that is encouraging about helmand, i was in Laghman couple of months back, it was great, Mehtar Lam was good, the villages were in peace and people busy with their lives, i was there for about 2 months, it was great.
Jalalabad is good too, although I didn’t visit it in my last visit, but people say it is a nicer city now. And those who have been in Mazar, they also admire it for peace, security, development and better local economy.
this is fantastic news, isnt it. but wish they had built this place somewhwere else, i love Chaman the way it is, all they needed to do with chaman was to spend money and make better place espcially for kids and families.