In this Book

That Sheep May Safely Graze: Rebuilding Animal Health Care in War-Torn Afghanistan

Book
David M. Sherman
2019
Published by: Purdue University Press
Series: New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond
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Table of Contents

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Cover

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication, Epigraph

pp. i-viii

Contents

pp. ix-x

Foreword

pp. xi-xiii

Introduction

pp. xiv-xvi

Abbreviations

pp. xvii-xviii

Go See the Warlord

pp. 1-4

Unexpected Destination

pp. 5-15

Negotiating with the Taliban

pp. 16-19

USAID Comes Back to Afghanistan

pp. 20-21

Going to Kabul

pp. 22-24

Introductions

pp. 25-29

Dinner Conversations

pp. 30-33

Starting Up the RAMP

pp. 34-38

Reality Check

pp. 39-44

Veterinarians in Name Only

pp. 45-52

Street Life

pp. 53-57

Unexpected Adventures at the Ministry of Planning

pp. 58-62

Hiring Dr. Nasseri

pp. 63-66

Veterinary Scavenger Hunt

pp. 67-69

Off to the Zoo

pp. 70-76

Ramping Up

pp. 77-81

Aerial View

pp. 82-94

Samaruddin

pp. 95-100

Growing Pains

pp. 101-105

Cold Chain

pp. 106-113

Progress Report

pp. 114-115

At Home in Kabul

pp. 116-120

The Graduates

pp. 121-124

Life at the Office

pp. 125-130

A Raft of Problems

pp. 131-132

The French Connection

pp. 133-135

On Target

pp. 136-137

A Paravet in Parliament

pp. 138-143

Torah! Torah! Torah!

pp. 144-148

Sliding Down the RAMP

pp. 149-153

Goodbye RAMP, Hello ASAP

pp. 154-160

Hints of Trouble to Come

pp. 161-165

The Ambassador

pp. 166-169

Sorrow in September

pp. 170-175

First Annual Convention

pp. 176-180

Front Row Seat

pp. 181-184

Return to Kabul

pp. 185-192

Dr. Noor Jahan

pp. 193-196

Jinns

pp. 197-200

Bombproofing

pp. 201-207

No Dairy Farmers Here

pp. 208-214

Who Are You Again?

pp. 215-217

Too Close for Comfort

pp. 218-219

Afghanization

pp. 220-225

Ahmad Nasir’s Cow

pp. 226-228

ASAP Claptrap

pp. 229-230

A Civil Military Affair

pp. 231-239

Hostile Takeover Attempt

pp. 240-242

Good Dollars, Bad Dollars

pp. 243-247

Letting Go

pp. 248-250

Encounter in Tiangi Pass

pp. 251-254

Yankees Cap

pp. 255-256

Teamwork

pp. 257-259

What Were They Thinking?

pp. 260-263

Return

pp. 264-270

Dreams Deferred

pp. 271-273

Coming Full Circle

pp. 274-277

Epilogue: Lessons Learned and Applied

pp. 278-284

Acknowledgments

pp. 285-286

Bibliography

pp. 287-290

Notes

pp. 291-296

Index

pp. 297-306

About the Author

pp. 307
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