ROOTS OF PEACE

February 27 • Afghan Embassy

BY GAIL SCOTT
PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL

THE EVENT: Afghan Ambassador Said Tayeb Jawad and his wife Shamim gathered an infl uential crowd to celebrate Roots of Peace, one of the most successful humanitarian eff orts in war-torn Afghanistan, which is "Turning Land mines into vines." "Roots of Peace is helping to restore one of Afghanistan's richest and most historic cultural legacies ... our 7,000-year-old tradition of growing some of the region's fi nest grapes," said Amb. Jawad. Heidi Kühn, who recently visited the cleared mine sites with Shamim Jawad, said, "Together we have replaced the scourge of landmines with the nectar of fresh grapes, pomegranates and cherry trees - reclaiming the 'Garden of Central Asia' for future generations."
THE GUESTS: Gabriela Moreno, Susan Eisenhower, Charles Clarkson and Nini Ferguson.

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