Afghanistan: The Forgotten War

Depressing news: Doctors Without Borders is leaving Afghanistan because of concerns for safety and to protest the government's refusal to arrest the killers of five of its staff. Doctors Without Borders almost never leaves any country, no matter how dangerous, and it's a serious blow to the government. DWB also criticized the American-led coalition forces for blurring the line between military and humanitarian needs. Buried in the article was an item I hadn't remembered: in May, the American military apologized for distributing leaflets that threatened villagers, saying if they didn't supply info on militants they wouldn't get any aid.