Panjshir Province

Pedal Power Nation

Shannon Galpin | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Dervla Murphy, Mountain Biking, Panjshir Tour, Slidepollajax, Panjshir Province, Afghanistan, Mountain2mountain, Matthew Modine, David Holbrooke, Human Rights, Gender Equity, Impact News
Shannon Galpin

This is the second year of the Panjshir Tour, based off my experiences mountain biking in Panjshir province of Afghanistan. Yup, Afghanistan.

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Stop the Madness: The New Politics of Stunts

Mike Signer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Florida Church Quran Burning, Counterterrorism, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Demagogue, Mike Signer, Terror Alerts, George W. Bush, Panjshir Province, Democracy, Terror Alert, Taliban, Koran Burning, Resiliency, Afghan Taliban, Politics News
Mike Signer

In dealing with those who would yank our strings, we should reach for resiliency rather than hysteria. Politicians can ask whether terrorism should drive policy, rather than the other way around.

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Unarmed and Courageous: Emergency Workers in Afghanistan

Kathy Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kabul, Panjshir Province, Land Mines, Taliban, Afghanistan, World News
Kathy Kelly

We in the U.S. need to show our own determination to foster the works of mercy rather than the works of war. The emergency hospital staff, unarmed and courageous, provide a fine example.

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Donkeys Deliver Ballots To Villages in Afghan Mountains

AP | RAFIQ MAQBOOL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kabul, Panjshir Province, Afghanistan Election, Afghanistan, Donkeys, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan War, World News

PANJSHIR VALLEY, Afghanistan — A lack of decent roads and its towering, craggy mountains are leading Afghanistan to turn to an age-old mode of t...

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