Afghanistan debates Indian soap operas - 30 April 08

For many people in Afghanistan, Indian soap operas have become a welcome escape from the harsh realities of daily life.

But as Zeina Khodr reports, prime-time viewing is now a battleground between Afghanistan's liberals and conservatives.

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[anoophp]

This is an example of India becoming a soft power.. Its culture has value in eastern societies.. even pakis love our movies but are to egoistic to admit it.. its a matter of time when Indian movies will rock afghanistan.. suck this pakis.. hehe..

[Ursfrndlyneena]

Ppl should stop tellin other wat to do n wat not to do.....If dey find any program offensive then dey can switch to other programs...itz as simple as dat....

Dere r conservatives in all culture....But if dey start dictatin other wat dey should n should not do..then dere iz no true freedom....

[MegaSHamed]

I think pakistan control so much afghanistan policy that they even try to ban us from watching indian movies, we want to watch fucking Hindi movie and no one can stop us from doing this, and good luck Bollywood, and please send in afghanistan some real copy of bollywood movies, afghans getting tired of watching bollywood movies prints made in pakistan

[kommireddypavan]

who cares about afghan...seriously.what have they achieved or contributed to mankind.they r just like cockroaches.easy to kill but hard to eliminate.i dont think cockroaches need tv soaps.

[NBAHomiez71]

dont think that us afghans care about u people we dont were better then that i think its a shame that us afghans have to associate ourselves with this shity destabilizing indina shit

[NBAHomiez71]

We Afghans in the western world already know that u hindu curry stinky people already plagiarize ur entertainment to hollywood so stop talking about humbleness u indians are unmodernized people to us u people mean nothing to us u people are dark skinned dravidian donkeys....

[sikhrocks]

@NBAHomiez71 calling other low class shows ur own background and class and the kind of values infused in u. shame on u.

[kumkum19]

@NBAHomiez71

do u know how many indian of afghan descent work in bollywood??? they are lovely and beautiful ppl. i am proud to say that they are now my ppl! love from india

[786Ykhan]

@kumkum19

I just expressed my opinion on Indian soap Oprah's, my family watches them and i don't like them, that's all, its my personal opinion if you don't like that then tuff, nothing i can do about it,

im not arabizing my self, im very proud of who i am, and what i am ,,,,

so just chill out ,

[NBAHomiez71]

indians?> lol who the fuck are indians? why are we even talking about these dumb people? these are fucking low class dumb people man they mean nothing to this world fucking stinky people i hate them man us afghans should fucking stop worrying about em..

[786Ykhan]

@kumkum19

As a matter of fact my forefathers were not Hindu, as are for most Pashtuns, we do not originate from the subcontinent even if my forefather were Hindu i wouldn't have a problem with that, i got nothing against Hindus or Indians, Islam conquered by force it took the land by force , but it never forcibly converted a entire population, ppl who converted did it for the betterment of themselves, I don't know what i said to offend you dude, but i meant no offence !!!