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...