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Afghanistan: Kabul River
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The two books under review... have been written by adventurous Americans who have lived in Afghanistan and Pakistan and have come to know both countries well. Ann Jones, the author of several feminist books, arrived in Kabul in December 2002, about a year after the US stopped bombing the country. She began to work for a small but effective NGO called Madar, or Mother, an organization set up some years earlier to help women in Kabul who had been widowed during the country's many conflicts. In Kabul in Winter, Jones describes her visits to down-and-out Afghan women in prisons and her experience teaching English to female teachers—jobs nobody else wanted to do.
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In the mean time, the British authorities on the frontier at the first news of the disaster of Kabul, had concentrated at Peshawer the troops destined for the relief of the regiments in Afghanistan. But transportation was wanting and the Sepoys fell sick in great numbers. Gen. Pollock, in February, took the command, and by the end of March, 1842, received further reinforcements. He then forced the Khyber Pass, and advanced to the relief of Sale at Jelalabad; here Sale had a few days before completely defeated the investing Afghan army. Lord Ellenborough, now governor-general of India, ordered the troops to fall back; but both Nott and Pollock found a welcome excuse in the want of transportation. At last, by the beginning of July, public opinion in India forced Lord Ellenborough to do something for the recovery of the national honour and the prestige of the British army; accordingly, he authorised an advance on Kabul, both from Kandahar and Jelalabad.
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Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC), headquartered in Kabul, is the largest private investor in Afghanistan, with approximately over $300 Million invested. Afghan Wireless is ... the largest employer of Afghans in Afghanistan, employing approximately 2,100 people directly and another 20,000 indirectly. AWCC is a leader in delivering wireless and broadband communication solutions to residential and business customers. The company has a strong reputation for philanthropy, supporting charitable organizations, assisting orphans, women, hunger relief and education through its own efforts and in conjunction with the Bayat Foundation. Additional information about Afghan Wireless Communication Company and the products and services provided by AWCC is available at http://www.afghan-wireless.com
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Through Global Exchange, concerned global citizens are traveling to Afghanistan and becoming directly involved in supporting Afghans rebuild their lives after decades of civil war and occupation. These delegations enhance the U.S. public's understanding of Afghan history and culture and examine Afghanistan's efforts to re-establish civil society. Whether meeting with students at Kabul University or a female doctor providing health care to rural women, participants return as informed and inspired advocates for a new Afghanistan that lives in peace and security.
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In Kabul, the interfaith delegation will explore ways to link faith communities in the US with people in Afghanistan. Already, an Episcopal diocese in New York City, St. John the Divine, is trying to raise $35,000 to rebuild a mosque destroyed during the US military campaign. While in Kabul, the interfaith delegation will visit that mosque and spend a day helping to clear the rubble. During the trip the group will ... hold an ecumenical prayer service for the victims of violence everywhere.
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Two American graduate students, both Boston University anthropologists, have recently begun working in Afghanistan. Ted Callahan serves as a consultant with the Central Asian Institute in the remote Pamirs of northeastern Badakhshan province. Noah Coburn is interested in the history and market economy of Istalif, a pottery making village the Shomali plain north of Kabul.
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