"1 Soldier or 20 Schools?"

A recent NY Times op-ed by Nicholas Kristof shows that 20 schools could be built in Afghanistan for the cost of each American soldier on the ground.

What is more, Mr. Mortenson of three cups of tea argues that for a quarter of 1% of US military spending in a year, "America could pay for a higher education plan for all Afghanistan."

If you are still wondering why this extremely costly war is neither helping Afghans nor making the world a safer place, read the complete article here.

Military seeing the light?!?

Believe it or not, the US military seems to see the light too - thanks to their bookish wives who happened to read Mortenson's "Three Cups of Tea" and made their husbands read it as well. Read this NY times article for details.

Where does the Afghan aid money go?

Well, here is part of the story...it goes in the pockets of well connected individuals who invest it in villas in Dubai! Read more.

And here is another piece of the puzzle...Afghan government claims it's the foreign private contractors to blame for the loss of aid dollars. Read here for more details.

Who is right? I say BOTH and there is more!