Sports: Skateistan

[MegaGreendayfan101]

poor afghanistan :(

[jackisawolf]

man, you are my hero

[ditrii]

All the great things are simple :-)

[germankalis2]

thank you for help afghans like this way!!!

great job!!!

love you for doing this

[MUSICBOXMOBILEDISCO]

How can 4 people dislike this, Are you out of you minds,

Peace*

[MUSICBOXMOBILEDISCO]

Blown away!!!,...

Peace*

[afghanenayat]

Nice work people <3 love Norway

I am living In Norway realy kind people <3

[afghanenayat]

Nice work people <3

[kabultanha]

thanks and many thanks dear friend for your great idea and nice project thanks for bringing laugh and smile to the face of our children, i hope for seeing you from near hope for your more success

[Joeybagadounuts08]

The US military should build skateparks in every country they occupy. Great story!!!

[xabamsar]

Shut up about Pakistan and the USA and the Taliban.

This video is about children in Afghanistan and their expeirence with skateboarding.

[LeftyHandedGuns]

Stop arguing about stupid shit in the comments! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

In better news, a GREAT project! I love happy kids!

[AYEMAQ]

and i see a video tribute to afghan commandos lo0l

it should be tribute to afghan puppet drugy army

the real army of afghanistan is taliban who are defending afghanistan not this drug adicts who only are defending the american interest

the proof of my claim is very simple

show me a single american nato soldier in afghanistan jails for whatever crime

U CANT FIND ANY CUZ THERE IS NON

CUZ U ARE WORKING FOR AMERICANS NOT FOR AFGHANS

[ART000747]

@AYEMAQ Im proud of my army, its the only force which is actually fighting for Afghan national interests, which you obviously have no idea what they are.Your beloved Haqqanis are ISI assets, ur blind mullah is getting sanctuary in Quetta from ISI and even orders its monkeys not to attack Porkistani army, do u know that please explain it? you are a bunch of ISI's interest serving TRAITORS! some of you might be ignorants to know that, others born traitors, so open ur eyes to d game ISI is playing

[AYEMAQ]

@ART000747

while u dont have a single proof of the mujahideen being supported by ISI which u base ur talk on the so called afghani propaganda and americna propaganda

but still i would ask u one thing

who are the pakistani taliban then? those who are fighting the napakistani army inside pakistan?

oh wait u dont know about that do u a typical brainwashed

but in reality we see where this so called ana is being supported from

again not a single american in afghani jails proves who are they

[ART000747]

@AYEMAQ Links already sent! they are tip of the iceberg, you can perhaps read more articles of Ahmad Rashid, a pakistani journalist on who your "leaders" are.actually paki are proud that ISI is able to control haqqani.

Actually i wouldnt have hated talibans that much if they would have found us and porki army at the same time,Mullah omar clearly rejects what TTP is doing, isnt he a hypocrite? Read more neutral articles, or you'll end up being an ostrich with its head in sand.

[AYEMAQ]

@ART000747

its strange

pakistan claim someting and u accept that?

ahmad rashid says something and u accept that?

tell me what did amir ul mumineen mullah mohammad omar (may Allah keep him safe) said about musharaf? in his interview ?

[ART000747]

@AYEMAQ lets save this heart warming video from our political discussion, i think i already sent you many many proofs both video and documents in the form of links.

You obviously have no idea who Ahmad Rashidistry doing perhaps more research next time.

Its not what Pakistan says, it was intercepted communication which gave the theory of their links a proof

The blind monkey's opinion regarding an individual holds no water, they are supported by ISI which the intercepted comm proved,goto line4plz

[AYEMAQ]

@ART000747

oh this is strange while there is no claim of pakistan supporting the taliban

there is no taliban saying we are supported by pakistan and here u are repeating the same damn thing that taliban are supported by pakistan AGAIN THIS IS NOT THE SUBJECT

THE SUBJECT IS

ANA IS WORKING FOR US

US HAS KILLED THOUSANDS OF AFGHANS AND THERE IS NOT A SINGLE US SOLDIER IN AFGHANI PRISON THIS IS PROOF ENOUGH

SO STOP TRYING TO DIVERT THE SUBJECT TO PAKISTAN STAY ON THE SUBJECT

[BingoRox360]

they are speaking farsi :D

[PlanetSib]

machinima live stream sent me

[CakeMuscles]

"Kabul's skating star" Should be flown out to the berrics!

[misledprops]

1:00 dude you chipped my nose... haha im kidding this is so fucking sick! i hope it grows! and fuck that brother jump that fucker

[misledprops]

1:00 dude you chipped my nose... haha im kidding this is so fucking sick! i hope it grows!

[951guru]

This is AWESOME

[zshot2188]

$8 a day for that kid? come on.......

[iPheezy]

That's great, a lot of respect for this guy ! Peace from France

[surfero01]

love & repsect from italy fuck war go skate

[sabiorules]

I think helmets and pads are the least of their problems

[misledprops]

@sabiorules haha seriously

[pezilla123]

take the pads off. lol

[F1zZy]

this is just great, hope many kids over there get opportunity to have some time that can be remembered as a fun childhood

[M8cell]

it probly will also explain to the kids that western culture is not all bad.

[AFG34]

props to this man!

[poisongodmachine3]

This is great!

I want to see videos of the new skatepark built by Skateistan!

[sirky26]

good job well done whome made this possible for these kids

[sum1udunkno]

Omg very inspiring stuff. To think that skateboarding would help bring some world peace ;) makes me proud to be a skater :P

[papasissteezed]

thats really amazing.. so little money helps

[BrianHassanBadi]

Woa that is what i call Radical Islam

ha get it.....

good idea, it will keep theme from getting into trouble with the wrong people, and close gap among all the ethnic groups.

[gubulawayo]

super idea ! Wonderful to see children smiling

[funnyXP26]

Norway RUUUULE!!!! =P

[more2bid]

Wonderful reporting, that's why NYTimes is worth the support in subscription.

[Sajeeya]

amazing story

[OoAryAnAoO]

such an amazing story.. this is such a great news to us afghans.. on so many different levels.. in 8 years the progress our country has made.. may look very little for a western eye.. but in 6 years of taliban role.. the country went from a 19century to 16 century.. now we have to rebuild it for 21st :)

[mspberry]

such a sweet story, well done for caring :)

[SentinelConvergence]

If I remember correctly the pool they're skating at 0:53 was built by the Soviets during their occupation of Afghanistan. The Taliban later used it to shoot and hang political prisoners. It's awesome to see it being put to some good use finally.

[zecaptaintunaart]

This is amazing. Right now I work for a nonprofit that teaches girls of all ages and abilities how to skate, so this one hit close to home.

If you want more info you can look up "Skate Like a Girl"

[vidguy007]

I just finished reading "Three Cups of Tea." The story of how one man can positively affect life in Afghanistan.

Oliver Percovich is doing very much as Greg Mortison did. Thanks to both of you.

It's embarrassing that the US isn't on the list of donors. We could do better.

[Sparco41e]

Absolutely awesome.

[jigsawnovich]

Love it! Glad the kids are wearing helmets and pads.

Glad girls are skating. It will increase their confidence.

[skaterfisken]

shut up

[KhanZazai]

its amazing when ppl see afghans in kabul happy and progressing they think the whole afghanistan is progressing but the fact is its the other areas which have suffered the most. there is no peace until each and every afghan is considered and treated as afghan not just third class citizen. this divide has been created by the west. bomb one place and develope other.

[AYEMAQ]

who said even kabul is progressing ?

night raids every night by the kufar invaders is this a progress?

or how about bombing of homes by the army of darkness ?

this is just an illusion of progress that we see .

most of the stuff that is build in kabul is from afghan business men them selves not by the puppet government not by the so called ait or the so called reconstruction .

so there is no progress until we have invading troops in Afghanistan simple as that.

[KhanZazai]

thats so true

[ART000747]

@AYEMAQ Man im surprised by ur stupidity and ignorance, do us all a favour and kill yourself :) seriously how can a video like this not warm you heart? have u ever been to kabul? stop this bullshit plz

[AYEMAQ]

@ART000747 thats cuz i have seen what they have done with my country they have brought these skates thats great one must ask where did they droped those bombs ? have you ever asked that question? while u are siting some where nice and warm and peacefull we have to go through all the bombings u dont see those bombings but u get to see a beautiful video like this to make yoruslf feel better so if any one is stupid its u cuz u only see a small side of the picture idiot

[ART000747]

@AYEMAQ where do you reside? please be honest. I live in kabul, infact the place where the kids are playing is near us, i live right infront of where the bomb exploded (they show it in the video) I know the ground reality to be able to tell you that what you are claiming is baseless, its the terrorists who have no regard for civilians infact hide behind civilians, as the recent UN report would show.NATO might have killed civilians but they always investigate it and is much less than terrorists

[AYEMAQ]

@ART000747

i live where the bombs are being droped

nato might have killed????????/

are you out of your mind?

are you serious?

ok tell me if nato has kiled and they investigate

but i can show u videos of american soldiers saying yes we killed for fun the afghan civilians

now the question from you is

can you show me a single nato american soldier in afghanistan jails for the crimes taht they have committed ?

oh wait u cant cuz this puppet army is working for americans not for afghans ANA

[ART000747]

@AYEMAQ really so u live in Korengal valley right now, or maybe in Zherai, do u think im a kid? I know the telecom services in Afg well, to tell you one thing you are OUTSIDE afghanistan, my best guess? UK!

Your source of Info?youtube

Links already sent!

want more? almost all NATO civilian casualties were caused by aerial bombing which they have decreased dramatically even to their own risk,they regreted and jointly investigated each case of civilian casualties

[ART000747]

@AYEMAQ Now you tell me about the terrorists, they have killed civilians on PURPOSE! do know about the indian embassy bombing? where they drove a car full of explosives right infront of hundreds of women and children waiting for visas, what do u say about that? They have done hundreds of attacks like these, even in this video the bombing claimed the lives of 15 poor munciplity workers, have they ever regreted it? NO coz they are barbarians and terrorists!

[AYEMAQ]

@ART000747 according to you they are terrorists ok great lets just accept that they are wrong my question from u is CAN YOU SHOW ME A SINGLE AMERICAN CRIMINAL IN AFGHANI JAILS? cuz u think so called afghan army is working for the interest of afghans then WHERE IS THE AFGHAN ARMY WHEN THE AMERICAN CRUSADERS BOMBED THE AFGHAN CIVILIANS THE LINK U PROVIDED IT DOES NOT SAY THEY ARE IN AFGHAN JAILS IT SAYS THEY ARE INVESTIGATING IT IN ORDER TO FOOL PPL LIKE YOU

[ART000747]

@AYEMAQ You have absloutly no idea, how wars are fought in our country, .Mistakes are made,due to confusion,due to terrorists attacking and then hiding among civilians.Do u know how many friendly fire incidents have happend among coalitions forces? they have bombed their own allies including british,dutch, candians etc They havnt killed civilians on purpose,they investigate do find out what went wrong,when civilians are killed on purpose, the soldiers are now in courts like the link i sent u

[AYEMAQ]

@ART000747

oh so mistakes have happened

so lets just call it a mistake and thats it

when NATO AND AMERICANS KILL INNOCENTS ITS MISTAKE

WHEN TALIBNA KILL INNOCENTS ITS TEH ACT OF TERRORISM ?

how does that even make sense in ur mind ?

nato and americans are killing civilians and they are bombing them

its not a mistake its just an act of revange

british did that in first and second and third anglo afgan war russians did that and now americans and nato doing it read some history

[ART000747]

@AYEMAQ Right now they have reduced greatly aerial bombings to protect civilians, following strict rules of engagments where their own troops are put in harms way or engagements are avoided with the terrorists if civilians are at risk.If we go by your logic lots of americans should have been in dutch,british and canadian jails.Technology can't guarantee 100% precision.Now could you answer my questions regarding your beloved ISI dogs please.

[AYEMAQ]

@ART000747

u still didnt answer my question

how many americans soldiers in afghani jails?

for the crimes that they have commited in afghanistan

i can prove to u that they have targeted civilians and they themselves say it

why is he not in afhgani jail?

[Pokhton]

i will see smiling faces not just in kabul

[rensagalirte]

Inspiring

[asselc]

That is such a great project! What a contrast to Bam and Ryan Scheckler, this is what skateboarding is all about!

Respect!

[DerSuperJerome]

WOOOOOOOORD!

[ConfuzedCoconut]

@asselc Bam doesn't do shit for skateboarding.

[SAYHITOPETER]

hahaha great man

[franklindroosevelt]

good stuff wish more community centers and the like were established for these kids, but this is such a good implementation of a novel idea. (coming from somebody who works in the development field and has been to Central Asia)... hope you guys get some funding soon

[deeya333]

this is the proof that there are still nice people on this planet, kudos mr. Perkovich! :)

[GravidTooster]

beautiful!

[kogi04]

Great project

[renjida19]

poor children

fucking religious fanatics!

[Qawl]

Don't mix things up...

Because clearly these kids still believe in their fathers and mothers, and would choose them rather than skating at anytime... But this is a huge leap forward in convincing other cultures that their should be religious freedom all over the world :)

I would love to go to the Skateistan project one day and share experience :)

[renjida19]

I'm talking about religious fanatics, when I said "poor children" I was talking about the bombs exploding at anytime because of religious fanatics

[farurk]

just awesome.. :)

[threethirds]

thank god for this man, its so sad that the odds are against him though. the misogyny is appalling. if i were able, i would break that both of that little girl's brother's legs. please, let the kids skate!

[BinkieMcFartnuggets]

Good to see Skateistan doing well. I heard Apple is sending a good will representative to the middle east to help advance jogging as a recreational activity for kids. I think they said they were going to Iran.

[AFGHANVIEW]

very nice

afghan kids deserve the best

[basharmal]

it gives me soo much rest and peace when i see those smiles on their faces!!! :)

[oxusaryana09]

awsome news. this news broght smile in my face . beacuse he is australian, his goverment is bombing our homes and killing our women and childeren but u can find some brave australian's like this man hoe realy wants to help us i dont know what else to say i just wanna say thank u .

[heraldosurpriz]

GNAR!!

[intensity1119]

this is just brilliant.

[tko5681]

すばらしい

wonderful!

[markofthebeastxx]

nice

[psyops1618]

awesome!!!!!

[blazist]

Afghanistan is going to be full of pro skaters in 10 - 15 years lol awesome.

[L0LUNIC0RN]

amazing.

[kirbyman1kanden7pf]

very nice

[mxriderHassy]

cool project!

that man deserves lots of respect!

[Patternpop]

Aww so great.

[mastershake1000]

lol kids fighting for it

[nickthecomedian]

best thing i have ever heard of.

[ShardedFire]

the big bro probably doesnt want her to become westernized/americanized

its...understandable

got to look it at both sides of the coin

wish the vid gave an actual reason why the guy didnt want her to skate

eh....the guy probably would have said "no comment" anyways

[Acesquared]

Nice vid, but look at 3:05, the kid takes his board!

[BinkieMcFartnuggets]

No helmets, nice message! But seriously, couldn't you have given them a sport that doesn't involve frequent trips to a hospital? It's not like they're set up for that kind of stuff. Maybe they're better at it than they look, I don't know, but don't blame me when an Afghani goes flying up 50 feet on a giant big air ramp and lands on his sphincter.

[Blankshot2020]

Wow, Your a dick.

Skating is great, and you learn as you go.

Those kids are young, and clearly just learning to skate.

Did you see any giant ramps?.. i didn't.

You didn't see all those helmets? I did.

Go troll somewhere else faggot.

[BinkieMcFartnuggets]

Hey transgendered freak, nice to see you took your hands off your grandma's balls for an hour to type some ridiculous response to a joke comment I made. I'm sure this is the proudest the scientists who have been performing genetic experiments on you have ever been!

[Sabolick90]

Really great- props to him for helping out these kids.

[CodyClair]

Lets all hope it catches on!

[nohandsmcgee]

This is awesome. Keep on rockin!

[EntertainedGuy]

islam will rot a person's mind & body.. it's a good thing westerners are trying to bring positive influences

[heiwadArs]

how can u say that about a religion that you dont even know what its about... ive studied christianity and their are many books about its flaws

[heiwadArs]

and its the largest growing religion in the world so most people are leaving their religions to come to islam

[ArkeAngelRevonulet]

5/5 faved! I wish him well on the project! Worlds reaching out to each other in incredible and unpredictable ways!!

[CoreyRVA]

Beautiful story. I skateboard, so I love seeing the love and feeling of it spread to those who it may of been out of reach for.