Afghan Governor Has Big Plans for Lonely Province -- by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Morning Edition, November 13, 2007 · There are a lot of things that make Nuristan unique among Afghanistan's 34 provinces. --- Many of its jagged mountains are blanketed in fir trees, making this northeastern province look more like Montana than a place in Afghanistan. And its people, scattered among isolated villages, have their own language. --- But perhaps most unusual in Nuristan these days is its governor, Tamim Nuristani.