"A tale of two villages: Stark differences between neighbouring Afghan towns."

Terry Glavin calls this Canwest News story "[p]roper journalism":

WEST TEYMURIAN, Afghanistan - Violence, greed and poverty: the trio of ills hampering development efforts in Afghanistan confronted a Canadian Forces patrol this week in two villages that sit beside each other but remain worlds apart.

For these soldiers from the military's construction, civilian-co-operation and combat groups, the journey through West Teymurian and Angurian, 10 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City, is an exercise in frustration, a struggle for compassion and further evidence that success here is measured in tiny steps...

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