The Afghanistan Studies Group has gained a brief mention in a BBC News article after contributing to some of the background research. The article looks at the Afghanistan knowledge gap and its manifestation in diplomatic circles and academia. Access the article ‘Knowledge of Afghanistan “astonishingly thin”‘ here.
May 18th, 2010
Portraits of a city under siege – Alex Strick van Linschoten writes from Kandahar
In the Afghan Studies Group’s first article contribution, Alex Strick van Linschoten writes from Kandahar on the growing tension in the city ahead of the coalition’s planned summer operation there. If you want to find out how insecure Kandahar has become, visit the glass-fitter in the bazaar. If he’s wearing a new waistcoat you’ll know[..] Read the Rest.