Jan 6, 2011
The Nation, by Greg Kaufmann, January 3, 2011 [An interview with Michael Shank, senior policy adviser for Congressman Michael Honda, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus’s Afghanistan Taskforce] Shank came to DC after ten years of development work in...
Dec 3, 2010
Overcoming the Obstacles to Peace in Afghanistan Foreign Affairs, by Greg Mills and David Richards, November 24, 2010 Following the 9/11 attacks, Washington opted for a troop-lite approach to removing the Taliban in Afghanistan. Over the next four years, the civilian...
Nov 30, 2010
The Dallas Morning News, Jim Landers, 12:00 AM CST on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 WASHINGTON – The Pentagon’s point man for winning the economic war in Afghanistan is coming to Dallas to tell local business leaders that jobs in farming and mining are key to...
Nov 5, 2010
By Hillary Rodham Clinton, Foreign Affairs, November/December 2010 Summary: To meet the range of challenges facing the United States and the world, Washington will have to strengthen and amplify its civilian power abroad. Diplomacy and development must work in tandem,...
Nov 4, 2010
Wednesday 03 November 2010 by: David Smith-Ferri, t r u t h o u t | Report In a small storage shed at the edge of town, we watched as 14-year-old Sayed Qarim signed a simple contract agreeing to borrow and repay a no-interest, 25,000 afghani loan (roughly $555)....
