Some of you have been asking about the different places I'll be visiting while I'm here. Here's the list: Kabul, Mazar-e-Sharif, Herat, Maimana, Jalalabad, and possibly Kunduz. Mazar is located where 'Balkh' is. And Jalalabad is just a little east of Kabul near the border with Pakistan.
This is obviously not the greatest map, but it caught my attention and made me wonder if there were any Jews brave enough to still be living here. Apparently, there was once a sizable Jewish population in Afghanistan, although most were driven out when Genghis Khan invaded in 1222. Today there is one last Jew remaining. Here is a story CNN did about the guy.
this was a really interesting story! i watched the cnn report.
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