The Legacy of Little America: Aid and Reconstruction in Afghanistan

In 2007, the United States built a $305 million diesel power plant in Afghanistan – the world’s most expensive power plant of its kind. Yet the facility is rarely used, because the impoverished country cannot afford to operate it.This ill-fated power plant does not represent the only time America has lavished tremendous amounts of money … Continue reading The Legacy of Little America: Aid and Reconstruction in Afghanistan