Reconstruction is un-Islamic. "Afghanistan: Twin blasts hit western city of Herat," from the [1] BBC, May 30 (thanks to Jaladhi):

At least five people were killed and about 30 wounded after twin bomb blasts struck the Afghan city of Herat.

The fatalities occurred after a roadside bomb in the centre of the city, which is not far from the western border with Iran.

In the second assault, a suicide bomber attacked the Nato-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) base on the outskirts of the city.

The Taliban recently declared a "spring offensive" of attacks in Afghanistan....

At least two suicide bombers were said to have attacked the compound, while a number of insurgents tried to get inside....

The BBC's Quentin Somerville says Herat - a relatively peaceful city - is due to be soon handed to Afghan control, and so the attack is quite significant....