As the world's biggest supplier of opium and its derivatives, Afghanistan not only faces skyrocketing cases of drug violence and addiction, but also of girls being traded to settle drug-related debts.
Afghanistan: Failure of Expectation
Fragile states provide fertile ground for trafficking, piracy, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, disease pandemics, regional tensions, and even genocide. This Gateway examines modern crises that find their roots in international historical events and draws parallels between current global issues and topics covered across the curriculum.
In June 2008, The Pulitzer Center partnered with Helium to continue its third round of the Global Issues/Citizen Voices Writing Contest.
Spring marks the beginning of the fighting season in Afghanistan, and as Afghan and western forces prepare for the Taliban offensive, others will be preparing to battle the country's second greate
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Shaun McCanna is an independent documentary filmmaker and freelance journalist. He has been working in Afghanistan the past three years, and his reporting stems from research conducted for his...