Afghanistan Reconstruction

Why Doesn't Reconstruction Work?

Peter Van Buren | Posted 01.04.2012

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Peter Van Buren

When a relationship begins with a war and an invasion, and all the acts of violence that go along with that, you start deep in a hole. As corruption, mistakes, accidents and half-hearted efforts plague reconstruction, that hole only gets deeper.

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Reconstruction of Post-War Afghanistan

Nake M. Kamrany | Posted 11.01.2011

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Nake M. Kamrany

Rebuilding Afghanistan through economic/employment transformation: a shared responsibility.

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Amanda Terkel

Key Afghanistan Reconstruction Watchdog Spot Still Vacant

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 10.10.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As the Obama administration begins to draw down U.S. troops from Afghanistan and the war effort undergoes significant transition, the of...

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Road To Nowhere: Afghanistan Highway Project A Parable Of Failed U.S. Development

New York Times | Posted 07.01.2011

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The vast expenses and unsavory alliances surrounding the highway have become a parable of the corruption and mismanagement that turns so many well-int...

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U.S. Contractor Accused Of Fraud Still Winning Big Projects In Afghanistan

McClatchy | Posted 05.25.2011

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On July 31, 2006, an employee of the Louis Berger Group, a contractor handling some of the most important U.S. rebuilding projects in Afghanistan, han...

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Anatomy of an Afghan Culture of Corruption

Pratap Chatterjee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pratap Chatterjee

The tale of the "reconstruction" of Kabul's electricity supply is a classic story of how foreign aid has often served to line the pockets of both international contractors from the donor countries and the local political elite.

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Afghanistan's Rebuilding Looms As Sequel To Iraq's

AP | RICHARD LARDNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The job of rebuilding Afghanistan is shaping up as an ominous sequel to the massive, mistake-riddled U.S. effort to get Iraq back o...

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