Inexplicable Wealth of Afghan Elite Sows Bitterness

Washington Post by Pamela Constable | Jan. 12, 2009 (Special Report)
In One of the World’s Poorest Nations, Myriad Tales of Official Corruption

... against this grim backdrop, pockets of wealth have mysteriously sprung up in Kabul and other cities. Officials who earn modest salaries on paper have built fantasy mansions, and former militia commanders with no visible means of support roar around the muddy streets in convoys of sport-utility vehicles, spattering the burqa-covered widows who squat at intersections with their hands held out. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Poverty, Afghanistan, Money and Politics
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jan 12, 2009 - 8:43 AM PST
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Jan 12, 2009 - 8:43 AM PST
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Jan. 12, 2009

I wanted more from this story than it delivered. A richer description of the cronyism and corruption, as well examples of how the international community is responding to the growing poverty, would have made this piece far more interesting and useful.

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    Huffington Post, Tomdispatch.com by Ann Jones | Jan. 12, 2009 (Special Report)
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