AfPak – Globalistan http://globalistan.org Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:33:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.17 Rebuilding Afghanistan with Rivers and Emigrants http://globalistan.org/rebuilding-afghanistan-with-rivers-and-emigrants/ http://globalistan.org/rebuilding-afghanistan-with-rivers-and-emigrants/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:33:55 +0000 http://www.globalistan.org/?p=507 On a trip to Brussels last week I came across two research papers on rebuilding Afghanistan from the East-West Institute, which point out interesting strategies for Afghan reconstruction and security. Both papers emphasize the need for international co-operation for a regional solution for Afghanistan. The first of these stresses the importance of co-operation on water […]

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