We write this Editorial in the week that last US troops left Afghanistan and a new era of Taliban rule began. Scenes panic despair, women losing their jobs withdrawing from streets whilst Western powers sought to deflect blame, have been painful see. What progress does most beleaguered nations stand lose what future hold for its people's health? In past 5 years, we published several major studi...

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...

Since 2001 military nurses have successfully supported military operations in deployed field hospitals in both Iraq and Afghanistan. These deployments have presented unique challenges for military nurses. This article reviews the literature on the experience of nurses during these deployments and, using a thematic analysis approach, aims to understand their experience. The results provide an in...

November-December 2012  MILITARY REVIEW Major Ben Zweibelson is currently the 1-2 Cavalry Regiment operations officer in Vilseck, Germany. He is a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, having recently served with NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, where he led operational level planning efforts that fused design theory with detailed planning. He holds an M.A. from Louisiana State University, an MMA...

Hydatid disease is a considerable health problem worldwide. Two case reports of relatively uncommon presentations of the disease are presented.The first case is that of a 25 years old female from region of Afghanistan that borders Pakistan's Baluchistan province. She presented with cough, hemoptysis and left hypochondrium pain due to concurrent involvement of the right lung and the spleen due t...

Antonio Donini, “Humanitarian Agenda 0 5: Principles, Power, and Perceptions. Afghanistan Case Study,” Feinstein International Center, Tufts University, available at http://wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/display/FIC/Humanitarian+Agenda+2015 --Afghanistan+Country+Study. The Feinstein International Center develops and promotes operational and policy responses to protect and strengthen the lives a...

Introduction Agricultural development is critical to the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Central to rebuilding the agriculture sector is the need for an effective agriculture research and extension system. Throughout the world, and in Afghanistan, agriculture research and extension is in transition – influenced by trends toward reduced government intervention in the economy, growth of the privat...

Since 2001 military nurses have successfully supported military operations in deployed field hospitals in both Iraq and Afghanistan. These deployments have presented unique challenges for military nurses. This article reviews the literature on the experience of nurses during these deployments and, using a thematic analysis approach, aims to understand their experience. The results provide an in...