After 15 years of war and billions in aid, Afghanistan remains a basket case

After 15 years of war and billions in aid, Afghanistan remains a basket case: Don Murray - World - CBC News: 

I was in Afghanistan as part of a group following the UN high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi.The morning after we arrived, we awoke at 5:50 a.m. to the sound of a huge explosion.A suicide bomber had boarded a bus taking Nepalese security guards to the Canadian Embassy. The toll: 14 dead and eight injured.