Posted on January 29, 2008 by warvictims
Posted By: Erica
Hi all! I will be arriving in Kabul on Feb. 3 to begin my work as CIVIC’s jack-of-all-trades in Afghanistan — researcher, advocate, on-the-ground point-person, and of course, blogger. You can read more about me and my background here.
I think it is most important for this first post to give [...]
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Posted on January 29, 2008 by warvictims
Posted By: Marla B
Afghanistan is increasing contentious and bloody battlefields from Kabul to Kandahar call attention war’s devastating impact on civilians. We believe the US and its allies have a chance to do what their military manuals say they should do: win the hearts and minds of the Afghan population with humanity and [...]
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Posted on January 29, 2008 by warvictims
Posted By: Marla B
As you know, CIVIC has a long history working in Afghanistan to get help to war victims. However, because of the rising cost of security it’s been hard to maintain an ‘on the ground’ presence there.This past fall, Harvard offered to CIVIC a fully-funded advocate to live in Afghanistan. Due [...]
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