| Nooristan Foundation Fundraising Event - Embassy of Greece |
Pictures of Greeks helping Afghans (courtesy of Embassy of Greece)
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Pictures of Greeks helping Afghans (courtesy of Embassy of Greece)
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Pictures of Afghan schoolgirls (courtesy of Embassy of Greece)
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Pictures of Greeks helping Afghans (courtesy of Embassy of Greece)
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Guests mingling before night ends
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Dr. & Mrs. Atash and guests
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Special guest Mr. Faruq Achikzad (far left)
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Ayubi family
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Mariam A. Nawabi, Ambassador Mallias and guests
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Traditional Greek dance
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Event guests
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Ambassador Mallias (right) and Robert Kinn, Department of Defense (left)
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Nooristanis Omar Issa and Mary Sekander
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Live auction
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Former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Assistant To President, Kenneth Wainstein (left)
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Alina Atash, Vice-President of Nooristan Foundation
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Traditional Afghan dress
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Palshak Sekander, Samira Atash Nassry, Schameha Shokoor, Guli Atash, Sima Niayz
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Guests eating dinner
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Dr. Nadir Atash interview with Voice of America
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Mariam A. Nawabi media interview
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Guests mingling
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Samira Atash Nassry and Kaiser Nassry
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Melanie Smith (center), Secretary of Nooristan Foundation
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Dr. Nadir Atash talking to Lindsey Holiday (right) and guests
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Dinner of traditional Afghan cuisine and Greek delicacies
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Guest, Mariam A. Nawabi and Ambassador Mallias
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Greek musicians
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Mrs. Marie Kux, Ambassador Mallias, and Ambassador Dennis Kux (Treasurer, Nooristan Foundation)
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Guest
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Guli Atash, wife of Nooristan Foundation founder Dr. Atash
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Mrs. Shamim Jawad (far right), wife of the Afghan Ambassador to the United States Said Tayeb Jawad
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U.S., Greek and Afghan flags
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Dr. Fredrik Hiebert
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Guests watching BBC Documentary
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Guests watching BBC Documentary
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Archaeologist and curator of “Hidden Treasures of Afghanistan,” Dr. Fredrik Hiebert
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Founder of Nooristan Foundation, Dr. Nadir Atash
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Congressman Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Honorary Host Committee for the event
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Honorary Chair H.E. Ambassador of Greece Alexandros P. Mallias
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Guests listening to speakers
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Guests listening to speakers in movie room
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Embassy of Greece, Washington DC - Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
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