The Enduring Magic of the Jingle
Pakistani jingles have left an indelible mark on our culture as well as on the ad industry, writes Sumaira Mirza.
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Pakistani jingles have left an indelible mark on our culture as well as on the ad industry, writes Sumaira Mirza.
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The unassuming white leather high-top sneakers with green-and-yellow trim are a best seller for a roughly half-dozen shoe vendors in a sprawling bazaar in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. But they are not in demand because they’re the latest fashion trend. For many Afghans, the sneakers evoke only one emotion: fear. That’s because they’re beloved by Taliban fighters as a status symbol even as they have become a gruesome marker of an unending war, the sneakers’ white silhouette often cutting across Afghanistan’s battlefields of dirt, sand and blood. Called Cheetahs, the s...
In Afghanistan, Follow the White High-Tops and Youâll Find the Taliban The sneakers have been worn by Afghan fighters over multiple generations, but theyâve become a gruesome marker of the Talibanâs violent insurgency. Members of a Taliban Red Unit in Laghman Province, Afghanistan, in March. The sneakers they wear have become synonymous with violence.Credit...Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times Photographs by Jim Huylebroek MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan â The unassuming white leather high-top sneakers with green-and-yellow trim are a best seller for a roughly half-dozen sh...