http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest blog posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5Except for the increased police presence on the streets of Kabul, today seemed just like an other day, despite yesterday's events at the soccer stadium. We saw police officers dressed in green at all the major intersections - usually we'd see one or maybe two at each of the intersections, and ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lafayette/Blogs/Archive/Travel/Blog~463252.aspx4/28/2008 11:12:09 PMFlatirons Church Afghan Trip We watched live on television here the 8th of Saur celebrations at Kabul stadium on the other side of the city. Then we heard some bangs. The holiday commemorates the Afghan's victory over the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. We saw all the flags, the stands with dignitaries and Afghan preside...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lafayette/Blogs/Archive/Travel/Blog~462338.aspx4/27/2008 12:39:51 AMFlatirons Church Afghan Trip I had first heard this song a couple of weeks ago, when I researching a story on a band called the Flobots, which is based out of Denver. When I heard the song "Rise," it immediately made me think about the upcoming trip to Afghanistan with its call to action in the face of despair and apathy. ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lafayette/Blogs/Archive/Travel/Blog~462344.aspx4/27/2008 5:16:27 AMFlatirons Church Afghan Trip In Istalif, many of the mud brick houses are solidified by concrete and stone as they dotted the mountainside north of Kabul. I'm sure not all of the buildings were visible because of the extensive foliage, and a small river runs right through the town. Power lines, an irrigation system, clinic ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lafayette/Blogs/Archive/Travel/Blog~462318.aspx4/26/2008 9:44:49 PMFlatirons Church Afghan Trip We started sorting out boxes and boxes of clothes, shoes and blankets that were sent over from the United States. We had to sort them out into 80 piles to be distributed at Istalif, another town that SOZO is working with. This is something the group really needed. It seemed like everyone seemles...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lafayette/Blogs/Archive/Travel/Blog~462216.aspx4/26/2008 9:57:56 AMFlatirons Church Afghan Trip We made our first trip to Barek Aub today, delivering the school supplies that we had bundled up yesterday. The drive wasn't long in distance, but in time because of the terrain we had to cover. Driving through Kabul, Ron B., who had been to Kabul three or four times before, commented on how bi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lafayette/Blogs/Archive/Travel/Blog~461498.aspx4/24/2008 9:46:10 PMFlatirons Church Afghan Trip Writing this at about 8:30 p.m. Kabul time (10 a.m. Colorado time) we are all safely in Kabul at the SOZO International guest house. Updating you from the last report, after leaving the food court at Dubai International Airport Terminal 1, we headed a few miles over to Terminal 2 to catch our fli...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lafayette/Blogs/Archive/Travel/Blog~460519.aspx4/23/2008 7:48:12 PMFlatirons Church Afghan Trip It's been almost 24 hours since we left Denver International Airport, amazingly enough. We're all sitting here in the food court in the Dubai International Airport, feeling a lot better after some much-needed food and perhaps a scoop of Baskin Robbins ice cream. It's nearly 1 a.m. here. After...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lafayette/Blogs/Archive/Travel/Blog~460512.aspx4/23/2008 7:26:25 PMFlatirons Church Afghan Trip Flatirons Community Church in Lafayette has been supporting refugee camps in Afghanistan since November, one in particular, Barek Aub. In that time have sent a number of teams to Afghanistan to talk and visit with the people of Barek Aub to see how and where the people at Flatirons can help out. ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lafayette/Blogs/Archive/Travel/Blog~460507.aspx4/23/2008 7:16:16 PMFlatirons Church Afghan Trip