To take another, in December the first of two ten-megawatt diesel generators is due to roar to life in Kandahar's provincial capital, providing more reliable electricity to its 800, 000 citizens.

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Three years ago, I sat down with David Ulevitch, a developer who founded OpenDNS in 2005 to help make the Internet faster and more reliable for individuals and businesses by providing a better domain name service.

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