By: Wali Noori In Afghanistan, a visit to the Kandahar Corp by a US army officer would generally have required an armed US army convoy and early preparation. But this time, it was very unusual. In early 2003, my American colleague in charge of rebuilding the Afghanistan National Army in the south and I were…
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By: Wali Noori Making predictions often come with a degree of risk. For Afghanistan and the wider region, this risk is considerably high as we face a number of substantial societal issues and although our political leaders have a vested interest in “miracle work” they are not acting in a vacuum. Afghanistan and the surrounding…
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By: Wali Noori In 2000, during the Taliban regime, my mother got sick; I was 17 years old. My father was doing business in Kabul and as I was the oldest male in the family, I needed to take care of her. After visiting many doctors and Mirwais Hospital(the only general hospital in Southern Afghanistan),…
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