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Looking Back on Holbrooke’s Legacy
Richard Holbrooke was the Obama administration’s pointman for the civilian side of the Afghanistan war. He died suddenly in December 2010, leaving some successes that are sometimes overlooked, and they have to do with Pakistan.
Political Jockeying in Afghanistan
Field for next presidential election is open as Karzai announced that he won’t seek a third term.
Taliban peace plan
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Martin Patience, about Afghanistan’s peace council, which today endorsed plans to seek negotiations with the Taliban.
Taliban insurgency
Afghan forces will begin taking control of security in some of the country’s provinces by the end of 2010, a key summit on its future has pledged. In a statement at the end of the one-day meeting in London, delegates said the process would be complete within five years. In December, President Obama announced he was sending an additional 30,000 troops to help battle the Taliban insurgency.
Nazi Traitors, Hamid Karzai, Guinea
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On the history podcast this week a compilation of recent stories. Gerry Hadden tells us the story of a Nazi traitor who finally had his conviction overturned. Alex Gallafent tells us about changing U.S. views of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. And Marco Werman interviews Loyola University historian Elizabeth Schmidt about the significance of the September 28th stadium in Guinea. Download MP3
Symbolizing Afghanistan’s candidates
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Every candidate in Afghanistan today not only had his or her name and photograph on the ballot, but also a special symbol, or pictogram. President Hamid Karzai’s pictogram was a set of judicial scales. Others had scissors, ice cream cones, even soccer balls. The idea was to help the country’s millions of illiterate voters. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports. >>> See examples from the 2005 parliamentary elections.
Ethnic rivalries shape Afghan vote
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Fresh violence has erupted in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on the eve of the country’s presidential election. Explosions and gunfire were heard as troops battled and killed three attackers who raided a bank close to the presidential compound. The World’s Jeb Sharp will have a pre-election update. Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images. >>> View a graphic on Afghanistan’s ethnicities.
Health concerns for Afghanistan’s children
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Half of Afghanistan’s children are chronically malnourished, according to the World Health Organization. The BBC’s Hugh Sykes reports from a Kabul hospital.
Afghan election campaigning ends
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Today is the final day of campaigning in the run-up to Thursday’s elections in Afghanistan. Some 30 candidates are challenging President Hamid Karzai. Abdullah Abdullah (above), Karzai’s former foreign minister, is the leading contender to unseat the current president. Abdullah held a massive rally today in a Kabul stadium. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) >>> Afghans weigh in on the election and the candidates.
Abdul Rashid Dostum returns from Turkey
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General Abdul Rashid Dostum, an ex-warlord and President Hamid Karzai’s former chief of staff, returned to Afghanistan today. He had been living in exile in Turkey. Dostum is the leader of Afghanistan’s Uzbek community. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh). >>> See a BBC profile of Afghanistan’s ethnic communities.
A warlord returns to Afghanistan
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It’s the last day of campaigning for presidential elections in Afghanistan on Thursday. President Hamid Karzai got an endorsement from a notorious warlord. General Abdul Rashid Dostum returned from exile yesterday to urge his supporters to vote for the incumbent, Hamid Karzai. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports.
Afghanistan’s Tolo TV readies for election night
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Afghanistan’s popular Tolo TV is gearing up for the country’s elections next week. The channel is promising American-style coverage on election day and night, including on-the-scene reporting and exit polling. The idea, say channel executives is not just to generate buzz, but to hold Hamid Karzai, the current president, accountable. The World’s Aaron Schachter has the story. >>>Click here for more of Aaron’s recent coverage from Afghanistan.
The CNN of Afghanistan
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Afghanistan is gearing up for a presidential election next week. And Afghanistan’s Tolo TV will be on the scene with CNN-style coverage. They will have reporters on the scene and exit polling. The World’s Aaron Schachter reports.
Entire program – August 10, 2009
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Today on The World: The US targets drug lords in Afghanistan; Disarray within Pakistan’s Taliban.
Geo answer
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The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Kabul, Afghanistan. It’s home to Skateistan, a group building a new skateboarding center for boys and girls in the Afghan capital. The World’s Aaron Schachter checked it out.
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