Tobacco Articles: country afghanistan

15PC OF GIRLS SMOKE IN FIVE AFGHAN PROVINCES

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Nearly 15 per cent of girl students in five provinces of Afghanistan smoke cigarettes while smoking prevalence among boys around 36 per cent, the Public Health Ministry said on Saturday. "Smoking prevalence is 35.9 per cent for boys and 14.5 per cent for girls in schoolchildren of five provinces," the ministry said on the World No Tobacco Day. It urged the government to protect the youth by imposing a ban on all tobacco advertisements, promotion and sponsorship. In a press release, the ministry said this year's campaign focussed on thwarting multi-billion dollar efforts of tobacco companies to attract young people to its addictive products through sophisticated marketing.

Afghanistan begins campaign to cut smoking : Oddly Enough

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Afghanistan may be the world's largest producer of heroin, but the government has taken the first step towards to a ban on smoking in public places. Local media said on Tuesday that the council of ministers had ordered a campaign through the media and mosques to inform the public that smoking in educational institutions, hospitals and government offices has been outlawed.

A Good Cigar, From Friends

kmorelli@tampatrib.com (KEITH MORELLI The Tampa Tribune) — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Amid the explosions echoing through the mountains of Afghanistan, or the ruins of an Iraqi neighborhood, the robust aroma of a fine cigar is helping U.S. troops remember life back home. Quality cigars, by some estimates, are second only to Starbucks coffee on the wish list of troops overseas. Where but Tampa, Cigar City, can the need best be met? Enter Thompson Cigars, a 92-year-old retailer near Tampa International Airport, along with a dedicated employee and an ex-Navy man with a passion for helping the troops overseas. . . . A month after terrorists struck New York and Washington on Sept. 11, 2001, Thompson began getting requests from overseas troops for cigars. Initially, the company just sent free boxes of cigars to those who asked. Now, it's a big-time giveaway. About 10,000 free cigars of all brands and varieties were shipped last year to troops, mostly in Iraq and Afghanistan. That amounts to $50,000 worth of finely rolled tobacco, said Thompson Cigars' owner, Carlos Franzblau.

Afghanistan begins campaign to cut smoking

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Support Our Troops With Cigars

Mitchell.E.Fadem@afghan.swa.army.mil — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Many of America's Finest who are serving overseas in places like Afghanistan and Iraq greatly appreciate being able to enjoy at least a few small luxuries, such as fine cigars. I have exchanged emails with cigar smoking members of the military, including those who have served multiple tours of duty, and even some older officers who were redeployed because of their special skills. One such officer is Major Mitchell E. Fadem, Ph.D. (age 56), who is a frequent visitor to this website. Mitch was recently deployed to Afghanistan, and would like to be able to distribute cigars to the troops . . . Calling All Cigar Manufacturers and Retailers If you would like to donate cigars to our troops serving in Afghanistan, here is the contact information:

Sniper celebrates with cigar after killing Taliban officer

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT

A ROYAL Marine sniper from Edinburgh has described marking his first kill with a cigar after "slotting" a Taliban commander from more than 1000 metres. British troops fighting in southern Afghanistan are embroiled in some of the most intense combat involving UK forces since the Second World War. Meanwhile, Nato-led troops and Afghan police killed two suspected Taliban militants and detained four others in the latest round of fighting, a police official said today. . . . "I just graduated from sniper school late last year after nine weeks' training. "It was my first kill. I had a cigar afterwards. I didn't lose any sleep about it. He was a Taliban commander after all."

Taliban rules target teachers / NO SMOKING ALLOWED FOR FIGHTERS : New 30-point list has a grave warning for educators, aid workers

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

The Taliban gunmen who murdered two teachers in eastern Afghanistan early Saturday were following their rules: Teachers receive a warning, then a beating, and if they continue to teach they must be killed. The new list of 30 rules, decided on during a high Taliban meeting in September or October and since circulated over the Internet, span from the organizational (no jihad equipment may be put to personal use) to the health conscious (militants are not supposed to smoke). They also contain a grave warning for aid workers and educators. . . .

New Taliban Rules Target Afghan Teachers

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

The Taliban gunmen who murdered two teachers in eastern Afghanistan early Saturday were only following their rules: Teachers receive a warning, then a beating, and if they continue to teach must be killed. The new list of 30 rules, decided on during a high Taliban meeting in September or October and since circulated over the Internet, span from the organizational - no jihad equipment may be used for personal means - to the health conscious - militants are not supposed to smoke. . . . No. 18 says fighters "should refrain from smoking cigarettes."

Blind Qur'an reader denounces violence and calls for peace in Afghanistan

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT

The village medicine woman caked the baby's eyes with a concoction of opium and tobacco, telling his parents it would cure his ailing sight. When the bandages came off two months later, he had lost 90 per cent of his vision. He was totally blind by 16. But Barakatullah Salim, now 57, regards his affliction as a blessing. He memorized Islam's holy book, the Qur'an, by age nine

Vice and Virtue

onlinejournal@wsj.com — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. That's a thought that may have crossed the mind of Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai this week, as his administration announced the re-establishment of a Department for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. Kabul has seen this before. While morals police are common in Islamic Republics, the Taliban's former Ministry of Vice and Virtues was notoriously brutal. . . .' human rights groups are worried. They say the new department's mandate may expand beyond discouraging smoking, drinking, drug use and corruption -- offenses already outlawed in Afghanistan's criminal code -- and start to mimic the Taliban's old regime.

Sketches of Guantanamo Detainees-Part II

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Yusef Abdullah Saleh Al Rubesh said his brother went to Afghanistan to fight with the Taliban, which caused his parents great anguish, and that he followed to try to persuade his brother to return home. He said he was arrested by the Taliban for having music tapes and cigarettes and for having shaved. "I didn't know Afghanistan was a religious extremist country," he said. . . . - Issam Hamid Ali Bin Al Jayfi, 25, described himself as a government clerk and wayward youth, using tobacco and drinking alcohol, who was persuaded by a more religious friend named "Sammy" to go to Afghanistan. Never having been outside Yemen, he said he thought it would be like Europe, a place where he could live freely. Once in Kandahar, the friend told him they had come to fight.

Marine gathers 'victory cigars' for platoons: Smokes help troops bond after battle, Menasha man says

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 05:00:00 GMT

U.S. Marine Cpl. Benjamin Czap and 150 other Marines left Fallujah, Iraq, after 25 days of fighting. The Marines gathered around a large fire as cases of cigars were passed around to the weary soldiers, including Czap, who had never smoked a cigar. "It's pretty much a military tradition that when you get back from a battle you smoke a cigar," said Czap, who has been honorably discharged from the Marines and now lives in Menasha. "We pulled out of Fallujah after nearly a month of fighting and with no showers and very little sleep. We lost 17 of my friends who were killed. We were all pretty well shell-shocked," Czap said. "That was the first cigar I had. It was almost a moving experience. It took me away from everything. It made me feel like I was home. I don't know why. It just did." Czap wants to make sure fellow Marines still fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan have a chance to partake in what he calls "victory cigars." Czap and a co-worker at Stowe-Woodward in Neenah are asking Fox Cities residents to donate cigars for shipment to frontline Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan. Cigars are being collected at Appleton Souvenir & Cigar Co., 415 W. College Ave.

Smoking to be banned in hospitals

Tue, 26 Jul 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Federal Health Minister Naseer Khan has said all state-run hospitals and medical institutions will be declared smoke-free to promote healthy lifestyle in the country. He was speaking at a seminar on healthy lifestyle organized by the ministry of health in collaboration with the World Health Organization at Fatima Jinnah Medical College on Monday. The seminar was organized as a part of a series of seminars on 'Healthy Lifestyles' in medical and dental colleges across the country. Under this programme, the WHO has agreed to provide $1,000 to each institution to prepare and install banners and placards and prepare and distribute pamphlets, brochures, etc.

Journalist Jailed for a Year in Kabul Feels Abandoned by U.S. as He Seeks Ways to Survive

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Edward Caraballo, 43, an independent filmmaker from the Bronx, who was one of the three Americans found guilty last year by a Kabul court of running a private jail and torturing hostages. . . . The Afghans have surprised him. "They all love Bush, because he liberated their country," he said, "and they all say Osama bin Laden is Bush's friend," suggesting that in their minds there is a conspiracy that allows Al Qaeda's leader to remain at large. "The young people all want to learn English here," he said. "They want to become Westernized. The top three requests I get at every corner are - No. 3: do I have any American cigarettes? No. 2: do I have an American magazine for them? And the top request is: 'Please take me to America.' [This graph only] "

Troop Support

Sun, 19 Jun 2005 04:00:00 GMT

First, I would like to say "THANK YOU" from me and some of my soldiers for thinking enough about us to send us some of your fine product.... I just received one box that had several packages of chocolate and strawberry blunts, and one box of Bering Robusto's cigars all in one box. We will enjoy sitting around outside our tents and puffing on our Swisher Sweet's reflecting on our previous day activities and talking about what we will do when we get back home...We contacted two other cigar manufactures and Swisher has been the only company with any American Spirit to even correspond back...

Let me tell you the Swisher Sweet "Double Barrel Rum" you sent was a very excellent way to let me know about this fine little cigar.

One of the more relaxing activities we partake in is to sit together after a long day, and enjoy your cigars. We would like to express our appreciation for the great effect that your product has had to this point on unit morale.

I just read the letters under troops'support. I just want to say thank you very much for supporting our troops. I am an Administrative Officer in the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations and just returned from 3 years in Afghanistan, supporting the elections. I really appreciated all the support and protection we got from various troop contingents, especially from my fellow Americans, who are the best in the world. I also enjoy your products. . . . --Ronald A. Risdon United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations