Katherine Brown
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Former Communications Advisor at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul,now a Ph.D. Candidate at Columbia University and Truman Security Fellow

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Afghanistan's Other Time Warp

0 Comments | Posted July 3, 2010 | g:i A

Many talk about Afghanistan's time warp. Afghanistan is stuck in the 13th century, claimed British Defense Secretary Liam Fox. The country's major period of modernization was in the 1960s and 1970s, before the Soviet invasion, others lament.

Now, we are discussing a new time marker: on June 7, 2010...

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International Women's Day - Remembering Afghan Women

0 Comments | Posted March 7, 2010 | g:i A

Today is International Women's Day, a day that is often overlooked within the United States, but holds deep significance overseas where women have overcome, or continue to be affected by, oppression. And nowhere is this more true than Afghanistan.

International Women's Day has held special meaning for me ever since...

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