A Dangerous Day in the Life of an Afghan District Governor
Mujib MashalThe route from the district governor’s home to his office is a one-hour drive that includes a long stretch on a highway with a vast desert on each side of the road. A bodyguard of the...
View ArticleAfghanistan: The Old Detective and the Brown Shawl
Mujib Mashal, for the Pulitzer CenterIn September, I traveled to the Greshk district in Helmand province. The trip was planned in part to inquire about a major hydroelectric project and in part to...
View ArticleWhat Iran and Pakistan Want from the Afghans: Water
Mujib MashalWith a vast, empty desert as a backdrop, the militants recorded the execution of Khan Wali on video. As someone held a camera, the others encircled the condemned man to read out his...
View ArticleWater and the Fight Against Drugs in Afghanistan
Mujib Mashal, for the Pulitzer CenterWater is a very politically charged issue here in Afghanistan, particularly in areas bordering Pakistan and Iran, as I explain in a Time article. Tensions over...
View ArticleMujib Mashal on Trans-Boundary Water Issues in Afghanistan
Mujib Mashal, for the Pulitzer CenterJournalist Mujib Mashal explains how trans-boundary water tensions with Iran and Pakistan cast a shadow on the development of Afghanistan's mainly agricultural...
View ArticleAfghanistan's Looming Water Crisis
Tensions over trans-boundary water issues with Iran and Pakistan have been a major hurdle to investments in Afghanistan's water infrastructure despite significant international aid over the last...
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