Chicken Diplomacy
No matter how many times an American icon or in this case, KFC, appears on the stage in another country the whole thing seems awkward at best. From Disney Europe to McDonald’s in Russia and all the other similar arrangements it just looks odd. The press is full of stories that display the continuous array of stories related to affairs of state among the countries of the world and most of them littered with conflict, tension, accusations being lodged and the central theme of placing blame on who is not doing their part to promote or enable peace on the planet.
Is anyone raising an issue with American fast food being introduced to nations around the globe? Gee, Wally, maybe they should remove all the standard diplomatic channels like foreign affairs ministries, departments of state and the United Nations and simply pass the burgers and fries, or in this case fried chicken and sign the peace agreements.
Stanford Matthews
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Fast Food To Go in AfghanistanBy Rahimgul Sarawan
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| Owner Mirwais Abdurrahimzai says his KFC restaurant is licensed by the Afghan government and has two locations in Kabul. His restaurants serve 11 different kabobs, sixteen kinds of pizza, burgers and fried chicken. |
The American fast food chain KFC is famous around the world for its fried chicken. KFC stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken and founded by Harlan David Sanders, better know to patrons as Colonel Sanders.
In Kabul, Afghanistan, another KFC restaurant is doing a brisk business. But this KFC is short for Kabul Fried Chicken and serves kabobs and pizza alongside the chicken.
Rahimgul Sarawan reports from Kabul that while this KFC was inspired by Colonel Sanders, that is where the association ends. Brian Allen narrates.