Archive for the ‘Afghanistan’ Category

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Wordless Wednesday

December 18, 2007

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A blind Afghan boy, Hayatullah, 10, was examined by an American Army medic during a patrol in the Taliban stronghold of Karawaddin. Health problems are acute in areas like this village, aggravated by the continuing insurgency and the harsh edicts of the Taliban.

Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

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Wordless Wednesday

September 19, 2007

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Afghanistan’s largest hydroelectric dam lies in Helmand, one of the country’s most problematic provinces.

Photo: Joao Silva for The New York Times
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Friendly handshake

July 15, 2007

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 A Canadian soldier shakes hands with an Afghan boy during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army troops near Panjwaii village, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, July 13, 2007.
REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly

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Today in Afghanistan

October 5, 2006

maryt-1284.jpgGot something really extensive about Afghanistan at The Work of the Poet, my other blog. Just click the link.
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