Operation Spicy Devil

Though incremental improvements are being made, Afghanistan has historically had one of the lowest standards of living in the world. This coupled with the fact that the Afghan economy continues to be overwhelmingly agricultural despite the fact that only 12% of its total land area is arable creates a ripe environment for extremists to prey on destitute citizens. An Army Sergeant Major wants to provide for Afghan farmers and their families in Southern Afghanistan. The SGM wrote to us that "the Taliban's biggest ally is that the local people are destitute and hungry for any good deed. We could use some good deed on our side, with your help".

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Farm Tools, Clothing and School Supplies
The email request submitted to SoA shares the need of Afghan Farmers and their children. With your support, SoA is committed to providing vital farm tools, school supplies and basic necessities:

We would like your help providing basic subsistence items to destitute Afghan farmers and their children. Most rural Afghans are farmers, and live without amenities such as electricity, clean water, or decent schools. The decades of war here have produced a high rate of illiteracy and desperation. We would like to provide some relief with your assistance. The people in our areas need basic farming implements such as shovels, hoes, picks, and rakes. Both adults and children need clothing, especially shoes, socks, and gloves. The schools here lack basic supplies, like pencils, paper, chalk, and blank notebooks. The schools also have no sports equipment, so they could use basic recreational items such as soccer balls and Frisbee-s. The youngest children covet any type of stuffed animals, so that would be appropriate also. We have been fighting the Taliban [in several areas] lately, but this type assistance requested would help anywhere we go in Afghanistan next. The Taliban's biggest ally is that the local people are destitute, and hungry for any good deed. We could use some good deeds on our side, with your help. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

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