We would like to highlight some of the good news stories coming out of Afghanistan, that you very rarely hear about.

ISAF newspapers find new use as school books
UK Forces Media Ops July 2010
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) newspapers are being used by local elders in the Nad ‘Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, to educate children in three languages.

Military Stabilisation team help children back to school in Musa Qalah 
Defence News Mar 2010
As Musa Qal’ah begins to stabilise, local children are getting the chance of an education thanks to the British forces’ Military Stabilisation Support Team (MSST) who have been helping refurbish schools in and around the town

The Taliban turned it into a bomb factory, but now this school is back in business
The Times Educational Supplement January 2010
Six months after the school in Babaji, Helmand province, came under fire during a battle to drive out Taliban fighters, tented classrooms have been opened for more than 100 pupils. A permanent 12-room school for the site is due to be opened by the summer.

RAF Reservist helps build Afghan schools
Defence News Jan 2010
An RAF Reservist is spearheading a project to rebuild bomb-ravaged schools in villages where locals are living in the shadow of the Taliban.

Britain’s success in Afghanistan is measured in small steps. Robert Thomson, CO 2Rifles
The Times 13 October 2009
Better security, a health post, more schools – you know of the sacrifices, but let me tell you about the real progress.

Welsh Guards transform the badlands of Afghanistan
Defence News 10 September 2009
Following the establishment of a firm presence in the village of Basaran in Afghanistan, the Welsh Guards set about improving the local community and renovating the only school in the area.

British soldiers help improve education for Afghan kids.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Rifles (1 RIFLES) have been helping their Afghan National Army counterparts with a new initiative to help defeat the insurgency in Helmand province - improving education for Afghan children.