Theo is currently a graduate student in the NELC department at the University of Chicago, and he spent last year, as well as the three previous summers, working in Afghanistan at various NGOs. He spoke about his experiences living and working in Afghanistan, as well as presenting a slide show with photographs. You can listen to his talk here (part 1, part 2).
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