Afghan refugees return to absolutely nothing

Danish Refugee Council, April 13, 2012 Returning Afghan refugees and internally displaced people are living in muddy slum areas of the cities in Afghanistan. They have no possessions and no opportunities. The International Society is not aware of the dire living...

A Medieval Nightmare Finds a Home in the American Way of Making War

Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould,  posted on APRIL 10, 2012 Ten years ago this fall we sat in the walled garden of a bullet-pocked Kabul villa on a brilliant sunlit afternoon, interviewing American reporters about what they thought the prospects were for a U.S....

Choose to Invest in Development and Humanitarian Relief

Apr 6, 2012 InterAction’s latest publication, Choose to Invest in Development and Humanitarian Relief FY2013, outlines key funding recommendations for the U.S. government to support accounts in the federal budget. This strong investment will make great strides to...

Defending Afghanistan: are Afghan forces ready?

…….As Shahgul Rezayee, one of the 69 female members of parliament, says, “We all prefer a strong Afghanistan standing on its own feet, but unfortunately we are not at that moment. And until then, yes, we will need some foreign presence.” A...