C "Look up at..tops of buildings,..you are likely to find..smokestacks poking out of each, blowing gray-black plumes into..clouds. If..smokestacks are being used..the power is off and the building — whether bright new mall, condominium or office — is prob..powered by diesel-fed generators"
C "Poppy growing is endemic in..countryside, and Afghan now produces 92% of..world's opium. But until recently..fighting drugs was considered..distraction from fighting terrorists. Pentagon leaders refused to bomb drug lab..and..balked at helping other agencies and Afghan gov destroy poppy fields"
B "..monarchy turns 100 this year..national elections next year are part of a process that began nearly a decade ago, when the king introduced nonparty elections for Parliament..With sustained..spending on health and education in..last several decades..remarkable gains in basic social indicators"
C "The pitfalls of the government's use of informants with questionable backgrounds are illustrated by the case of an Afghan drug lord and Taliban ally."
C "A textbook used at schools in the Indian state of Rajasthan compares housewives to donkeys, and suggests the animals make better companions as they complain less and are more loyal to their “masters,” "