Saturday, December 10, 2005

In Kabul, a Stark Gulf Between Wealthy Few and the Poor

Four years after the ouster of the Taliban, as another frigid winter begins, most residents of the Afghan capital are without power, except for five hours every second or third night. Although hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid have been spent to fix the problem, conditions have worsened in the past year as improvements have lagged and the population surges.

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home