Afghanistan
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news Afghanistan August 12, 2010 8:44AM

We'll Be Here as Long as Afghans Need Us

By Michael McKean

The Scotsman, August 11, 2010

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People often have the idea that there's something glamorous about international aid work. But, when it comes down to it, I work in an office and manage a team, like any number of other people in Edinburgh. It just so happens that my office and team isn't at the Gyle, or on Lothian Road - we're in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan.

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