Irrigation project aims to help Kandahar thrive again - latimes

Perilous security hasn't stopped the Canadian effort in southern Afghanistan, 'the kind of thing that can really make a difference,' a project analyst says.

"This is the kind of thing that can really make a difference — and the Afghans know it,'' said Lisa Vandehei, a former Canadian army sergeant and senior analyst for the project. "It's something the local people have been begging for for years and years." .... - Irrigation project aims to help Kandahar thrive again

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