A quick temper, sharp tongue, and restless spirit were always getting her into scrapes, and her life was a series of ups and downs, which were both comic and pathetic.
The recent fighting this summer between advancing Taliban militants and beleaguered Afghan government troops has only added to Afghanistan's dangerous legacy of unexploded munitions.
Seeing as bank runs typically happen in times of crisis, selling off long-term investment assets will fetch an even lower price than usual, plunging the financial institutions even further into the hole.