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Afghan Olympic Runner



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May 2008
Six years after the Taliban were overthrown, Afghanistan is starting to
evolve. Mehbooba, a 19-year-old female athlete, is the living proof of
the changes happening in the country.


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But she has guts , ... ( 3 months ago by franckybosnie)
But she has guts , and afghanistan needs more people like her . She lost but she tried!
wtf is wrong with u ... ( 3 months ago by zack1crack)
wtf is wrong with u, u kno im a pashtoon and i don't think like it's your kind of pashtooon thats makes pashtoons name baddd. stupid can't.
I am asking the ... ( 3 months ago by RumiBalkhi)
I am asking the world to safe our sister Mahbooba who suffers from men insult in a country where she got the first chance to do sports.
"Cutting throats ... ( 3 months ago by Independent2808)
"Cutting throats seems to be the only solution for afghans :P Like the olympics , afghanistan is , and will stay the shittiest country on the planet ."????
How do you dare to speak like this about Afghanistan?? WITH ALL RESPECT, think about your own country first...
And let the poor girl do her thing.Who cares if she wins or not.Okay its too bad that she is not that good,but her mentality is great! Its about being a part of the olympics,thats already something to be proud of!she has the guts!
I totally agree ... ( 3 months ago by Independent2808)
I totally agree about the cursing! BUT what is the western society to teach us?? The war in Afghanistan has changed the people, imagine what a war can do in 5 years. Afghanistan was in different wars, more than 25 years in total. What do you expect from the people in Afghanistan.
But i really dont know why the boys and girls that didnt see anything from the war, are cursing and behaving like this.. its really sad.
I hope its not the education they got from there parents:S
THOSE TALIBANS FROM ... ( 3 months ago by Independent2808)
THOSE TALIBANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD SHOULD GO AND RUIN THEIR own COUNTRY!!
Yes it needs guts . ... ( 3 months ago by franckybosnie)
Yes it needs guts . She's not the problem . The problem is the Misogyny of afghan's male mentality!!! She should be able to run on kabus's street . Athletes needs more than an old stadium . The second problem is what you see on the comments . The first solution is violence . I spent more than a year in afghanistan . The problem is not the country itself , it's the goddamn mentality .
afghans.....wake up ... ( 3 months ago by bluemoon786)
afghans.....wake up!!! still asleep, what r u waiting for? everything N our country is finished. so let the poor ppl 2 do what they want to do...u all having fun N us or either any other european country & talking shit. anyway, thatz the truth, n afghan culture everything applies to woman not to a man. when it comes y it happens? then so easy to blaim "Islam".
afghans should be ... ( 3 months ago by bluemoon786)
afghans should be pround of her....& even f not, she shouldn't care....as an afghan i m proud of her...zenda bad afghanistan..
they training her ... ( 3 months ago by 2shar2)
they training her to run into the crowd at 100miles an hour w/ a bomb.
Good Job my sista.. ... ( 3 months ago by warior06)
Good Job my sista.. Doesnt matter if you even loose.. Atleast you got the guts.. Unlike some pussies who talk shit over the internet.. and having the guts is too far to them.. they can just talk.. Zinda Baaaaad Afghan sista and Afghanistan
wish her success, ... ( 3 months ago by mateen420)
wish her success, too bad most of our afghan people are thick headed and have no brains and don't want anyone to succeed Islam doesn't mean oppression against women
The Olympic ... ( 3 months ago by gersane)
The Olympic committee should give her a medal just for showing up. Think of what she had to go through to get to where she today.
Well done sister!!! ... ( 3 months ago by WAHIDOLLAH)
Well done sister!!! We should be proud of you!!! You were all great
I was proud to see ... ( 3 months ago by AhmadMashallah)
I was proud to see my flag in the stadium and more proud to see a gold medalist and a woman apearing.
your such an ... ( 3 months ago by najnez)
your such an ignorant asshole really fuck off
lol. ( 3 months ago by 2shar2)
lol.
am an afghan and am ... ( 2 months ago by yasinka5)
am an afghan and am not oroad of her because it is not allowed in our religion for women to run with tight skin trousers and they not allowed to run in public places sourounded by men
The olympics let ... ( 2 months ago by iraqidolphin)
The olympics let the whole world celebrate together. Peace.
You have no hope do ... ( 2 months ago by iraqidolphin)
You have no hope do you?
hope for wat iraqi ... ( 2 months ago by 2shar2)
hope for wat iraqi dolphin? lol...wow.hahahahahahahahahaha
That sucks she has ... ( 2 months ago by speed4goal)
That sucks she has to run with all those clothes on. (dress code or whatever). How did the founding of Islam repress women? Are arabs insecure of there small penis's? That there women would cheat on there husband from looking at another man.. Come on now, if you love someone you don't do that. I'm proud to be a Marine. I'm fighting to maybe give these girls a chance of a education and freedom of choice. In husband, clothing, and jobs
I read somewhere on ... ( 2 months ago by speed4goal)
I read somewhere on here she is seeking asylum somewhere.. You know why? She got out of Afghanistan, and saw what civilization is like, probaly in china. Then decided, why do I want to go back to the desert where I have no running water or electricity. And where my neighbors want me dead, for being more successful then them, and not having 10 kids And the track she practiced on is secured by barb wire. So I don't blame her at all more power to her. I bet more 3rd world athletes will follow.
Propaganada ( 1 month ago by afgfam786)
Propaganada



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