I did not expect to see disco or bars in Kabul in which alcoholic drinks are served:

Second night I arrived in Kabul, two Iranian guys (my neighbors) suggested on going to a nearby disco, what! Disco? in Kabul? Is it safe? If Taliban gets annoyed and blow it up, then?!
They told me no need to be scared, here you can legally buy and drink alcohol, no problem!
Cool! I asked an Afghan friend to join me. Then I realized that Afghans are not allowed to the discos, and bars.



I was really annoyed, how can be? So unfair, why is it accepted the “Others = internationals” do whatever they want?


"a Chinese restaurant in Kabul"


"This was my first drink in Kabul!"

Another night, I went to a famous bar, and I saw the law hanged on the wall, that Afghans are not allowed. And ironically the owner himself was afghan! He told me “I can not also serve you alcoholic drinks since you are Iranian and you should be Moslem!”
me: “ Idiot! Any way by law you should! I am a foreigner! give me then a Tequila! with lime plz”

I also had a food in very fancy foreign restaurants, Chinese, Italian, French, middle eastern, … name it!
Very paradoxical.



"The overexposed hanging frame,
says that: Afghans are not allowed! "


"Antique guns: Decoration inside
a fancy restaurant"

The government is trying to forbid serving alcoholic drinks. Most of the discos were closed. Actually I think this way is better than the current situation. There are a lot of foreigners there, and people feel they have been colonized; there are much negative feeling about these internationals, which bring so called “Haram” stuff.
No need for putting oil on top of fire, with disrespecting the general believes…