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Apple strudel in Lashkar Gah

Posted by: Christa, Local Government Team Leader, DFID Afghanistan, Posted on: 23 July 2012 - Categories: Afghanistan, Infrastructure, Other

I recently travelled to Helmand province in the south of Afghanistan to see for myself the activities DFID and others carry out there. I was most interested in seeing improvements in governance and basic service delivery. It was an exciting trip …

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The times they are a-transitioning

Posted by: Cleo Blackman, Programme Manager, DFID DRC, Posted on: 25 June 2012 - Categories: Afghanistan, Infrastructure

...to his concerns about continuing efforts to get girls into school and putting pressure on Kabul to ensure central government funding trickles through to the places it is most needed....

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Welcome to Helmand

Posted by: Tim, Posted on: 2 December 2009 - Categories: Afghanistan, Humanitarian

I work in a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Helmand province, Afghanistan – part of the international mission to support the Government of Afghanistan and help Afghans govern their country for themselves. My job title is Economic Adviser. I work with …

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Things that go boom in the night

Posted by: Vicky Seymour, Posted on: 17 October 2008 - Categories: Afghanistan, Humanitarian

The themes of my week have been interrupted dinners and the frequent donning of body armour. Why?  On Saturday night, there was an attempted attack on Lashkar Gah - the first since the Taleban arrived here in the 1990s.  The …

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