Monday, February 4, 2008

Teams work to rebuild Afghanistan

Afghanistan

By Philip Smucker

KAPISA, Afghanistan — With vast swathes of the Afghan countryside slipping under the sway of insurgent groups, the U.S. military is attaching new interest and urgency to the work of the 25 Provincial Reconstruction Teams charged with bringing development to the country.

Where progress once was measured in Taliban fighters killed and captured, commanders now are as likely to count success in terms of soccer clubs organized and women's centers completed. Read more ...

Source: The Washington Times