The world had high hopes for Afghanistan following the ousting of the Taliban in late 2001, but the country remains in crisis despite significant aid spending and pledges. Afghanistan's development is undermined by escalating conflict, pervasive poverty, the impunity of warlord culture, and the country's status as the world's biggest opium producer.
At Fort Hood (earlier this year) © The U.S. Army (flickr)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 6 (New America Media) - Perhaps the most depressing aspect of Thursday's shoot-out at Fort Hood is that none of the 12 people who died in the melee will be counted as casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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