Mar 5, 2010
One Third of US Drone Victims are Civilians The report, by the Washington-based New America Foundation, will fuel growing criticism of the use of unmanned drones in the fight against al-Qaeda and Taliban militants, who use Pakistan as a base for attacks on Nato forces...
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...
Oct 22, 2009
Photos of my time with the US military’s Kapisa province Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) are courtesy of Captain Darrick Lee, US Air Force Public Affairs Officer. I apologize that many of these photos include me in the shot – but they should give you...
