KANDAHAR IRRIGATION

Note the primary irrigation canal built by the Americans in the 1950s. It transformed the region. Photo thanks to Andy Burridge

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AFGHANISTAN - HELMAND VALLEY - HISTORY

May 29th 2010
I'm currently working on a so-called "community stabilisation" or "soft kinetic" counter insurgency (COIN) project in south Afghanistan. The idea is that once the military (the "hard kinetics") have "cleared" and "held" an area, we come in and distribute useful assets and help with the reconstruction. The truly innovative aspect is that our project is focused on agriculture (since most Taliban ... read more

Asia » Afghanistan » South » Helmand

Afghanistan's recent history is a story of war and civil unrest. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-Communist mujahidin forces. The Communist regime in Kabul collapsed in 1992. Fighting that subsequent... ... read more

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