Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Afghanistan's Downward Spiral -- A Commentary

From The Boston Globe:

A SUICIDE BOMBER attacked the Ministry of Information and Culture recently. The building, decrepit though still in use after Afghanistan's many wars, was blown apart.

It was just another security incident in Afghanistan's downward spiral, except that my grandfather, Sabahuddin Kushkaki, served as head of this ministry 35 years ago, shortly before Afghanistan fell prey to revolutions, occupation, and endless war. The contrast between Afghanistan then - progressing, optimistic - and Afghanistan today - violent, besieged, uncertain - could not be sharper, or more disheartening.

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