Final thoughts on three months in Afghanistan by Connor O’Steen I’m sitting on the roof of a hotel in Istanbul, looking at the Hagia Sophia and thinking about my flight tomorrow (and […]
Letters from Afghanistan: installment #9
What Afghanistan could be; fragile though it is by Connor O’Steen On the road to Kunduz, as we came out of the mountains and onto the flat plateau that characterizes so much […]
Letters from Afghanistan: installment #8
Back from Bamyan; the sewing program; village dominance by Connor O’Steen I have now been on the road between Kabul and Bamyan for a total of 32 hours, and it’s safe to […]
Letters from Afghanistan: installment #7
Poisoning dogs, orphan teamwork, getting poisoned by Connor O’Steen [Ed. note: Connor returned to Kabul from Bamyan and the Jawzareen Valley, as noted in installment 6. The Red Crescent is the Islamic equivalent of […]
Letters from Afghanistan: installment #6
Having visions with Mohammed by Connor O’Steen We met with the village elder of Yatimak, the nominal leader of a small cluster of houses on the far side of Jawzareen valley. We stood […]
Letters from Afghanistan: installment #5
Replying to questions, why the Marshall Plan doesn’t work, and local democracy in Jawzareen by Connor O’Steen First off I’d like to thank you all for your thoughtful and encouraging comments on […]
Letters from Afghanistan: installment #4
Afghanistan, Ghowr Province: an opium village [Ed. note: Connor O’Steen writes of going to an opium village in Afghanistan’s Ghowr province to do the necessary research to admit Nasim to the orphanage […]
Letters from Afghanistan: installment #2
by Connor O’Steen Editor’s note: Our guest is currently in Afghanistan working for PARSA, a non-governmental organization (NGO) specializing in microeconomic development with an emphasis on women and children. He’s often in […]
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