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Tomorrow's Afghanistan

From: Voices of Our World
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Interview with award-winning journalist Edward Girardet about the future of Afghanistan. Read the full description.

1203_small Ten years ago, less than a month after 9/11, in October 2001, American and British warplanes launched airstrikes in Afghanistan. Now with a tentative withdrawal date set for 2014, we wonder what this war has accomplished and whether it was worth the cost.  Today we talk with award-winning journalist Edward Girardet, author of Killing the Cranes: A Reporter's Journey Through Three Decades of War in Afghanistan.

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Ten years ago, less than a month after 9/11, in October 2001, American and British warplanes launched airstrikes in Afghanistan. Now with a tentative withdrawal date set for 2014, we wonder what this war has accomplished and whether it was worth the cost.  Today we talk with award-winning journalist Edward Girardet, author of Killing the Cranes: A Reporter's Journey Through Three Decades of War in Afghanistan.

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