Thanks Frank. I've been having difficulty finding much of any sort of information about how things are on the ground in Afghanistan these days. I'll keep looking though.

Re: the people fighting for justice in Israel/Palestine... I agree that the Israeli government has had a devastating effect on the numbers of people participating in the human rights movement there (with the help of Bill Clinton), but I notice that the Israeli human rights websites are still operating (or were last time I checked). I have profound admiration for the ones who haven't given up and are still fighting for human rights there.