AFGHANISTAN: Power shortages hamper development

Photo: Ayub Farhat/IRIN A market in Nangarhar province where electricity is rare JALALABAD, 20 December 2012 (IRIN) – A lack of regular electricity in Nangahar Province in eastern Afghanistan is undermining reconstruction efforts and pushing families back into...

Afghans turn to AK-47, fearing Taliban return or civil war

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:13 GMT, REUTERS, By Martin Petty KABUL, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Afghan father-of-four Mohammad Nasir has a secret he’s been keeping from his family. The aid worker pulls a television bench out from the living-room wall of his Kabul home....
Kabul in Winter – Training and Production Goes On

Kabul in Winter – Training and Production Goes On

Despite the winter weather, the trainees – 6 National Solidarity Program production staff – have completed preproduction research and story development and are heading to Jalalabad and Kapisa Provinces for production of three stories. Working in teams of...
Watch the Video Conference: Afghan Civil Society in Conversation

Watch the Video Conference: Afghan Civil Society in Conversation

Watch a recorded video conversation with Afghan Civil Society Activists here. Afghanistan is like a cancer patient that accidentally survived, with too many doctors giving everything they can rather than listening to what this patient wants, and allowing it to walk on...
The Jakarta Post Interviews Michael Sheridan

The Jakarta Post Interviews Michael Sheridan

This November CSFilm director Michael Sheridan was interviewed by the Jakarta Post about his intensive training sessions in Indonesia. Michael Sheridan: Making Room for Local Perspectives by Iman Mahditama, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | People | Tue, November 27 2012 As...