On The Ground In Afghanistan (Kandahar) 

👋 Have you watched the *first episode* in Kabul? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4ewePxFg0gU.html

Hope that young man can become a business man and achieve his dreams! Really interesting when you share some of the behind the scenes of filming.

I used to work in KSA and the Afghans I worked with were always happy and friendly. With all they've been through they somehow have time to smile.

Wow Thank u very much for showing us the true face of Afghani people. I really love Afghanistan's people, culture and traditions, they are the loveliest and sweetest people ever, I wish one to have a chance to visit there. Again, thanks so much for showing us their kindness, resilience, and peacefull country. Big love and respect from Iraqi Kurdistan.

Your personality of being comfortable with and open with people, your courage, and your positivity and hope shine through lighting up your subject matter with humanity, as one of The Human Family.

Excelente video ! 😊

I just watched all your vids in a single go. I learned much. I thank you. Everywhere you go the normal people themselves are mostly just good folks.

Love watching the calming way you travel. I was wondering and hoping after the first video there would be another.

Great video as always

Really enjoyed this video! Thanks for sharing your travel stories. You are a model of true humanity :)

Thanks!

Ale, In 1970 I went overland from USA, Europe, Greece, Turkey, Iran, Herat to Kandahar to Kabul on my way to India.

Hey Ale very welcome to Afghanistan enjoy your tour and stay safe.

The meeting/interview with the Talibans didn’t sound like the comfortable part, but I guess that’s a normal protocol especially when tourists come and you don’t know their intentions. I love seeing these normal people and what they share! Really cool story! 🔔

Wowww...❤️ Btw welcome to Bangladesh

YOU HAVE TO sEE to giant lake in banyan please!!

Hola hermano, ahora te ves más relajado. Espero que tengas muy buena estancia en el lugar más interesante del país. La gente de Kandhar es muy generosa y bibak. Tenemos un preverbio " quién gobierna a Kandahar gobierno a Afganistán". Me gusta tu estilo de hacer videos, son muy cortitos y aportan lo más importante de la vida cotidiana. Suerte ché.

You are one lucky man to travel like you do. You have seen things most people will never see

I like your positive message at the end 😊 ¡Salud amigo!

Such sweet people- I loved the gymnasts😊

We Know The World Has Become Messed Up But What Can You Say This Is The New Norm We Afghans Are Resilient Because Of The Harsh And Mountainous Environment Plus We Suffered 3 Big Invasions From The 3 Super Powers Of The World in One Century First The British Second The Soviet Union and Lastly The American Invasion Despite All That We Live Happily

Great Video, I really enjoyed Them ( I also watched the 1st one) Good stuff Ale, keep them coming..Tom L Buffalo NY USA

Very impressive gymnastics skills!

As a citizen of Kandahar city, welcome to Kandahar, Afghanistan.🇦🇫❤

Nice place Afghanistan Zindabad

Please what is the recipie for Afgani bread dough .

I feel it's necessary to chime in on this particular video. The hat that you wore is called a Topi. It's the signature hat for the Pashtun people. Most of the Pashtun's are located in the southern provinces including Kandahar. You can pretty much spot MOST Pashtun people just from them wearing that hat. The Taliban's signature headwear can be a Topi BUT the REAL HARDCORE fighters/believers wear the BLACK cloth turbin that wraps about their head and it's tail falls down past their shoulders. If you're every walking around in Afghanistan and see someone wearing that type of headwear - be more aware that there is a high likelihood they are part of the Taliban. As you see more you'll get good at spotting them. As a side note - Only Pashtun people can become Taliban fighters from what i understand. If you are Tajik, Uzbek and Hazara decent then you can't be part of that organization. Kandahar is the birthplace and home of the Taliban. That's why it's the most conservative area of all Afghanistan. After 1989, when the Mujihadeen kicked out the Soviets - they fought among themselves due to the power vacuum. It was the Taliban out of Kandahar that rose up and took control of this chaos to bring peace and calm to the country. That is why so many locals love and support them. And now in 2023, they are still doing that after the US expulsion. You don't have to like what they stand for but you really need to RESPECT them for caring about their country and fighting off (3, the British, Soviet and US) foreign occupiers. Lastly, i was dieing to know how you got that interview with the Taliban in Kandahar. You didn't mention how they reach out to you? Did they talk to your fixer first? A more detailed explaination on how that whole episode happened would have been much appreciated.

Gracias, Ale! La belleza geográfica y la historia de éste país es enorme; e incluso el misticismo: ahí nació el genio de Rumi! Por otro lado trato de entender el peso de la religión en la mayoría de éstos países. Aunque creo que la interpretación que hace el movimiento talibán de las escrituras es la más radicalmente literal. Es muy difícil de entender porque occidente está en las antípodas de lo que son las teocracias, y la cultura musulmán actual. Pero hay entre los afganos opiniones diferentes. A nosotros no nos resultaría extraña la condena de la represión a la mujer por parte de algunos afganos y afganas, como ocurre, y sí nos podría resultar extraña, la defensa que hacen algunos mujeres de la actitud del gobierno para con ellas. No sé... Un abrazo grande y toda la fuerza para que la paz se instale definitivamente entre los hermanos afganos!

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Afghan guys are cute.