Roots of Peace Builds School on Former Afghan Battlefield with Contributions from American Students.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-8 February 2008-US DEPT OF STATE: Roots of Peace Builds School on Former Afghan Battlefield with Contributions from American Students(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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The school when it just consisted of some tents and a large grape vine when Heidi Kuhn returned to establish the cornerstone of the new school building. [Photo courtesy of Mrs. Shamim Jawad] The U.S. Department of State salutes Roots of Peace, a non-governmental organization that turns minefields into productive farmland, for building a new school on a former battlefield near the Bagram air base in Afghanistan. The project was funded by 1 million pennies ($10,000) raised by American students through the "Roots of Peace Penny Campaign"...