Political science students tend to ask tough questions and it is no different at the University of Khost in Afghanistan. What is new is those answering the questions.
More than 200 people attended the Sub-National Consultation for Zabul province Aug. 15-25. The SNC, which is intended to amplify the Afghanistan National Development Strategy, aims to identify provincial needs and priorities.
Deputy Governor of Khost province Ajab Khan Sangin and Cmdr. David Adams, commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team Khost, re-opened the Shamal Bridge after major structural repairs and the complete replacement of several spans. The repairs were badly needed after last fall's flooding caused the 15-year-old bridge to collapse, blocking a major traffic route.
Through a 1.5 million dollar project launched earlier this year, the Provincial Reconstruction Team Khost is utilizing a weapon against terrorism: water.
MUSA KHEL, Afghanistan - Convoying from nearby Forward Operating Base Salerno, the route to Musa Khel lacks any built up road, snaking up steep mountain trails offering 50 foot drop offs for the slightest misjudgement and jutting down into riverbed valleys which are plagued with holes, boulders and mud, slowing the pace of the convoy down to a crawl. Although only 20 miles apart, the trip from FOB Salerno to Musa Khel District Health Center...
