To Build Peace, Confront Afghanistan’s Natural Resource Paradox

There’s a popular saying in Afghanistan reflecting the value of water: “Let Kabul be without gold, but not without snow.” Living in a refugee camp across the border in Pakistan during the Soviet occupation, my father, who worked as a doctor in Samangan, Bamyan, Kunar, and Balkh provinces, used to tell me about the importance … Continue reading To Build Peace, Confront Afghanistan’s Natural Resource Paradox