Parody
Parody In 2002, America vowed to help Afghanistan recover from three decades of bloody warfare. Nobody could have predicted how effective that aid would be! TRAVEL +LEISURE SPECIAL ISSUE -...
...The sounds of Wet Burqa contests echo from the nearby nightclub, The 72 Virgins, with lewd young men shouting, "Show Us Your Faces...
...Buzkashi Bowl VI is but a few weeks away, and the Pashtun Phillies are heavily favored over the visiting Arab Lunatics to take home the headless goat trophy...
...As a sign of how much the country has changed, this year the halftime show at the Buzkashi Bowl is being sponsored by the Mazar-i-Sharif chapter of B'nai B'rith...
...Most young Americans first visit Afghanistan for spring break—the so-called Raves in the Caves—but older visitors appreciate the gated golf course communities that now shimmer on the hillsides...
...For the sixth consecutive year, the most popular name for girls in the country is Condoleezza...
...Britney Spears is scheduled to appear with a local group, The Shoebombs...
...Spring-breakers down "John Walkers"—blue frozen drinks made from Johnny Walker scotch and daiquiri mix...
...TRAVEL +LEISURE SPECIAL ISSUE - NOVEMBER 2009 Afghanistan Aftertax Americana The vast and majestic sky spreads over the Afghan mountaintops like a blanket of galaxies, but inside Kandahar-Disney the crowds are huge and festive...
...The ancient sport has been cleaned up since animal rights activists stormed into the commissioner's office...
...It has become chic in Afghanistan for tribal military leaders to have both first and last names...
...Six of these beauties and you're ready for treason...
...Now the horsemen drag an effigy of Susan Sontag across the goal line...
...Mosque Estates has an Arnold Palmer-designed course, where Tiger Woods won the 2006 Verizon Greater Kabul Open, whereas Falcon Crest has gorgeous views of the Khyber Pass with a Chichi's, an Outback Steakhouse, and a Target nearby...
...Some Afghan religious conservatives are disturbed by the influx of American culture, especially since the ACLU, the Afghan Civil Liberties Union, launched a campaign to ban prayer rugs from publicly funded sidewalks, but most regular Afghans seem untroubled by the cultural imperialism...
...Visitors to the new Afghanistan are often amazed by how quickly Afghans have adapted to American culture...
...Mormonism is now the fastest growing religion in the nation, McMullah's, a new fast-food kebob chain, dots the landscape, and all along the highways there are signs that read, "This section of road is being kept clean by: The Warlord Abdul Johnson...
Vol. 7 • January 2002 • No. 17
