Quote Originally Posted by davidbfpo View Post
Found this short article by a lady American aid / development officer, who was in Helmand Province, till October 2006, worth reading...
Good article. Thanks.
...But because of mismanagement at multiple levels, personnel turnover, lack of initiative and concerns about personal security, progress simply isn't forthcoming...
The only other critical negative factor from the "friendly" side she left out was careerism.