Deborah Rodriguez - "The Kabul Beauty School"
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=912 Deborah Rodriguez, founder of the Kabul Beauty School, explains why she decided to leave her home in Michigan to join a humanitarian aid group in Afghanistan. ----- Deborah Rodriguez talks about "The Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil." Rodriguez and co-auth... Read more
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- -: Deborah Rodriguez - "The Kabul Beauty School"
April 26, 2007 (about 17 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=912 Deborah Rodriguez, founder of the Kabul Beauty School, explains why she decided to leave her home in Michigan to join a humanitarian aid group in Afghanistan. ----- Deborah Rodriguez talks about "The Kabul Beauty School: An American W...
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- -: Historical and Political Context for "The Kite Runner"
January 11, 2008 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/12/18/Kite_Runner_A_Panel_Discussion Peter Bergen and Massoud Aziz discuss the historical and political context for the book and movie of "The Kite Runner." ----- A panel discussion before an advanced screening of The Kite Runner. Presented by the New Rep...
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- -: The Taliban's Resurgence in Afghanistan
January 15, 2008 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/12/14/A_Discussion_on_Pakistan_and_Afghanistan Afghanistan experts Ahmed Rashid and Barnett Rubin discuss the increasing resurgence of Taliban activity in that country and Pakistan. ----- The Asia Society's Nermeen Shaikh interviews Barnett Rubin and Ahme...
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- -: Misguided Aid in Afghanistan - Washington Post Panel
May 7, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/13/Washington_Post_Panel_America_and_the_World_2008 Washington Post reporter Pamela Constable discusses problems with American aid distribution in post-war Afghanistan. This excerpt is taken from a panel discussion entitled, "Washington Post Panel: Ameri...
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- -: Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan
September 29, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/15/Directors_Forum_with_Senator_Barack_Obama 2008 Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama calls for an increased military and diplomatic focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan, an area he identifies as the most critical front in the global fight agains...
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- -: Countering Afghanistan's Downward Spiral - Gen. David Petraeus
March 26, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/13/General_David_Petraeus_Update_on_the_Middle_East General David Petraeus says Afghanistan "spiraled downward" as the insurgency "expanded its strength and influence." Petraeus outlines a counterinsurgency plan to stabilize Afghanistan, which includes t...
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- -: The Right Approach to Afghanistan? - Gen. Barry McCaffrey
March 26, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/10/Military_Power_Does_it_Work Retired four-star General Barry McCaffrey discusses U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan. "Don't go fight and win a counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan - you're in the wrong war," he says. "Afghanistan could be bigge...
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- -: Gen. David Petraeus: No Iraq-Style Surge in Afghanistan
March 31, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/13/General_David_Petraeus_Update_on_the_Middle_East General David Petraeus says an Iraq-style surge in Afghanistan is not possible, citing a lack of infrastructure and the possibility of civilian casualties. ----- Commander, United States Central Comma...
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- -: Afghani Perspective on US Intervention - Fariba Nawa
April 8, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/23/Afghanistan_The_New_Iraq Freelance Afghan-American journalist Fariba Nawa expands on how Afghan citizens view American intervention in Afghanistan. She says many support US presence, though some "actually prefer the Taliban to what they have right now...
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- -: Reasons for Optimism in Afghanistan? - General Jack Keane
April 28, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/25/General_John_Keane_The_Mastermind_Behind_the_Surge Retired Army General Jack Keane gives his take on what he describes as the differences between the "good" Afghanistan war and "bad" Iraq war. Keane says that "there is not a major calamity in Afghanis...
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