Afghanistan needs many things, but an economy is high on the list after security. Here is a story about a couple of ladies who are helping make a good start. Arghand International is a co-op that provides jobs for 15 local Afghans from the Kandahar area. Chayes and Green founded Arghand to provide an alternate revenue source for men and women with few options. They use locally grown plants to produce oils that go into making creams and hand-formed soaps for export. Their recent progress includes putting locals to work, installing the most powerful solar generator in Kandahar, and producing 1000 kilos of handmade soap for export to the U.S. That they do any of this is an example of fortitude and smarts for what's going on. Their headaches include the Canadians, who abruptly decided not to let Arghand use an APO address earlier this year to ship merchandise inexpensively and safely in and out of the U.S.
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Dec 13 2009, 10:02 AM
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