Roman calendar? I think the reporter means, "Gregorian" calendar. That's the calendar used in the U.S. and by U.S. forces in Afghanistan, and by everyone else i

Roman calendar? I think the reporter means, "Gregorian" calendar. That's the calendar used in the U.S. and by U.S. forces in Afghanistan, and by everyone else in the Middle East when they wish to make a distinction from the hejira calendar. Although maybe a legacy of the Russian occupation is the use of the Julian calendar? Who knows? It's sloppy reporting. Also, Chinese people have individual birthdays. However, black children born in many counties of northern Florida before 1930 were not given birth certificates.