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Afghanistan - Civil Service Reform Project

Ratings for the Civil Service Reform Project for Afghanistan were as follows: outcomes were moderately unsatisfactory; risk to development outcome was high; Bank performance was moderately unsatisfactory and borrower performance was also moderately unsatisfactory. Some lessons learned includes: bring political economy analysis to bear on project design; be upfront about the risks of low capacity; consult closely with the client when designing a project; communicate the goals of reform; be targeted about monitoring; provide for continuity in task team leadership; engage in intensive implementation support; and a more flexible approach to project design and implementation that gives project teams some leeway to make changes in project objectives, components, and result indicators to address problems as they surface on the ground may yield better outcomes.

Egyptian hospital provides medical care for locals

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan— Someone once said Egypt was a place flowing with milk and honey, but for the local Afghan people the El Salam Egyptian Field Hospital gives so much more.

US Marines posed with Nazi symbol in Afghanistan

By JULIE WATSONAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Marine Corps on Thursday once again did damage control after a photograph surfaced of a sniper team in Afghanistan posing in front of a flag ...
[in WLOX]

Karzai claims airstrike killed children

President Hamid Karzai listens as the media asks a question U.S. Senator John Kerry (not pictured) during a joint news conference at the presidential palace October 20, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. ...
[in WHP CBS 21]

Afghan children killed in NATO air strike

An investigation has been launched into the incident, which took place in Geyawa village in the Nejrab district of Kapisa province on Wednesday, a palace statement said.Karzai has assigned a ...
[in SBS]

Karzai Condemns Deadly NATO Air Strike

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has "strongly condemned" a NATO air strike that killed at least eight children in eastern Afghanistan. A presidential palace statement said an ...
[in RadioFreeEurope]

What's The Truth About The War In Afghanistan

February 9, 2012 Lt. Col. Daniel Davis ignited a controversy when he wrote that what he saw in Afghanistan "bore no resemblance to rosy official statements by U.S. military leaders." ...
[in NPR]

Marine Corps says snipers posted with Nazi SS symbol in Afghanistan

SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Marine Corps confirmed Thursday that a sniper team in Afghanistan posed for a photograph in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS. Use of ...
[in Fox News]

How to Win People Over to the Taliban's Side [Fiore Cartoon]

Mother Jones' reporters are on the front lines for you-getting pepper-sprayed at protests, poring through legislation to expose hidden attacks on your rights, and tracking candidates on the ...
[in Mother Jones]

Afghan president postpones handover of US prison

Enlarge An Afghan man warms his hands over a fire in a brazier on a horse cart in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. National Weather Center meteorologist Abdul Qadir Qadir said ...
[in Gadsden Times]

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