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[Grendal]

l've received some info that there are EFL jobs in Kabul, Afganistan. Anyone know anything about this?

[Never Ceased To Be Amazed]

saudi recruiters are presently staffing positions in Kabul. The ads say that experience in al-hassa is a plus...

NCTBA

[Grendal]

HA Ha ha ha ha ha ha ......

I get it.

Grendal

[mimi_intheworld]

One of my co-workers taught English in Kabul to air traffic controllers. I just found this out about 10 minutes ago, so that's all I know. She said she went through an NGO, but I don't know which one.

[Dedicated]

I have done two short contracts (6-8 weeks) since 2008 in Afghanistan, with Bridge Afghanistan, teaching English (ESP) to Afghan doctors. This was basically arranged through my UK university connections.

Whilst I was there, the only place which seemed to have English teachers
was the American University of Afghanistan, situated in 3 buildings in the Kart-e-Seh area of Kabul. Check out their website :www.auaf.edu.af

However, because of the dangers of kidnapping and killings, most teachers have left. The other places which used to teach English are :
Polytechnical University of Kabul
National Military Academy
Karwan University
International School of Kabul (private/ co-ed K-12 school)
Kabul University used to be linked with Purdue University and Arizona University.
You can probably google these for contact e-mail addresses.

However, this is not the place for the faint-hearted, as you have to wear body armour constantly and have guards accompanying you. You are constantly at risk.

[babur]

Please take my advice for Kabul and Herat:

DO NOT WORK FOR ANY SCHOOL/ORGANIZATION/CHARITY WHICH CALLS ITSELF CHRISTIAN, like BRIDGE, and many other "international" schools in Kabul.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10900338
She worked for Bridge.

If you decide to work here, take a long look at the school website and the small print. Many are financed by "charities" supported by churches in America and Europe. Your pupils may not know it but their parents will. People think you want to convert them.

If you mention that you're Christian is a risk, especially if you work with the Afghan teachers. Word gets round fast.

There are lots English-speaking Afghan teachers without income. University teachers earn $150 - 300 monthly. If you get a job, your colleagues know your salary. You won't be as popular as you think.

Last, "Cash-kidnappings" are happening everywhere. Afghans and foreigners. Last year 2 were teachers. They aren't on the news.

[Dedicated]

Babur,

Dr Karen Woo was not a missionary, nor was she proselytizing, and according to her parents here in the UK, she was not even a Christian. She gave up her lucrative job at BUPA to move to Kabul, where she used her surgical skills and set up the charity (Bridge) to import unwanted supplies from British hospitals.

She knew the realities of life in a war zone, and she had been asked by the local elders in Nuristan for medical aid. It appears the prime motive for killing the aid workers may have been robbery. However, in many parts of Afghanistan it seems the standards of humanity and common sense no longer apply. She will be a great loss for the people she was trying to help - the dispossessed of Afghanistan.

As for myself, I was born in Afghanistan and speak fluent Pashto and Afghan Farsi (Dari) and I'm not a Christian. Religion did not enter the equation. I'm a fully trained nurse as well as EAP lecturer, but I went to teach English (ESP)to local doctors and surgeons, who were immensely grateful. The motto of Bridge is " Doing something is better than nothing".

So what do you do in Kabul?

[babur]

Dedicated,
Good to hear I'm not the only EAP. I've been in Herat for years. You're absolutely right. Karen will be greatly missed by many here. But it's a sad fact that charities like Bridge let themselves to be labeled "Christian". That's exactly what happened. Just look at the media reports about Bridge, before and after the attack!

Teaching here is very rewarding. I wouldn't work anywhere else. However, many well-meaning organizations in Kabul seem to forget where they are. Last month one American charity invited us to a Friday church service! I've banned our people from the place.

I only wanted to post that one message. Kabul needs aid. But foreigners, please be very very careful who you working for and associate with.