Afghanistan: in recovery

Pathogens present in acute mangled extremities from Afghanistan and subsequent pathogen recovery.

Given the changing epidemiology of infecting pathogens in combat casualties, we evaluated bacteria and fungi in acute traumatic wounds from Afghanistan. From January 2013 to February 2014, 14 mangled lower extremities from 10 explosive-device injured casualties were swabbed for culture at Role 3 facilities. Bacteria were recovered from all patients on the date of injury. Pathogens recovered dur...

Afghanistan in Transition

I December 2010, President Obama issued his review of the US strategy in Afghanistan following the significant increase in military forces and a renewed counterinsurgency effort. Nearly a year ago, the US Commander in Chief decided to send an additional 30,000 US forces to Afghanistan as part of a strategy to reverse the Taliban’s momentum and build the Afghan government’s capacity, allowing th...

Promoting Democracy in Afghanistan

Environmental triage in Afghanistan.

Myiasis is a parasitic infestation caused by larvae of several fly species. Diagnosis and treatment are simple. This infestation is, however, rarely seen in the vulvar area. We present a short review of the disease and the case of a 19-year-old pregnant girl with vulvar myiasis and concomitant syphilis, vaginal trichomoniasis and genital candidiasis. The patient was also positive for human immu...

Development Co-operation Directorate Background Documentation from the Dac for the Dac Experts Meeting "afghanistan Reconstruction and Recovery: Seeing round the Corner" Section Iv. Reconstructing Governance in Afghanistan

On behalf of the GOVNET, two papers on the subject of addressing governance issues after conflict have been prepared for this meeting. The first paper (A)-Lessons on Approaches to Reconstructing Governance Systems from Other Complex Political Emergencies-illustrates the varying outcomes of donor approaches to the reconstruction of governance systems, in a broad sense, in post-conflict situation...