Afghan Programme

Afghan Group

Monday 3.45pm to 4.30pm

Tuesday 3.00pm to 4.00pm

The Afghan Group started broadcasting at Radio 4EB from 30 July 2007 and the first committee members were:-

Convenor ~ Homa Foratan

Secretary ~ Sediqa Karimi

Treasurer ~ Kimya Gul Khan (nee Dawoodzadah)

Vice-convenor ~ Latif Jawadi

Assistant Treasurer ~ Shahin Tanin

Other Committee Member ~ Michael Khoury

Afghanistan is a land-locked and mountainous country in central Asia, with plains in the north and southwest. The country is bordered by Pakistan to the south and east, Iran to the west and Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to the north. In the extreme northeast, Afghanistan has a common border with China.

Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, lies in the southern foothills of the Hindu Kush mountain range which splits the country along a north-south divide. Ringed by mountains, Kabul has been the capital since 1776 and is Afghanistan's largest city. At an altitude of 1800m, Kabul is hottest in July and coldest in January. The climate is dry all year. The average annual rainfall is 240mm.

Afghanistan's history has resulted in a complex ethnic, cultural and religious mix. The two main ethnic groups are the Pashtuns and the Tajiks whose languages, Pashtu and Dari, are Afghanistan's two official languages. Other ethnic groups include the Turki-speaking Uzbeks, Turkomens and Kyrgyz of northern Afghanistan, the Hazara of the central highlands who were converted to Shiism by the Persians, the Baloch-speaking Balochis in the south-west and myriad diverse ethnic groups who live in the high, snow-bound valleys of the Pamir mountain region in the north-east.

Follow this link to visit the Afghan Aus website -  http://afghanaus.com/

Seqiqa Karimi

Secretary / Panel Operator / Broadcaster