National Public Radio, Morning Edition: Afghan Civilian Programs

National Public Radio, Morning edition, Report on National Solidarity Program Transcript: MARY LOUISE KELLY, host: This is MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. Good morning. I’m Mary Louise Kelly, in for Steve Inskeep. RENEE MONTAGNE, host: And I’m Renee...

Project presentation by Michael Sheridan, July 8, Washington DC

This Thursday, July 8 at 8 pm at the Corner Store Art Center, (address below) there will be a presentation on the development of Brewing Tea in a Kettle of War. The project’s director, Michael Sheridan, recently returned from Afghanistan and will introduce the...
Brewing Tea in a Kettle of War – Pitch Reel

Brewing Tea in a Kettle of War – Pitch Reel

Community Supported Film’s Afghan team soon will be making the film Brewing Tea in a Kettle of War (BTKW). BTKW will from the Afghan villager’s perspective look at the impact of outsiders coming into their communities trying to help...
US Marines – Creating more insurgents or space for development?

US Marines – Creating more insurgents or space for development?

What Marja Tells Us of Battles Yet to Come By C. J. CHIVERS New York Times, June, 10, 2010 Tyler Hicks/The New York Times. Afghans passed through a Marine checkpoint last month in Marja, where fighting has continued since a highly publicized assault on insurgents in...
In Afghan region, U.S. spreads the cash to fight the Taliban

In Afghan region, U.S. spreads the cash to fight the Taliban

By Rajiv Chandrasekaran Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, May 31, 2010; A01 NAWA, AFGHANISTAN — In this patch of southern Afghanistan, the U.S. strategy to keep the Taliban at bay involves an economic stimulus. Thousands of men, wielding hoes and standing in...