Opinions: Afghan aid project not a road to nowhere

The road was built by villagers, by hand, and the only piece of equipment needed for the entire operation besides hand tools was a heavy-duty roller. In other words, once they were taught to build the road, the villagers had the ability to maintain it without assistance from either us or the largely nonexistent Afghan government. - Afghan aid project not a road to nowhere - Ronald E. Neumann
Afghan lawmakers vote to replace key ministers - washingtonpost