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Tell Me More, November 13, 2008 · Writer Gayle Tzemach is in Kabul researching a book on women entrepreneurs. Gayle offers an audio postcard describing people’s fears and hopes in the city. She says Afghans are particularly anxious to know if Barack Obama is serious about focusing on their country.

Click here to the audio on NPR

85 Broads member Gayle Tzemach is currently in Kabul doing research for a new book. Click on the About Us section on our website to learn more about this extraordinary woman.

From Gayle:
Our driver in Kabul is a young fellow with a rush of dark hair and a shy and charming smile. He speaks no English. I practice my Dari with him and he has proven a good shepherd: When we are at lunch in the curtained-off family section and the servers take too long to bring my chai or my coke, he harasses the young men by making a hissing noise through his teeth to which they hastily respond.

Signs…