Sep 22, 2010
Four days and 37 interviews later and I have a fresh understanding of the Afghan experience. These candidates were selected from over 60 applicants from throughout the country. We are looking for people with a passion for storytelling, sensitivity to village life...
Sep 18, 2010
The work in Afghanistan has begun. On Wednesday I arrived in Kabul at sunrise with 6 suitcases containing five video production kits and everything else necessary for a five week training course in documentary camerawork and five weeks of production work on Brewing...
Sep 17, 2010
New York Times, OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR, DANA BURDE, September 16, 2010 Americans are right to be alarmed by the rising numbers of roadside bombs and suicide attacks in Afghanistan, we can’t overlook a more subtle campaign that has been a key element of the Taliban’s...
Sep 10, 2010
At almost nine years, the U.S. war in Afghanistan is the longest in our history, surpassing even the Vietnam War, and it will shortly surpass the Soviet Union’s own extended military campaign there. With the surge, it will cost the U.S. taxpayers nearly $100 billion...
Sep 8, 2010
By Louis Charbonneau, Source: Reuters, 07 Sep 2010 15:17:41 GMT * Focusing on neediest is more cost-effective – UNICEF * Changing aid distribution could save millions of lives The U.N. children’s foundation UNICEF plans to make the poorest and most remote...
