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A Short Road Goes a Long Way
Even a short road goes a long way in Afghanistan. The opening of a seven-mile road in eastern Afghanistan’s Konar province is affording critical transportation for residents and allowing coalition forces to transfer some security operations to the Afghanistan government. NATO’s International Security Assistance Force announced the opening of the $3.9 million road in Deywagal Valley and the closing of its Combat Outpost Seray, which provided security to the construction crew, in Feb. 5, ceremonies in the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, Tenth Mountain Division, War on Terror
Konar Province Fights Polio
Polio is preventable. It is holding out in the Third World, due to lack of resources and poor education. Mistrust of the West, by Islamic radicals or others, adds to the problem. Afghanistan is addressing the issue in one of its neediest areas. The government of Konar province, with the help of the Konar Provincial Reconstruction Team, began an extensive vaccination drive targeting polio, Jan. 11. Although polio vaccinations are common and have been very successful throughout … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Medicine, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Bringing Afghans Closer: Bridging the Konar River
The Konar River runs for 150 km and serves as a natural border between eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. Although the villages along the eastern and western banks of the river are part of Konar, the river reinforces cultural and political alliances between Afghans on the eastern shore and tribesmen across the border in Pakistan. The people on the east have had very little connection to the provincial government. To resolve this problem, the Konar Provincial … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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