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Post #13,239
by ben_tilly
10/14/01 3:30:33 PM
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New The name "Bamiyan" reminds me of a restaurant I know...
It is at the corner of 3rd and 26. It is named Bamiyan, Afghanistan Restaurant, and its menus proudly tell the story of the Bamiyan Buddhas. (They haven't updated the menus since the Taliban destroyed them yet. But I remember flyers about protests when that happened.)

Today they have covered the word "Afghanistan" with US flags for fear of being targeted by thugs. :-( I suppose that any racist pig inclined to target them wouldn't have the brains to notice that they are named after a monument that the Taliban destroyed...

BTW their food is very good, though very strongly dill flavoured.

Cheers,
Ben
Post #13,254
by Another Scott
10/14/01 8:32:19 PM
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New There's a good Afghan Resturant near National Airport
in Alexandria, VA. We had been talking about going there for years, but never found the time. We finally went the night after the US started bombing Afghanistan.

There was a brief history of Afghanistan in the menu, covering the time up to the expulsion of the Soviets.

We were pleasantly surprised that it was nearly full. We'd heard stories earlier that their business had dried up after 9/11. A local TV news crew was there while we were eating. My back was to the camera, but I was visible on the 11:00 news that evening...

The food was wonderful. We had a very tasky chicken kabob with very mild spices and another spicier chicken stew (?) dish (tomato-based sauce, nicely spicy). A huge loaf (?) of nan bread was served with the dishes. It was quite yummy. We'll have to go back.

A review from Washingtonian Magazine is [link|http://www.washingtonian.com/dining/Profiles/afghrest.html|here].

Cheers,
Scott.
     Leaked UN report on Taliban atrocities - (Another Scott) - (11) - Oct. 12, 2001, 05:50:46 PM EDT
         Re: Leaked UN report on Taliban atrocities - (gtall) - (7) - Oct. 12, 2001, 08:07:46 PM EDT
             Analogous - (tablizer) - (6) - Oct. 14, 2001, 12:21:56 AM EDT
                 Re: Analogous - (gtall) - (5) - Oct. 14, 2001, 08:16:16 AM EDT
                     Ah but.. you are thinking logically, merely. - (Ashton) - (4) - Oct. 14, 2001, 04:41:02 PM EDT
                         Re: Ashton, a worthy reply, allow me to reply in kind - (gtall) - (3) - Oct. 14, 2001, 08:07:49 PM EDT
                             'Rich' is an emotional evaluation - (Ashton) - (2) - Oct. 15, 2001, 01:27:23 AM EDT
                                 Re: 'Rich' is an emotional evaluation - (gtall) - (1) - Oct. 15, 2001, 08:13:28 AM EDT
                                     Well then, my friend - (Ashton) - Oct. 15, 2001, 05:58:35 PM EDT
         The fruits of the Afghan leaders are becoming known. - (brettj) - Oct. 12, 2001, 08:23:03 PM EDT
         The name "Bamiyan" reminds me of a restaurant I know... - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Oct. 14, 2001, 03:30:33 PM EDT
             There's a good Afghan Resturant near National Airport - (Another Scott) - Oct. 14, 2001, 08:32:19 PM EDT

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