Center for American Progress Policy Analyst Colin Cookman explains why the United States must focus on Afghanistan's political transition.
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US and NATO combat forces are set to leave Afghanistan by 2014. Afghanistan's neighbors and Western countries are pledging their commitment to the country's security and economic stability, while allowing the country to take ownership of its economic future. But some Washington-based analysts say that Afghanistan also needs some political reforms. Muhammad Atif reports.
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A video project for my English class on how political events affected the lives of the Afghan people. Based on the book by Khaled Hosseini.
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Tasawar ul Karim Baig, URDU VOA NEWS, Washington. Afghanistan's history, internal political development, foreign relations, and very existence as an independent state have largely been determined by its geographic location at the crossroads of Central, West, and South Asia. Over the centuries, waves of migrating peoples passed through the region and leaving behind a mosaic of ethnic and linguistic groups. In modern times, as well as in antiquity, vast armies of the world passed through Afghanistan, temporarily establishing local control and often dominating Iran and northern India. Assistant Professor of history at George Washington University, Benjamin Hopkins, says Future development is a participation of Afghanis themselves in writing that Future. At the moment there is lot of attention paid to American efforts, those of its allies, those of its regional neighbors, whether they be Pakistan or India, well these are certainly important part of elements they going to condition the opportunities and the limits to Afghan body politics has to deal with, at the end of the day the stability and viability the Afghan body politic in an Afghan question and its going to be buying from the Afghan public into the public structure, that is going to determine, its ultimate legitimacy and stability.
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--US soldiers pose with bodies of suicide bombers in Afghanistan, and outrage grows as the pictures are released. --On the Bonus Show: Afghan schoolgirls poisoned, 15-year-old charged with murder, more taxes on federal employees, more. The David Pakman Show is an internationally syndicated talk radio and television program hosted by David Pakman www.davidpakman.com http www.davidpakman.com www.facebook.com www.twitter.com feeds.feedburner.com 24/7 Voicemail Line: (219)-2DAVIDP Broadcast on April 18, 2012
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Recording of a Primary Source webinar conducted on October 12, 2011 with Professor Thomas Barfield of Boston University. Special thanks to the Asia Society for their support of this webinar series.
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Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news including the political implications of civilian killings in Afghanistan, Newt Gingrich's chances of survival in the GOP race and the very public resignation by a Goldman Sachs executive.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran are holding talks in Islamabad focusing on the peace process with the Taliban. It comes as frustration grows in Kabul over the growing number of civilian casualties in the US-led campaign in Afghanistan. Ahmed Quraishi, the President of the Paknationalists Forum, says each side is pursuing its own goals, but all of them refer to anti-US agenda. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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There's been a surge of violence in Afghanistan - with bomb blast in the north of the country killing at least nine people. The escalation comes as the country prepares to take full control of security in more areas - and a week before NATO's summit in Chicago. And, as Tesa Arcilla reports, Alliance support for ongoing involvement in the embattled nation has never been lower. Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Watch RT LIVE on our website rt.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
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Said Suliman Reports live from Chicago on the NATO Chicago Summit
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Ayub Khawareen live from our Kabul Studio with Janan Mosazai
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While Afghans await the results of their disputed presidential election, US troops there wait for a new strategy from President Obama. Terry McCarthy reports.
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Ahmad Sear Zia interview with Mujib Rahman Rahimi live from London
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TV Ashna's Lina Rozbih reports live from Chicago on the Chicago NATO Summit
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Lina Rozbih live from Chicago on the NATO Chicago Summit
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Ahmad Sear Zia interview with Kurt Volker Former NATO Ambassador on the NATO Summit
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Lina Rozbih interviews Nadir Nadiri live from Chicago
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Reported by Breshna Omarkhel
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democracynow.org - We speak with journalist Neil Shea, who has reported on Afghanistan and Iraq since 2006 for the Stars and Stripes and other publications. Shea discusses his experiences witnessing disturbing behavior during his travels with US troops in Afghanistan and offers insight into understanding the massacre of 16 Afghan civilians. "When we cycle our soldiers and Marines through wars that don't really have a clear purpose over years and years, we expect light-switch control over their aggression," Shea says. "We expect to be able to turn them into killers and then turn them back into winners of hearts and minds. When you do that to a man or a woman over many years, that light-switch control begins to fray." Towatch the complete daily, independent news hour, read the transcript, download the podcast, and for a decade of Democracy Now! reports on the war in Afghanistan, please visit www.democracynow.org FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com Listen on SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com Daily Email News Digest: www.democracynow.org Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit www.democracynow.org
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