Author Archives: Ron Pavellas
About Afghanistan
In the summer of 2005 I spent 30 days in four provinces of Afghanistan as an unpaid consultant to a non-profit organization, The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan. The financing for this consultation (travel expense, primarily) was provided by the Stockholm-Kista … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, Government & Politics, History
Tagged Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA Afghanistan and Bin Ladin from the Soviet Invasion to 10 September 2001, Hindu Kush, Peter Hopkirk, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia, The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, Tim Foxley, Wardak
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Usefulness
Within the last few years I have been buying and reading collections of short stories, from Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) to the present, trying to learn the trade from the masters. I remembered recently that as a youngster I enjoyed reading … Continue reading
The Pavellas Perspective 