 Welcome to talk to us Afghanistan. I'm calling from Kabul. Kabul. Are you in university or are you No, I'm in a school high school. What grade are you in? 11th grade. So almost one more year left and then you will graduate. Yeah, and then I go to university. What do you want to study in the university? I want to study economy, but it's not easy in here. So if I have a chance, I will go and in Canada I will And study there? Yeah, yeah, I continue my studies in there. Oh, well, that's great. Also a lot of good economics schools in the U. S. Yeah Don't don't give up if you have a passion for economy. Absolutely. Don't give up on it no matter where you are They need you need the world needs good economists, you know to help us Guide us through, you know What kind of music do you like to listen to? Um, the pop rock and the others are good Who's your favorite singer? Uh, Jennifer Lopez Where are you calling us from farzad? I am calling from afghanistan. What part of afghanistan? Uh, Kabul Kabul farzad. What kind of music do you like to listen to? Um, uh, uh, I usually listen to Islamic music like, uh, afghani music and et cetera because I am I have not have so much time and now we are studying and we we always, uh Afghani music usually And who's your who's your favorite singer if I may ask my favorite? I I like a lot of Afghani singers like Shafiq Murid, Sidiq Shabab and et cetera that tonight I see your Program and tv that's very good and I like it. Yes. Did you see Sidiq Shabab live on our show? Yes, I see it that he called from Germany. My name is Ghulam Muhammad and I'm from afghanistan and actually now I am living in Saudi Arabia. Okay. What do you do there in Saudi Arabia? Working as a skill worker like building workers So you do you're in construction Yes, I'm in construction worker. Good. That's great. You watch, uh tv ashna. Do you are do you keep Always I'm one of the big fan of tv ashna. Oh, well, that's great to hear Well, welcome to tv ashna's first talk to us Yeah, thank you. Thank you. So did you uh, who's your favorite afghan singer? Uh, my afghan favorite singer is Nagma that right now living in USA And which one of it is her which one of her songs is your favorite song? Uh, I love her favorite song about my great country afghanistan. Oh, that's good How long have you been away from afghanistan? Actually, I I was been for three years in norway and now I'm living in Saudi Arabia for seven months Any any plans to go back to uh to afghanistan or do you ever get go home? Actually, actually everyone wants to be in their home country But we have a lot of economic problems and so many other problems Or we are here to work and to earn money for our families This is uh, Wali Rahman Marzai from Kabul And I I'm watching all the time you were you were all Applications in facebook and also your tv. So you're familiar with tv ashna Yeah, I I have liked your your page in facebook and also in internet. Oh great. Well, thank you for the support Um, what do you do? Wali Rahman currently? I'm working with with counterpart international usage project Working with the civil societies as a project manager. Oh, what is your who's your favorite singer? Singer in afghanistan by the name of ustad bil tun Ustad bil tun. Oh, I've heard of him Yeah, yeah, he's singing logarithms songs in afghanistan folk duty Basically, I'm from afghanistan pakhtia province. Yeah, the garde city Then I came to australia for further study. I'm a student here in brisbane. Oh, yeah How do you like it there? Uh, it's very it's very good and peaceful, you know, our country is A lot of work going there and australia is a really good place to be What are you studying at the university? I'm studying electrical engineering but I have planned to go back to afghanistan and work for my country and and development of my country to educate the people of my country and I'm I have a plan to do a phd degree in australia and Deliver some lecture in different universities of afghanistan. Oh, wow, that's great to hear I really want to work for my country, but I don't know what's going to happen with me if if they see me with shave beard and Mustaches, I don't know what will happen with me. I'm scared of the outcome, but I hope that things will change the mentality and mindset will change and I think the technology can do it. It's a big revolution We just have to do the introduce the afghan with the latest technology Yeah, and the technology can bring the revolution. It can change the mindset of the people And hopefully with social media now as well with social media in our in the younger generation is so popular now So hopefully that can help as well Young people using social media in afghanistan too, but still It's just only in the you know urban cities big cities It doesn't have you know the the the villager they don't have They don't have internet or electricity something like that. They don't have modern facilities Well, when you when you go back with your phd and electrical engineering you can set up a network, you know and Help connect the the regions Of course, but you know America is exiting afghanistan. I don't know what will the situation Will be after Uh 2014 it's totally unpredictable You know when the soviet union exit The afghan like to fight with one another with with each other and that's how That's how we we elect our Prime minister or president with the war not by the vote I don't know, but I hope that the same thing will happen after 2014. We will we will fight with one another and and I think Same thing will happen, but I hope for the good Yes, we always hope for the for the best after so, you know the the the topic today We're asking people is is maybe it might seem very light by by comparison to what we're talking to right now But talking about right now But but the topic today is we're asking people Who's your favorite afghan singer and because today on on tv ashna. They did a story We actually had siddique shabab live on our show today Siddique shabab is my favorite singer. I often listen to him and I've got a lot of great songs in my laptop too One favorite one is uh nama jan and Shafiq murid. Oh What what which one of shafiq murid song is your favorite? Uh, I hope all of uh, I think all of his song, you know, he's a really patriot singer And I love those singer who are patriot to their country who sings for their country for for the for the young generation For those singer who give a little bit hope to their to the to the youth of people because It's been 35 or 40 years. We are facing war and the youth is really despondent So we need those people who can give a hope. I think shafiq murid is one of those people and He's a great singer. I think he's uh, he's uh known all over the In that region iran pakistan india And he's a great singer too. Um, I'm uh, uh, our doctor and uh, now I uh Working in uh infectious disease hospital uh I am nowadays Practice in the specialization and I also I am lecturer in the university Uh, uh one I lecture in one subject micro biology. Uh, do you like to listen to music? Yes, yes, why not? Actually in the day for 30 minutes I hear the music Uh, also ballywood and hollywood and also our country songs We have a lot of singer in our country Who's your favorite singer? Uh My favorite singer is one in the mail is Uh One is harun pacha also working in the washington dc. Um, they were radio. Yeah Yes, and one is the female is uh, uh, nama I'm calling on cobble Cobble and uh, what do you do in cobble? Yeah, I work with one of the us embassy for education project in cc So I work with them as an english language manager So do you like to listen to afghan music or any kind of music? Yeah, sometimes classical music like abadi music Okay, who's your favorite, uh classical, uh performer? Um somehow the singer is like I can tell you like karan han and uh barley somebody