Select Young Afghans Chosen As Commandos In Training
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Afghanistan
A technician shapes a cast mold for a prosthetic limb at the Red Cross orthopedic clinic in Kabul. The clinic produces about 2,000 prosthetic limbs each year.
Afghans With Disabilities Fight For The Right To Rights
()Their country isn't an easy place for anyone to make a living, but it's a downright hostile environment for those with disabilities. Support has mostly come from nonprofits, but activists are pressing the government to take action.
Car Bomb Hits NATO Convoy In Kabul; 6 Dead
The blast rattled buildings on the other side of Kabul and sent a pillar of smoke into the sky.
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U.S. Hands Over Nation-Building Projects To Afghans ()
May 16, 2013 U.S. reconstruction teams have spent a decade building roads, bridges and other pieces of infrastructure that are badly needed in Afghanistan. But now the international effort is winding down, and it's not clear how much the Afghans will be able to do on their own.
Music
A Songwriter And An Army Dad Share One Touching Story()
May 15, 2013 The song "I Drive Your Truck" is a No. 1 country hit. It began with a father's remembrance of his son, who was killed in action in Afghanistan — and a songwriter who just happened to be listening.
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Heavy Metal In Kabul? It's The Music, Not The Munitions ()
May 15, 2013 When 23-year-old musician Solomon "Sully" Omar left Denver for Afghanistan — his parents' homeland — his hopes for Kabul weren't high. But he discovered a music scene that was "alive and breathing," bursting with "crazy metal and dub step."
