Afghan stars go abroad, don't return

When Afghanistan's hit singing contest Afghan Star holds its finale this week, one popular veteran of the TV series won't be there: the show's longtime host.

Afghan Star, an American Idol-style singing contest, sent host Daoud Sediqi to Utah's Sundance Film Festival in January, where the affable Afghan watched a film in which he starred collect two prizes, including the audience prize for world documentary.

Sediqi never returned.