[ May 6, 2009; 7:15 pm to 9:15 pm. May 7, 2009; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Just 24 years old, journalist, translator, and coordinator Ajmal Naqshbandi was one of Afghanistan’s best “fixers”-people who help foreign media negotiate the treacherous landscape of personalities…

[ May 2, 2009; 4:15 pm to 6:15 pm. May 9, 2009; 7:15 pm to 9:15 pm. ] When Afghan-Canadian director Nelofer Pazira returns to Bamiyan, Afganistan for the screening of the award-winning film she collaborated on, The Giant Buddhas, she is shocked to see a crowd of 2,000, …

[ April 12, 2009; ] NowRoz Festival at Pleasanton Fairgrounds, California | Featuring Habib Qaderi with his new album Closer |4501 Pleasanton Avenue. Pleasanton, California 94566. Special Appearances by Timor Jalali, Syed Fahim…

[ May 6, 2009; 9:15 pm to 11:15 pm. May 8, 2009 11:00 pm to May 9, 2009 1:00 am. ] After 30 years of war and a ban on music and dancing under Taliban rule, pop culture is back in Afghanistan. Millions are watching Afghan Star, an American Idol-style vocal competition…