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| Compiled on September 30, 2014, 06:10 PM CET |
| THE ROAD TO BAMIYAN A Public Works Debacle that Defines Afghanistan It was to be a symbol of reconstructed Afghanistan: a paved highway from Kabul to the beautiful valley of Bamiyan. Construction has long been underway, but the project may never be completed -- a victim of the realities in present-day Afghanistan. |
| GERMANY'S DISARMED FORCES Ramshackle Military at Odds with Global Aspirations Germany wants to strengthen its role in international affairs. But recent reports suggest the country's weapons systems are in such disrepair that Berlin actually has very little to offer its partners. |
