Some Impression in Afghanistan

Some remarks on Artemisia subgenus Serephidium (Asteraceae) mostly from Afghanistan

When worked out the treatment of Artemisia for Flora Iranica, in several cases no good, determinable material was available, especially from outside of Afghanistan, namely, Iran and the neighbouring Middle Asian regions. This was especially a problem for species of the homogamous group Serephidium. During the work on very rich new material of this group from Iran, collected by V. Mozaffarian (T...

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...

Conference Impression

This paper gives a personal impression of the conference “Asymmetrical PNe II: From Origins to Microstructures”, flags some of the highlights, gathers together some facts and terminology, and indicates some promising future lines of work in this field.