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OVERVIEW Afghanistan is emerging from years of oppression and a ruined economy. Mercy Corps has been in the country since 1986, and is currently helping over 2.5 million Afghans stabilize and rehabilitate their lives. Dozens of projects throughout the country focus on agricultural and economic development to build stronger communities. Read more >	For years, Aziza Rajabi worked at home as a tailor, but was forbidden by the Taliban to sell goods in the market. Today, she's opened her own shop with a Mercy Corps loan.

Bridging the Expectations Gap in Afghanistan

BY BRIAN GRZELKOWSKI & GEORGE DEVENDORF

George Devendorf and Brian Grzelkowski argue that the most serious threat to Afghanistan is in the "unfulfilled aspirations of average Afghan citizens."

Small Loans, Big Difference

BY SHIRINE PONT

One Afghanistan microlender is helping women who range in occupation from weavers to hairdressers to animal herders.

A Story of Glitter and Plastic Flowers

BY SHIRINE PONT

At 31, Shala has managed to rebuild her life after the war in Afghanistan and living as a refugee in Iran.



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OVERVIEW

Bridging the Expectations Gap in Afghanistan

BY BRIAN GRZELKOWSKI & GEORGE DEVENDORF

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Small Loans, Big Difference

BY SHIRINE PONT

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A Story of Glitter and Plastic Flowers

BY SHIRINE PONT

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