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Built in Kabul






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Built in Kabul is a 6-minute film about a side of Afghanistan you haven?t seen.

There is an unfamiliar sound in Kabul-it is the clink of metal hitting metal. It is hard not to notice the young men who are eagerly congregating in small rooms.

No, these men are not gathering to form new terrorism cells, but to pump iron?

Bodybuilding has become enormously popular among hundreds young men in this war torn country. There are over fifty new weight lifting gyms in Kabul alone, using old weights from the Soviet invasion in the 70?s.

There are ten-foot tall handmade billboards of Arnold Schwarzenegger?s muscular image overlooking the city as it struggles to rebuild its citizens and itself as a country.

Shoib Satar is one of these young bodybuilders who sees this sport as a way Afghans can better themselves.

As young men become ?strong? and ?independent? so does their country. Shoib has great hopes for the future of his people and his home in the new film by Brent E. Huffman entitled Built in Kabul.

Built in Kabul A Film by Brent E. Huffman copyright 2005
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6 responses // Built in Kabul

  • love it. arnold rocks. they need more gyms in Afghanistan. bodybuilding is a very positive sport.
    friesen
  • Very Inspirational to all afghans, make me proud!
    solaimon
  • Very Inspirational to all afghans, make me proud!
    solaimon
  • Thanks for the support!
    I hope Current will continue to air this story.
    -Brent Huffman
    Germancamera
  • How interesting! I had no clue bodybuilding was so popular in Kabul. Here's another reminder to not assume things - ever! The pod was well shot, well edited, informational and had interesting central characters - Kudos! It was really interesting to hear the bodybuilders talk about America, and what parts of our culture they admire (read: blond, blue-eyed girls with 'fit' bodies, and all things Arnold!). My only questions is: where do the ladies fit into all of this? Are they allowed to become bodybuilders? Do they have their own gyms? Great pod!
    lrudser
  • Thanks for the continued support!

    I hope Current continues to air this amazing and moving story about a country rebuilding itself and its people.

    As an update, gyms in Kabul has increased tenfold!
    Brentehuffman

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