A British tourist walked across the one of the most dangerous border in the world to spent his holiday with the Taliban — and had a vacation fling with a terrorist. After falling in love with “extreme travel” two years ago, Toyosi Osideinde, 30, has visited 69 countries so far — with an upcoming trip … Read more
She runs — but never from a challenge. A highly-decorated U.S. Army veteran whose life was irrevocably altered 13 years ago by a Taliban rocket blast, will be among the more than 25,000 runners in Sunday’s United Airlines NYC Half Marathon. In 2006, Gretchen Evans was a 46-year-old Command Sergeant Major with 27 years of … Read more
“Kandahar,” starring Gerard Butler, is the sort of textureless action thriller that sounds like it’s been musically scored by a subwoofer. The bass never stops booming as grizzled men frown and gravely whisper about matters of the utmost seriousness, and a simple race-against-time story is tied into impossibly confusing knots. movie review Running time: 120 … Read more