Nawroz Mubarak

Today is the first day of 1386. Nawroz Mubarak! Happy New Year. Afghanistan follows the Persian solar calendar. Have a look at the definition on wikipedia. So we are still in the middle ages here... which given the lack of sanitation, rural farming practices, and the attitude to women is not so far from the truth... Though it is the 'middle ages' with a veneer of modernity reflected in mobile phones, the internet and fancy hotels.