Skiing in Afghanistan
"Want to go skiing in Afghanistan?" my friend Heidi asked. "Afghanistan?" I said. Wasn’t it one of the most dangerous countries in the world? The stories in the news weren’t good – frequent attacks against locals and foreigners, violence a fact of daily life ... Did I really want to go there? I said I would think about it.
About this resource
Series: School Journal Level 4 November 2017
Reading year level: 8
Category: Non-fiction
Topics: adventure, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Bamyan, civil war, insurgents, ISIS, Islam, Kabul, New Zealand soldiers, Northern Alliance, photography, Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), sharia law, skiing, Soviet Union, Taliban, terrorism, tourism, travel, war, women’s rights
Skiing in Afghanistan
Words by Neil Silverwood