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Women Sit Down and Talk in Afghanistan
The director of woman’s affairs, Miriam Panjshiri, and the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team woman’s affairs team held a woman’s shura with 34 Afghan women from 15 different villages in Bazarak District to discuss community issues on Dec. 2. “No other shura went this well,†said an Afghan female interpreter who has worked with the woman’s affairs team over the past year. “Women are usually trying to talk over each other and at times disagree on the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
The Buzz About Bees in Bazarak
One hundred fifty bee boxes were delivered to Bazarak District Sept. 17 as part of an overall $180,000 province-wide project conducted by the local government and the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team to help both the local economy and boost agricultural production. Seventy-five families in each of the six lower districts throughout Panjshir will receive two of the $200 bee boxes, training, a centrifuge and protective equipment. Bazarak is the fourth district to receive the bees. “We worked together and were successful in bringing the bee project to Panjshir,†said Hashmat-Ullah Enyat, the Provincial Director of Agriculture. “We’ve already delivered the bees to Anaba, Rokha, and Shotul districts, today we do Bazarak and we’ll do the last two districts soon.†“In agriculture, the bees are most necessary. They help all of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
