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23 Nov 2009 17:28:42 GMT
Afghanistan: Counting the cost of war
Nick Fielding reviews The Cost of War: Afghan Experiences of Conflict 1978-2009, a report by nine NGOs working in Afghanistan analyzing 30 years of war and a devastating impact they had.

23 Nov 2009 17:00:03 GMT
Mongolia: Edurelief project “Laptops for Teachers”
Radigan Neuhalfen writes about new program Laptops for Teachers, aimed at promotion of education in Mongolia.

thumb for Bangladesh shows urgency of dealing with climate change

23 Nov 2009 16:20:00 GMT
Bangladesh shows urgency of dealing with climate change
"My father was hit by lightning and died when I was three. I don't like fishing but I do it so I can go to school - and to help my mum." These are the words of 10-year-old Bijon Bayen, who lives in Kainmari Village in southwest Bangladesh.

It was early morning, and before approaching Bijon I had been watching and admiring him wading through the muddy water for a while. He looked so peaceful and calm, just visible through the picturesque morning mist.

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23 Nov 2009 15:48:00 GMT
Afghanistan's hidden drug problem
By Martin Jelsma and Tom Kramer, Transnational Institute.

Winter is starting in Herat, a province in south-western Afghanistan, where we've come to look at the country's own drug problem. The city has one of the highest rates of heroin users in Afghanistan.

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23 Nov 2009 15:08:00 GMT
Video shows evidence of Himalayan glacier melt
Just how fast glaciers are shrinking and why has been a subject of some debate, particularly in India.

Last week the country's environmental minister released a report questioning whether climate change was driving the retreat of some Himalayan glaciers and arguing that some are actually growing.

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