Despite Billions in Development Aid, Millions of Afghans Are Unskilled Day Laborers

Over a decade since U.S.-led invasion

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Hundreds of men, some on crutches, all wearing tattered clothing, gather shortly before dawn at major intersections throughout Kabul and other Afghan cities. Displaying primitive tools such as a level or a trowel, they seek labor that is often backbreaking, always temporary and will earn just a few dollars for a day's work.