Mar 1, 2010
From: End Poverty in South Asia, A blog to promote dialog on development in South Asia SUBMITTED BY NANCY DUPREE ON MON, 03/01/2010 Current rehabilitation and development rhetoric calls for listening to the Afghans and giving them the lead. Sadly, actions too often...
Feb 17, 2010
New York Times, 2/17/10, by ROD NORDLAND KABUL, Afghanistan — Senior United Nations officials in Afghanistan on Wednesday criticized NATO forces for what one referred to as “the militarization of humanitarian aid,” and said United Nations agencies would not...
Feb 14, 2010
This story is a wonderful example of why indigenous development work, such as the National Solidarity Program, should be the foundation of Afghan economic development rather than foreign troops. Forces Strain to Hire Afghan Allies New York Times, By YAROSLAV TROFIMOV...
Jan 31, 2010
A group of aid agencies released a report yesterday giving their perspective on the impact of the military being involved in reconstruction and development in Afghanistan. Report abstract: As political pressures to “show results” in troop contributing countries...
