after their president is replaced.
P.S.
Saddam was a cunt, there's a reason there was an insurgency against him.
You truly are an ambassador for the world mate 🖐️
Jerry that’s a great description of him!
Pakistan🇵🇰interfered in Afghanistan🇦🇫affairs due to #DurandLine from 1973 before soviets invaded in (1979) until now
"Pakistan unconventional war campaigns against Afghanistan"
dispatchesfrompinehurst.com/2020/02/23/briefing-on-pakistans-campaigns-against-afghanistan-and-why-they-have-failed-repeatedly/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
"Brigadier Sultan Amir Tarar, Colonel Imam" in Urdo
ruclips.net/video/jvqJFu0-HGM/видео.html
"Muhammad Khan Sherani Pakistan MNA" in Pashto
ruclips.net/video/CoxlEw0A5iM/видео.html
"Pakistan ex Prime minister Zia Ul Haq saying Afghan jihad is for Pakistan"
ruclips.net/video/DLsNIHYBUjE/видео.html
"Pakistan ISI controlling Taliban peace process"
www.yahoo.com/news/pakistans-intelligence-service-may-end-up-the-real-winner-in-the-afghan-peace-deal-at-least-for-now-144515932.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cDovL2MubmV3c25vdy5jby51ay9BLzEwMjI2MzE3ODk_LTQxODo3MzU6bW9zdF9yZWFkX3RvcA&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK-uMjnoflW8KBEBmmjZv8cB5tJ-NfP9wWXD-YzGnlrtq0Gmck_lt6Io_20PwJxAl1xmZ9iitmo_eUvI4sWraz7NCcv009FkgmALQb8sO7ZuJennLp6iPl0a128Jq4K7UeqPxV5GEXDT1UZRPn8_kOpKs6IF1rXDvPiICmuLX4vn
Afghan Russian war helped Pakistan to aquire nuclear: says US
www.dawn.com/news/1453065
The ghosts of Afghanistan - tribune.com.pk/story/2109495/6-the-ghosts-of-afghanistan/?amp=1
Pakistan is the biggest obstacle in the stability and development of my home land Afghanistan that's why Pakistan harbours non state actors like the following:
Pakistan is a safe haven for terrorist groups like -
Al-Qaeda
Lashkar-e-Omar
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)
Sipah-e-Sahaba
Jaish ul-Adl
Al Badr Mujahideen
Harkat ul Mujahideen
ISIS-KP (ISIS Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Haqqani Network
Those Girls being able to skateboard in afghanistan im so happy to see it. You go girls🔥
Sal DiMarchese this is not islam at all watch what you say
Sal DiMarchese Islam is not fucked up man. Extremists and people who twist words to favor their own belief systems are fucked up. You act as if people in Afghanistan want to live their lives like this...it’s sad to hold hatred in your heart. Especially when life is already short as it is...hoping for global peace in my lifetime (probably won’t happen) but it doesn’t hurt to dream! Much love to every race, we are one! (Ps. Every single country has its “THUGS” sadly)
@Sal DiMarchese you're overly proud western should fuck your self racist
@Sal DiMarchese Typical western ignorance😂😂 well meeting a stranger in the sidewalk banging on the alley way going home like nothing happened is not our culture and we are proud of it too😂😂Don't try to teach us culture.... We live with our grand parents all together as a family...... Finally what's with the girl skating and Islam 😂😂.... Westerners😂😂
@Soccer90 Tem skateboarding is new to Afghanistan but there has always been things like this in place but in secrecy because of Taliban. There are a lot of underground martial arts for women here.
*Skateboarding. Pretty cool way of getting people together to chill out.*
Definitely.
@@IndigoTraveller Unless you're a yank then fighting is just douchebaggery haha
@@0poIE Talk about us "Yanks" all you want to. The average american citizen hates the things its government does. Most have their heads in the sand and refuse even to believe that their country does things that other countries do. Kids join the army to get money for college and are forced into these world police actions and wars. At the beginning of this video the claim was that Afghanistan was at war for 40 years. The uS has been their for a little over 20. I guess we are not the only douche bags.
@@judddavis3548 afghan war began when the soviets invaded the country
0poIE only if it’s all girls or boys ! Not together though
You have a very good translator, I love how he recollects the whole conversation and then relates it back to you.
Looks like an Afghanistan beard trim too. The barber's are great.
@@peregrino9154 The Barber's sarcastic ability to correct people's misspellings just like your mom would do.
@@gmatt3813 lmfao
@@gmatt3813 that shut him up hahaha 😭🤣🤣
@@gmatt3813 damn you destroyed him badly
when Afghanistan has a better skatepark then your hometown....
Payed by the morons in the West!
Jefferson De Azevedo You are a disease
thats probably the best skatepark they have in the entire country, so i hope so.
@@nasmobbin8536 no, probably the only one. i might be wrong, though
that is likely TOP 1 skate park in whole country. Not fair comparison as you can not have top skateparks in thousands of towns.
Afghans are a great people: resilient, hard-working, welcoming. They deserve much better.
(edit: thanks everyone for pointimg out the correct demonym for the nationals of Afghanistan)
Definitely.
Not everyone living there is an Afghani, Afghan, etc. Afghan refers to pashtoons, but we have got Taajiks, Hazaras, Uzbeks, Turkmens, Kurds, Arabs, Hindus etc. So stop calling everyone Afghan.
@@freedomactivist6008 sorry, I didn't mean to offend anyone. I certainly know much less about Afghanistan than I wish I did.
Freedom Activist that's the same in every country though?! I live in Berlin neukölln and there are people from 160 countries..
@@freedomactivist6008 It's afghan, not afghani. Afghani is the currency of Afghanistan. Anyone that holds an Afghan passport and acknowledges themself as Afghan is an Afghan. People in every country are of different origin.
Alots of love from Afghanistan 🇦🇫...thank you for showing my country to the world 🌎
Abdul Rahman I wanna visit your country brother can u help me?
Zack Jacfar
Try to find a tour guide to help you
Maybe some countries allow you to travel to Afghanistan
Love you guys I am from Afghanistan
Zack Jacfar You can visit a website called ‘let’s meet Afghanistan’ ...they can help you better
lots of love from the Philippines as well... I hope that all will be better soon...
I remember reading about Kabul being a backpacker hub on the Magic Bus hippie trail in the '60s and '70s . Wild how now, not so much time later, there are hardly any travelers able to go. Thanks so much for sharing this.
In the 70s I had a friend who was kidnapped off a bus traveling overland. Swedes and Germans were kidnapped and government workers they were taken to the mountains .The government workers were shot dead. And the Europeans waited to see if they would be shot. Eventually they were released and sent across the border,
The Hippy Trail by sharif gemie and Brian Ireland is a great read if you wanna know more!
befor kabul one most beautiful city in 1980
Lolly J. I’ll check it out! Thanks!
magic bus hippie trail??? Jesus Christ, Afghanistan is better without that for sure.
Sad. Such a beautiful country with rich history got ruined by mindless war & conflict. But Afghan people are beautiful, warm & brave.
Thank you for your awesome work Nick 👍
Spoony G u tryna be funny eh
HA HA u r funny
There u go funny guy
Spoony G lol r u scared kiddo??
Come daddy would love to give u something
Spoony G get the fuck out Of here
Learn English
Jefferson De Azevedo by percentage best IQ among muslim countries have iran
@Spoony G there has been conflict and war on and off for thousands of years in the middle east... yeah in certain places you wouldn't necessarily be as bothered or in danger, but the middle east has always been heavily in conflict, it's just gotten worse every century.
I miss my hometown mazar Sharif, family, friends and the food
Far from Toronto Ontario Canada
You should go back as its clearly in your heart. It's your people, your culture and your country. Afghanis should be in their homeland.
Plane Ride Bro
My boyfriend is also from this city and lives in the Toronto area
Lots of good weed from the mountains there
well if u are in canada or usa then u better go to Europe too... if Afghans in canada and usa miss homeland it does not mean they must go back to Afg as they are as equal citizens of Canada and Usa as you...
I have been in Afghanistan for 10 years and I've never seen what it's like outside the wire. Love your content, keep it up!
@אהרון אברמוב they're fighting your wars, rabbi
@אהרון אברמוב racist fuc*
Pakistan🇵🇰interfered in Afghanistan🇦🇫affairs due to #DurandLine from 1973 before soviets invaded in (1979) until now
"Pakistan unconventional war campaigns against Afghanistan"
dispatchesfrompinehurst.com/2020/02/23/briefing-on-pakistans-campaigns-against-afghanistan-and-why-they-have-failed-repeatedly/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
"Brigadier Sultan Amir Tarar, Colonel Imam" in Urdo
ruclips.net/video/jvqJFu0-HGM/видео.html
"Muhammad Khan Sherani Pakistan MNA" in Pashto
ruclips.net/video/CoxlEw0A5iM/видео.html
"Pakistan ex Prime minister Zia Ul Haq saying Afghan jihad is for Pakistan"
ruclips.net/video/DLsNIHYBUjE/видео.html
"Pakistan ISI controlling Taliban peace process"
www.yahoo.com/news/pakistans-intelligence-service-may-end-up-the-real-winner-in-the-afghan-peace-deal-at-least-for-now-144515932.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cDovL2MubmV3c25vdy5jby51ay9BLzEwMjI2MzE3ODk_LTQxODo3MzU6bW9zdF9yZWFkX3RvcA&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK-uMjnoflW8KBEBmmjZv8cB5tJ-NfP9wWXD-YzGnlrtq0Gmck_lt6Io_20PwJxAl1xmZ9iitmo_eUvI4sWraz7NCcv009FkgmALQb8sO7ZuJennLp6iPl0a128Jq4K7UeqPxV5GEXDT1UZRPn8_kOpKs6IF1rXDvPiICmuLX4vn
Afghan Russian war helped Pakistan to aquire nuclear: says US
www.dawn.com/news/1453065
The ghosts of Afghanistan - tribune.com.pk/story/2109495/6-the-ghosts-of-afghanistan/?amp=1
Pakistan is the biggest obstacle in the stability and development of my home land Afghanistan that's why Pakistan harbours non state actors like the following:
Pakistan is a safe haven for terrorist groups like -
Al-Qaeda
Lashkar-e-Omar
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)
Sipah-e-Sahaba
Jaish ul-Adl
Al Badr Mujahideen
Harkat ul Mujahideen
ISIS-KP (ISIS Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Haqqani Network
Always wanted to visit Afghanistan, stunning country
Afg = beautiful country.
amazing people.
Try to visit ASAP.
😃✌😁
.
Nothing better than relaxing to this on a Sunday afternoon. Cheers on another incredible video!
Thank you Billy, legend :)
Awesome video Nick. Loved every moment of this
Thanks so much 😍
The new travel thank you so much I I start watching your video since the El Paso
Pakistan🇵🇰interfered in Afghanistan🇦🇫affairs due to #DurandLine from 1973 before soviets invaded in (1979) until now
"Pakistan unconventional war campaigns against Afghanistan"
dispatchesfrompinehurst.com/2020/02/23/briefing-on-pakistans-campaigns-against-afghanistan-and-why-they-have-failed-repeatedly/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
"Brigadier Sultan Amir Tarar, Colonel Imam" in Urdo
ruclips.net/video/jvqJFu0-HGM/видео.html
"Muhammad Khan Sherani Pakistan MNA" in Pashto
ruclips.net/video/CoxlEw0A5iM/видео.html
"Pakistan ex Prime minister Zia Ul Haq saying Afghan jihad is for Pakistan"
ruclips.net/video/DLsNIHYBUjE/видео.html
"Pakistan ISI controlling Taliban peace process"
www.yahoo.com/news/pakistans-intelligence-service-may-end-up-the-real-winner-in-the-afghan-peace-deal-at-least-for-now-144515932.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cDovL2MubmV3c25vdy5jby51ay9BLzEwMjI2MzE3ODk_LTQxODo3MzU6bW9zdF9yZWFkX3RvcA&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK-uMjnoflW8KBEBmmjZv8cB5tJ-NfP9wWXD-YzGnlrtq0Gmck_lt6Io_20PwJxAl1xmZ9iitmo_eUvI4sWraz7NCcv009FkgmALQb8sO7ZuJennLp6iPl0a128Jq4K7UeqPxV5GEXDT1UZRPn8_kOpKs6IF1rXDvPiICmuLX4vn
Afghan Russian war helped Pakistan to aquire nuclear: says US
www.dawn.com/news/1453065
The ghosts of Afghanistan - tribune.com.pk/story/2109495/6-the-ghosts-of-afghanistan/?amp=1
Pakistan is the biggest obstacle in the stability and development of my home land Afghanistan that's why Pakistan harbours non state actors like the following:
Pakistan is a safe haven for terrorist groups like -
Al-Qaeda
Lashkar-e-Omar
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)
Sipah-e-Sahaba
Jaish ul-Adl
Al Badr Mujahideen
Harkat ul Mujahideen
ISIS-KP (ISIS Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Haqqani Network
Well done. I went many many years ago. Herat was lovely. Kandahar was like a garden. Kabul was cold in April. Lovely people. You did such a great job to show the good side. Used to be full of cafes guesthouses and wonderful wooden buildings. Travelers those days rated A as the best place on the way to India.
I’m thinking 70s. 90s the taliban were in charge without any government
Love India from Herat
You are right. 1978
Before the russsians tried to invade the country in 1979 and after that Afghanistan became a shadow of its former self...
Oh yes. There were no Russians but lots of colourful Uzbeki and a Russian feel to Kabul. I was studying Farsi so it helped a lot in A. Oh. The music was sublime.
Afghanis are our brothers, Love From India 😘😘😘
Amazing that you are breaking stereotypes and showing that the media really only puts forward the worst parts of things. Such a great thing you are doing.👍🏻
Thank you so, so much :)
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” / Malcom X
I hate Main Stream Media.
Bentito artwork well said.
This was an amazing video as usual! I always get really excited when ever you upload and click on the video as fast as possible!
P.s. I donated 20 dollars.
Thank you for the kind words, support and for donating, appreciate it hugely. Thank you.
Afg = beautiful country.
amazing people.
Try to visit ASAP.
😃✌😁
.
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I love the quality of your content, we can see things we would never had been able to see :)
Thank you so much :)
@Hunter Ringgenberg Not everything is about you.
@Hunter Ringgenberg good for you!
@Hunter Ringgenberg well, wheres your video? Video or it didn't happen.
Pakistan🇵🇰interfered in Afghanistan🇦🇫affairs due to #DurandLine from 1973 before soviets invaded in (1979) until now
"Pakistan unconventional war campaigns against Afghanistan"
dispatchesfrompinehurst.com/2020/02/23/briefing-on-pakistans-campaigns-against-afghanistan-and-why-they-have-failed-repeatedly/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
"Brigadier Sultan Amir Tarar, Colonel Imam" in Urdo
ruclips.net/video/jvqJFu0-HGM/видео.html
"Muhammad Khan Sherani Pakistan MNA" in Pashto
ruclips.net/video/CoxlEw0A5iM/видео.html
"Pakistan ex Prime minister Zia Ul Haq saying Afghan jihad is for Pakistan"
ruclips.net/video/DLsNIHYBUjE/видео.html
"Pakistan ISI controlling Taliban peace process"
www.yahoo.com/news/pakistans-intelligence-service-may-end-up-the-real-winner-in-the-afghan-peace-deal-at-least-for-now-144515932.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cDovL2MubmV3c25vdy5jby51ay9BLzEwMjI2MzE3ODk_LTQxODo3MzU6bW9zdF9yZWFkX3RvcA&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK-uMjnoflW8KBEBmmjZv8cB5tJ-NfP9wWXD-YzGnlrtq0Gmck_lt6Io_20PwJxAl1xmZ9iitmo_eUvI4sWraz7NCcv009FkgmALQb8sO7ZuJennLp6iPl0a128Jq4K7UeqPxV5GEXDT1UZRPn8_kOpKs6IF1rXDvPiICmuLX4vn
Afghan Russian war helped Pakistan to aquire nuclear: says US
www.dawn.com/news/1453065
The ghosts of Afghanistan - tribune.com.pk/story/2109495/6-the-ghosts-of-afghanistan/?amp=1
Pakistan is the biggest obstacle in the stability and development of my home land Afghanistan that's why Pakistan harbours non state actors like the following:
Pakistan is a safe haven for terrorist groups like -
Al-Qaeda
Lashkar-e-Omar
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)
Sipah-e-Sahaba
Jaish ul-Adl
Al Badr Mujahideen
Harkat ul Mujahideen
ISIS-KP (ISIS Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Haqqani Network
Awesome work! I LOVED seeing those young ladies skating, smiling, & just enjoying life. And that ice cream looked delicious! 👍🏻
Indeed, beautiful
I'm Afghan myself I wellcome u to my country Afghanistan 🇦🇫🇦🇫
I guess we treat our women much better then the west the western use girls for few days or weeks and then trash it find another then trash.. and there nothing to say I m so happy for those girl they do skateboarding in afghanistan which is an insult we were modern then today that's how the west made us they made the militants and proxy so called taliban al qaida and used islam as bad way and for their interests to defeat soviet union so far they were success to defeat they soviet union but they r losing now and let me tell u islam taught us more of women rights and of better way how to treat and them then the human rights of West. The west only consider of these human rights who they have interests. I hope to see the west same oneday as our countries Libya Iraq afghanistan Yemen Syria Palestine now Iran it really make me laugh when a western talk about us it's mad how westren governments made damn foolish the their own people how they made to believe their media how the show of our bad image
@@saheen7014 Dude, get off your high horse. I was referring to actually seeing women skateboard. You never see women skate board. I think it's awesome these ladies are doing something I never see. And not to mention, they're really good at it. Take your trash talking about treating women elsewhere because by talking to me like that, you just proved you are the bigger trash. In the West, I have plenty of men that would love to make me theirs forever... But it's my choice that I don't take them up on it because I'm better off INDEPENDENT. A free, high earning, OPINIONATED, and domineering woman that is in control of her own destiny, life, and BODY. I have NO desire to let any man "treat" me to anything - good or bad. But again, this is MY choice. I don't need ANY man to make my life better ... The Afghan women and men are beautiful and wonderful people... and I believe someday they will not have to struggle the hardships that they do... THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PART HERE. Not all westerns are blind to what the media tells us... But obviously you are blind to what your media tells you about westerners.
@@CourtneyMcFate hahaha we don't have media how can I be blind and I know the westren ppl don't need to give me a lecture about them they r prisoners in freedom I been to the west I hate it 110% u know we r enemies. I m so happy the west is losing in afg they killed us for no reason the innocent kids women I m soo surprise how a westren talk about women how can they talk abt human rights how they unhumanised us how they insulted us how they show us to the world in their media how they spread on a bad way to their ppl. I m so emotional which take me to kill every westren who I would catch then in afg to show them how they showed us to world on bad way. I would love to catch one no westren has the right to talk abt our women how they lives what they do what they don't. We know how to mange.
What a great young lady. I hope she achieves her dream. 👍👍
Me too :)
one of your best videos and with many happy messages that we understand the world peace servers that we were lucky to be around
Kabul was called the “Asian paris” in the 60s and 70s. Modern society with Afghan people wearing regular clothes, a lot of tourists and a nice holiday destination. 1978 a communist party took over inflating more series of radical modernisation, one of them being more equal rights to women. Unfortunately the Mujahideen (talibans) started growing and soon they wanted the country to follow more Islamic rules and radical way of living. That caused a civil war between the Republic of Afghanistan and the Mujahideen which led to 500k to 2m people dying. If I’m missing something please let me know, I’m not so quite sure about the Russians part of this conflict
The mujahedeen were a reaction to the russian oppressors. Country folk were upset with the russians and wanted them out, so the disgusting mujahedeen took advantage of the country folk. Then the disgusting pashtuns/mujahedeen/taliban completely destroyed afghanistan.
@@AA-no1wr dont disrespect Pashtun people. you cant blame everything on a whole ethnic background
my understanding is that:
officially, most of the war soviet troops were a volunteer special contingent assistance force... under command & of working alongside of 'local' forces. the army soviet supported president (who overtook government in a USSR resident-informant staged coupe) how many soviet people were involved in this early stage is unclear, but the regular army units clandestinely based on Afghan soil, rapidly grew. the same government was to a much lesser degree supported by India.
As a counterweight to these actions, the US through and alongside Pakistan covertly helped support the local tribal leaders, who joined in a horse-riding, mobile, resistance group to become known as the Mujaheddin, which later sub-divided into a loose network of highwaymen warlords, and an organised hardliner Muslim group who had the support of the rural population, the council of elders they formed became known as the Taliban (or disciples), whilst the first group, along with some who had supported the old government, became the Northern-Alliance
Nick Gur pashtuns Made Afghanistan so go fuck your self fuckface
You don’t know anything it has nothing to do with Islam everything to do with the soviets and Americans
Tremendous, Nick! I have a friend here in Colorado who worked with Skateistan in Kabul and Mazar I Sharif. I’m pretty sure he helped build the complex you were in- or was a part of its development! Such a small world, huh. 😊 I learned about Skateistan several years ago in a report I came across. It seems like a great organization! Peace, Nick. Thanks again for this series! 👍🏼✌🏼💕
Beautiful, small world indeed. A great project indeed. Beautiful. Thanks Karin ♥️🇦🇫
When you invite your friends to watch @indigo Traveller's super vlogs and they also invite their friends and the chain continues, there you get to know that it's about to go down for some Media houses which have pranked us for all these years about people and places. Thanks for the work Nick.
Thank you to you and all your friends! :)
Thanks too Nick for standing and speaking for those who have no chance.
Exactly
In the icecream shop was even a Finnish 10 Mark note on the wall.
TORILLE
perkele:D
🙌
hui saatana
There has been a Finnish-Swedish UN peacekeeping base nearby for a long time, so the soldiers have definitely visited the shop. :) That currency went out of use in 2002.
Down to earth journalism, This video gives so much facts and ground realities with very little talk - I wish modern day news media all over the world learn something from it.
Really hate to see what's going on there now. Hearing the news I couldn't help but think about these kids and this bright young girl. Hope they are safe.
You just combined two of my favorite things. Traveling and skateboarding. I wish I could teach these kids myself.
Edit: three of my favorite things. Traveling, skateboarding and ice cream.
Love and respect from iran.
Tashakur fellow farsiwan ❤
Thanks, we hazaras respect our iranian brothers, not the dirty pashtuns (aka taliban)
@@AA-no1wr Come on man... that was really uncalled for. I'm Hazara as well but there's no reason to hate each others.
@@neginaable oh shut up. After decades of innocent hazara bright young children, univeristy students, mothers, fathers getting murdered by these pashtuns, I hate them from the bottom of my heart. Ask any pashtun in afghanistan what they think about hazaras, negina. You'll see. We hazaras have been treated as second class citizens by pashtuns and now im returning the favor.
@@AA-no1wr Returning hate by hating? That's not gonna help our country in any way, shape or form. Use your education to bring positivity in Afghanistan.
It's really sometimes good to watch videos like this one to remind yourself of all the privilige of living in a peaceful developed country, and that you should not take it for granted.
Turar Jumaniyaz well said
It feels really weird watching this in a country that destabilized theirs.
@@noob.168 I think the Taliban destabilized Afghanistan...the U.S. came to their aid.
Betty Smith Russia,England,Taliban,Al qaeda, civil wars, schmuck leaders and America all played their to parts to turn Afghanistan to what it is today, you can’t just blame one side
@@bettywith2girls No... The US destabilised Afghanistan, even if they did it by using the Talibans.
Get your history straight :)
Good starting point would be how the US funded Taliban and Al-Qaida, so they could fight the soviets during the cold war...
I’m rewatching your videos, Nik. Your Afghanistan 🇦🇫 series is particularly great. I do wonder if they were able to keep this wonderful skateboarding park, since last year. 😔 Love and peace to the people of Afghanistan ❤️🫶🏼
I doubt that very much, the Taliban would not respect these kind of freedoms. The girls will certainly not be there now. I don't think he could return either to even see. So heartbreaking and sad.
Oooh of course, its only women who can’t live there normally 😃👍🏼
Regardless of what the media shows or the reality! As an Afghan living abroad ... it is the most beautiful country for me on Earth ... every time I see a video of Afghanistan my heart breaks and aches for Afghanistan .... for once I hope and pray for peace 😞 we have lost so much ... I left Afghanistan aged 3 moths after loosing half of my family ... but Afghanistan never left me ... it’s in my heart and my soul
I love Afghanistan and Afghani people. Kurds and Afghans have many similarities.
*زور سپاس برام*
What kind of similarities?
@@humblebee8334
*Language culture*
We do, when I went to Turkey, there were many Kurds and they heard us sak farsi aand started a whole dialogue with us in their own language. We understood pratically everything they told us. Very nice and warm people.
Not Kurd and Afghans, Kurd, Persians and Taajiks have similarities. Afghan means Pashtoon and they have their own culture, way of life and mindset. So don't get confused there. Or else you should start calling yourself Turk, Arab or Iranian since your people live in all those countries.
Actually one of the most interesting things i've seen on youtube for a long time
Such a fascinating country. Thank you for showing us a different perspective we wouldn't see otherwise and risking your safety to do so.
Thank you Chris.
Respect our brothers!!!from👉🇹🇯Dushanbe, Tajikistan 🇹🇯👈
😥😥😥 i am from afghanistan live in belgium but my heart is always in Afghanistan, thanks man for making video from my country
Lots of love for you and all people around the world from Ethiopia 💚💛❤
Sending all love and wishes for my beautiful country, hope it gets better for them 🥺❤️ they have struggled enough.
We are all hoping for Afghanistan to improve.
Hunter Ringgenberg Hope so 🥺💜 it will take a lot of time though the leaders are so corrupt and lets other countries take those from us and takes the money for themselves so 😔
@Hunter Ringgenberg Ooooh but no. There is too much opium for the west to steal. Too much lithium in the mountains to leave. In the 80's the Sovjets found that there is more than 1 trillion dollars worth of lithium in Afghanistan. There wont be peace anytime soon. The world is full of thieves.
Thanks a lot of this nice video of my lovely country Afghanistan 🌹😊keep like that and show more sides and cities... I really miss my country... From Germany 🌹❤️❤️
I always get excited when I receive a notification for your videos. Great as usual.
Thanks Deborah for having your notifications on!
I've really come to appreciate this channel a lot. Thank you for showing us these places.
My heart is broken. I`m so sorry for Afghanistan. What happens now is so terrible.
As an Afghan woman who was born and raised in America, I just want to say thank you for displaying our country on a platform like youtube and showing both the bad and the good. Many times the good is overshadowed by the bad due to many stereotypical beliefs that the media portrays. Thank you for showcasing my beautiful home country 💓 I too hope that there is peace one day.
I can see the sadness and hope in your eyes.
Heartbreaking to watch this in December 2021…
I love my country very much ❤🇦🇫🙏😥❤❤
The translator is doing such a good job. And I loves your videos so much.
Thank you
Nice video, watching pt. 1 and now pt.2 - I’m looking forward to the rest of your Afghanistan presentations. I have worked in Afghanistan and all I can say is that it is a wonderful place with great people. We all hope that the conflict will end soon, so many can enjoy what your shows puts forward. Thank you and thanks to UNICEF for this great show.
Thank you Ruth, really appreciate your support.
Nick, as usual, a thoughtful and impartial account of another difficult territory in the world. I cannot help but feel that we could all use more of this in our lives. Thank you for the videos you produce here.
Thank you Gaeme. Appreciate it a lot.
سلام افغانستان از ايران🇮🇷
ايران❤️✌️🇦🇫🖐️
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سلام به روی ماهت عزیز برادر
Once again you show me places I would never go myself! Stretching my horizons
Cheers Mike, thanks for watching the videos :)
@@slangingiron4016 same, all these People in the comments forget about the real situation there. Wich is a very tragic one.
criticalhard yeah for sure. Don’t get me wrong there’s definitely decent people in any country you go, but %99 of the Middle East HATES US. Their own Quran scriptures say kill the unbelievers. Why the Fuck would you go there.
Militant Mind State please give proof of this nonsense, it’s highly sinful to even harm an animal so how do you think it’s ok for Muslims men to lay hands on women. Stop basing your facts off Fox News and the internet, grow some balls, go to your local mosque, ask for an English translation, and read it if you really believe the fastest growing and second largest religion in the world is all about violence and mistreating non believers. If you really believe Islam is about violence, don’t you think 3 billion Muslims would’ve killed your dumbass by now? Or we trying to create some secret diabolical plan. All this talking about a religion when you probably haven’t even met one Muslim.
Great work Nick! There is so much history in Afghanistan. It was great to see the children playing despite their environment...hopefully in the future their generation will find peace and joy.
Miss my sweet homeland😕. Thank you for showing the hidden face of Afghanistan .I Love your vedios keep making them. Much respect from USA ❤️❤️🇦🇫🇺🇸
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Long live Afghanistan
From Iran 🇮🇷❤️🇦🇫
Hey Nick, I’m watching your vlogs since you were in my country. Your vlogs are nice, your beard looking good. Have a nice trip ✈️
Thank you very much for the support!
Nick! There are 2 most important things what one person can give to an other one: love and knowledge. I can not be grateful enough to you, because you show us the world. You are not controlled by media, politics or money. Because of you, I became much more open minded. I know a lot more about planet, where we live. You are humble and objective. I can not recall any news, film from my memory, where I have seen this face of Afghanistan. Only the war. what is sad, but this country is a lot more. Kind people, history, love etc. So thank you so much, I know your job is exhausting and very often dangerous, but we need you :) Thank you, I wish you all the best! Love
When I watched This video This made me cry love from pak ❤️
Make sure you visit Panjsher in Afghanistan, it’s the most peaceful and beautiful city in Afghanistan.
nener gonna happen couse the translator is Pashtoon, hahaha just kidding love panjshir too my brother
knalde zhwandoon 😂😂😂😈
The milk icecream is one of a kind, you should have tried it - highly recomended 🙂
He is vegan. Can’t have dairy
The closest thing to a "fair" representation of anything I've seen in years. A breath of fresh air from Afghanistan of all places. This indigo traveler guy, I like this guy. Good guy.
Love Respect From India To Afghanistan..
We Love Afghanistan ...❤️👏🏻
The places you travel to scare the hell out of me for your safety. Yet the moments of reality and humanity in some of these places actually almost, and sometimes does, bring a tear to my eye. Thank you so much for these videos!
Thank you.
_Thank you for sharing your experience in Afghanistan.I can see the kindness through their eyes.,which make my heart 💔Peace and love to afghani ppl. Cheers from Kazakhstan_
Thank you for all that you do! Never would have known that this other world even existed in Afghanistan without these videos.
Appreciate it Ray :)
All I have is love for Afghan people and respect for you to share such beautiful video 🙏.
I thought Afghanistan would be torn into pieces, but it´s quite beautiful there...
Amazing! I can’t get enough!! Love 💕 your videos. Plus, in two hours you changed my mind, belief system or what I was told to believe. YOU!!, in just two hours worth of videos undid what our own government has worked so hard to corrupt our minds with, nothing but negativity., I now would absolutely LOVE 💕 to visit and experience this gorgeous and stunning country. Thank you Nick for opening up my eyes, mind, and heart. I’m genuinely eternally grateful for this wealth of information and can’t wait to share it with others. Peace out. Keep your videos coming!!
Thank you Wendy! That’s incredible. I hope to get some new videos out in coming months.
Indigo Traveller I cannot wait!! I’m actually watching another now, getting ready to dig into Pakistan 🇵🇰
These videos are amazing. Love seeing a different side of hot spot areas in the world. He should try inner city Chicago next.
Chicago sounds fascinating.
@@IndigoTraveller if you ever came to the US, try Baltimore. Great city that needs some love.
I agree in the try Chicago Detroit Baltimore Gray or New Orleans before going to New York City or after
Welcome to my dear country Afghanistan i hope you to be safe here and thanks for sharing this beautiful video goodluck bro ✌👌🇦🇫🇦🇫
Welcome to Afghanistan I saw you in Kabul ❤️🇦🇫😍
U should have said hi ❤ make us Afghans look good good 🇦🇫❤
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Should have said hi ❤ make us Afghans look good❤🇦🇫💪
Nick, your channel is educating us on the other side of Afghanistan, which we would not otherwise, see and know about. Continue the good work! I cannot get enough of the Indigo Traveller.
A question i ask myself daily while tears dropping down my eyes,will there be a time when we will have a peaceful world? no wars, no discrimination, no conflicts just people living peacefully with one another.This will be the happiest days of our lives.Hoping and praying for that daily,really happy Nick you are a great ambassador championing towards that.
Thank you for the comment, the world is filled with great people and majority of the world and people's situations are positive, we just have a distorted view of reality because we take in too much information at all times from sometimes, one-sided sources.
@@IndigoTravellerwelcome, indeed and that is why we really appreciate people like you showing us both sides of the story keep up with the good work mate.
You have to remember that this war is about the differences in their religion when they stop caring about that then maybe something positive will happen
@@gi4dtv I'm not well informed about Afghanistan but i think it's a Muslim country, I think the wars are tribal.
Sadly governments, media, and corporations thrive on conflicts and fear. Nicks channel amongst others help defeat stereotypes but the world is crazy.
My favourite youtuber, love the content and seeing stuff we wouldnt normally see in the media. Stay safe!
Thank you for sharing this awesome video❤
Thanks for watching :)
Proud to see my Afghan brothers and sisters trying to make the best of life despite all these years of war and hardship. Much respect en love from an iranian brother living in the Netherlands. Moafagh bashid!
Skateboarding is not a crime... Nice to see you´re doing well. Thanks for sharing a part of your impressions!
Cheers my friend for the long time support!
I really enjoy your videos. They give an entirely different perspective of the countries you visit, it’s people and your interactions with them. I would prefer to watch your videos over what we are being feed by the news media.
Have a safe Journy.
Love my country Afghanistan
Wow such a wonderful journey, Keep it up man! You're doing great. World travelling is not just travelling its about spreading love and connect to the world... That is one of my dreams.
Be careful and I pray and wish you all the best brother!
A world traveller(lover) from Europe
Miss hometown friends,tasty food love you sooooo much my hometown🇦🇫 still live in USA
Malika Roya I hope you can see them again
As Afghan myself I deeply appreciate u to show my country to the world may god bring peace in my country Afghanistan 🤲🤲🇦🇫🇦🇫
My favorite routine on sunday mornings: watch the newly uploaded video from Nick. All are great, but I find these on Afghanistan incredibly interesting.
Thanks so much 😍
I love the way he shows everything it looks so beautiful i am from Afghanistan but i don’t live there i wish one day everything gets better so i can live in my mother land country thank you so much for visiting Afghanistan.
We might have seen the future of Afghanistan sports! I wish to see the girl soon on international competetions... :)
*Thank you so much for making vedio from Afghanistan 🇦🇫🇦🇫*
He really went to London
One of my best friends is from Afghanistan (I'm American). He recently visited Afghanistan and took a lot of pictures and video.
This video is very accurate. There IS everyday life in Afghanistan. There are markets and people have hobbies and friends and jobs and live life despite the unstable atmosphere. It's not what most people would expect.
A Japanese doctor among 6 killed in Afghanistan attack.
Unfortunately. Afghan people held a big ceremony in and outside of Afghanistan for it. Truly tragic that we lost such a kind, intelligent and selfless man. Us Afghan will forever keep him in our thoughts. His name was Dr. Nakamura.
Nick Gur ignorant comment ! Not all Pashtuns are terrorist and “want to kill all good people” if u don’t know what ur talking about I suggest u don’t speak at all
Arian is an amazing translator!! Thanks for showing inside of Afghanistan!!
Thank you for SHOWING us the real Afghanistan ,than what main steam media shows !!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
This isn't the real Afghanistan.
Thomas Sutton
Shut up no one cares
Afcorse media always wash brain
I've seen the real Afghanistan.
I personally love going to shops that have been running for decades,you can always catch a glimpse of the culture of that place. Great video man, really enjoyed it :)
You're the luckiest person ever, not to be negative here but, you clearly are. Nothing bad happened while you where there, but I hope not everyone thinks this place is "safe" like you and put their lives in danger, not everyone has the same luck.
Djura Rodríguez Boss if we start living the way you are thinking then anything can happen any where no matter Kabul or London...! Every where is safe if we stop following news channels and avoid hating another human beings..!
I am from Afghanistan, love you all guys thanks a lot to show my country to the world thanks alot love you
i am binge watching you videos and man youre an angel bro. these visits are amazing and has taught the world and I a lot. thank you
Nick, Ambassador to the world!! Thanks for sharing a different side, the skate park could be any town USA. So cool. So cool.
Thank you Kerry, pretty cool, aye!