Coke opens in Afghanistan


	Coke opens in Afghanistan

invictus

9-10-2006 7:44 PM

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afghanistan, economy, hamid karzai, coca cola

invictus says:

They got "democracy" first, then comes Coke and Fanta. All they need now is cable TV channels full of soap operas, and some pop corn. Next step could be hotdogs and baseball matchs.

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9-10-2006 8:33 PM

Kore7

I'm holding out for the premiere of Afghanistan Idol.

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