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Afghanistan: Counting the cost of war
23 Nov 2009 17:28:42 GMT
Author: Global Voices

Nick Fielding reviews The Cost of War: Afghan Experiences of Conflict 1978-2009, a report by nine NGOs working in Afghanistan analyzing 30 years of war and a devastating impact they had.

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Mongolia: Edurelief project “Laptops for Teachers”
23 Nov 2009 17:00:03 GMT
Author: Global Voices

Radigan Neuhalfen writes about new program Laptops for Teachers, aimed at promotion of education in Mongolia.

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Bangladesh shows urgency of dealing with climate change
23 Nov 2009 16:20:00 GMT
Author: Esther Williams

"My father was hit by lightning and died when I was three. I don't like fishing but I do it so I can go to school - and to help my mum." These are the words of 10-year-old Bijon Bayen, who lives in Kainmari Village in southwest Bangladesh.

It was early morning, and before approaching Bijon I had been watching and admiring him wading through the muddy water for a while. He looked so peaceful and calm, just visible through the picturesque morning mist.

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Afghanistan's hidden drug problem
23 Nov 2009 15:48:00 GMT
Author: Transnational Institute

By Martin Jelsma and Tom Kramer, Transnational Institute.

Winter is starting in Herat, a province in south-western Afghanistan, where we've come to look at the country's own drug problem. The city has one of the highest rates of heroin users in Afghanistan.

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Video shows evidence of Himalayan glacier melt
23 Nov 2009 15:08:00 GMT
Author: Laurie Goering

Just how fast glaciers are shrinking and why has been a subject of some debate, particularly in India.

Last week the country's environmental minister released a report questioning whether climate change was driving the retreat of some Himalayan glaciers and arguing that some are actually growing.

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