document.write("<script language=\"javascript1.2\" type=\"text/javascript\">function emo_pop() {window.open('http://www.haloscan.com/commenthelp.php','Help','width=200,height=320,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes');}</script><table width=\"97%\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"MainTable\">  <tr>    <td>    <div align=\"center\">    </div>    </td>  </tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"172352\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=0e908e22e42be887543458082c44b55c&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Happy New Year!  the festival looks pretty exciting!<br><br>Recently, I made a post on the situation in Afghanistan and was interested in your opinion.  Check it out:<br><a href='http://warperspectives.blogspot.com/' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>http://warperspectives.blogspot.com/</a><br><br>Scott<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Scott | <a href=\"http://warperspectives.blogspot.com/\" title=\"http://warperspectives.blogspot.com/\">Homepage</a> | 04.02.07 - 8:14 pm | <a href=\"#172352\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"172717\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d1f0b050025e4d4bb2d90f686bb27dfa&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />I am glad to hear that you guys were able to celebrate Nawrooz which we also celebrate in Iraq. I am also glad that you guys got rid of the Taliban regime which hopefully one day we get rid of their version \"al-Qaeda\" who destroyed all aspects of life in Baghdad which one day was a cosmopolitan city. <br><br>I read and heard a lot about Kabul and how beautiful it was before the Russian invasion. I am also reading a book now called \"The Kite Runner\" which is written by an Afghani author. It's an amazing book. The details and the description of the past and the present reminded me with all the pain that is happening in Iraq now. The photo of the children playing in the snow was like the one mentioned in the book but the author portrayed it in words. <br><br>I came across you blog from Streamtime.org and found it very interesting. I love the kind of blog reporting you are doing. I used to do the same in Baghdad before I came to study the Master's in Creative Writing Studies in the US. <br><br>Thanks again for this beautiful blog. <br><br>Regards.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Treasure of Baghdad | <a href=\"http://www.baghdadtreasure.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://www.baghdadtreasure.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 04.07.07 - 8:57 pm | <a href=\"#172717\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"172879\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />treasure! <img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/smileys/content.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" /> <br>well, who knows this thingie will become a kind of cosmopolitan community after all... <br>bests! and to you too of course, sohrab <img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/smileys/clin_oeil.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" /><br /><span class=\"byline\">           cecile | <a href=\"http://streamtime.org\" title=\"http://streamtime.org\">Homepage</a> | 04.10.07 - 3:17 pm | <a href=\"#172879\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"172974\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />salam,<br><br>sale naw to mobarak!<br><br>it's really sad whenever i hear about the afghanistan. but you know, unfortunately it's just part of daily entertainment for most of the people outside. sad, but true. i'm sure i'm not thinking about the 5 years old girl... tomorrow. but i think i just means you are the one who should change it. just don't get tired. go forth and make it. khasta nasho!<br /><span class=\"byline\">           morteza | 04.11.07 - 8:08 am | <a href=\"#172974\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"173134\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=bcd5d3c1b9c7b1f3b60ed222cf3f6065&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />oum<br>nice blog<br /><span class=\"byline\">           &#1605;&#1606; | <a href=\"http://mymadhouse.blogsky.com\" title=\"http://mymadhouse.blogsky.com\">Homepage</a> | 04.13.07 - 12:06 pm | <a href=\"#173134\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"173135\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=bcd5d3c1b9c7b1f3b60ed222cf3f6065&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />dobare salam<br><img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/smileys/clin_oeil.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" />)<br>inja mishe farsi ham harf zad?!<br /><span class=\"byline\">           &#1605;&#1606; | <a href=\"http://mymadhouse.blogsky.com\" title=\"http://mymadhouse.blogsky.com\">Homepage</a> | 04.13.07 - 12:10 pm | <a href=\"#173135\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr>    <td class=\"InputCell\">                  <br /><div style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 125px;\"><a href=\"http://secretbuilders.com/ref?id=JSKIT\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/secretbuilders.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" border=\"0\"/></a></div><br /><div id=\"newcomment\"></div><form method=\"post\" name=\"addComment\" action=\"http://www.haloscan.com/comments/afghanlord/1146953743246567978/\" target=\"_self\">        <p>    Name: <br />          <input name=\"name\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          Email:<br />          <input name=\"email\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          URL: <br />          <input name=\"url\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          Comment:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"javascript:emo_pop()\" title=\"Smiley and tag help\" target=\"_self\">?</a>&nbsp;<br />          <textarea name=\"addMessage\" rows=\"12\" cols=\"38\"></textarea><br /><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"subscribe\" value=\"1\" /><label for=\"subscribe\">Notify me of followup comments via email</label>        </p>        <p class=\"PSubmit\"><input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Publish\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"SubmitButton\" />&nbsp;<input name=\"previewMessage\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Preview\" class=\"SubmitButton\" />        </p>      <input type='hidden' name='user' value='afghanlord' /><input type='hidden' name='comment' value='1146953743246567978' /></form>    </td></tr>  <tr>    <td><p align=\"center\">        Commenting by <a href=\"http://www.haloscan.com/\" target=\"_blank\">HaloScan</a></p>      </td>  </tr></table><img src=\"http://c5.statcounter.com/counter.php?sc_project=561713&amp;java=0&amp;security=01eeff58\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" /></body>");