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Duvet Project
Updated January 2021This is an archive page. With the Dec 2020 closure of VCNV, we can no longer undertake to convey support to the worthy projects of the Afghan Peace Volunteers. The APVs continue theirContinue reading
On Purpose, in Kabul – Kathy Kelly
June 26, 2018 Writing this week for the Chicago Tribune, Steve Chapman called a U.S. Government report on the war in Afghanistan “a chronicle of futility.” “The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction” report says theContinue reading
Stepping Stones to Change – Carolyn Coe
Photo: Mursal interacts with her teacher Naser during a Friday afternoon Bridge class, a class to encourage soon-to-be Street Kid School graduates to volunteer at the Borderfree Centre. Photo credit: Carolyn Coe December 2017 AmrullahContinue reading
From the Ground Up
Photo: Masoumah invites Afghan mothers to speak about difficulties they face (credit: APVs) October 30, 2017 On a recent Friday at the Afghan Peace Volunteers‘ (APV) Borderfree Center, here in Kabul, thirty mothers sat cross-leggedContinue reading
Voices for Creative Non-Violence UK February 2017 Newsletter
This update includes articles by Ellis Brooks and Maya Evans who have just returned from Kabul. During their trip they worked with 100 street kids, delivered conflict resolution workshops to the Afghan Peace Volunteers, collectedContinue reading
See How We Live
December 8, 2016 Here in Kabul, I’m generally an early riser at the home of the Afghan Peace Volunteers, but I’m seldom alone. Facing exams, my young friends awaken early and then stay up lateContinue reading
Building Trust in Afghanistan
May 30, 2016 Here in Kabul, I read a recent BBC op-ed by Ahmed Rashid, urging a “diplomatic offensive” to build or repair relationships with the varied groups representing armed extremism in Afghanistan. Rashid hasContinue reading
Veteran: What I saw on my trip to Afghanistan
This article originally appeared on syracuse.com A commentary by Ron VanNorstrand “Are you crazy?” “Are you out of your mind?” My friends’ concerns were foremost in my mind as I boarded Turkish Air FlightContinue reading
Surveillance and Surveys
In Kabul, where the Afghan Peace Volunteers have hosted me in their community, the U.S. military maintains a huge blimp equipped with cameras and computers to supply 24 hour surveillance of the city. Remotely pilotedContinue reading