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(27min 33sec):
Aug 27 2008:
In this week's show: Nato bogged down in Afghanistan, Democrats convene in Colorado, Pakistan coalition fails, Beijing Olympics review, Katharine Whitehorn
President Hamid Karzai orders new rules for any foreign force military operation
Jawed Ludin: If the US wants to bolster this fragile democracy, a radical new strategy to defeat terror is called for
Opium survey finds production down by 19% in country, but cultivation in Helmand has tripled since 2002
Conor Foley: The Afghan government has pleaded for its civilians to be respected. Maybe, after the latest deaths, its calls will be heeded
Aug 26 2008:
Tensions between Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai and US and Nato troops intensified today with the government ordering a review of foreign troop activities after allegations that dozens of civilians have died in raids and air strikes over the past week
Claims that joint US and Afghan special forces' operation has killed at least 70 civilians in the Shindand area
Aug 24 2008:
Battle between central government and insurgents moves from remote south to doorstep of the capital
Improvements in north and east of Afghanistan offset by increased production in the south, figures show
Military alliance revealed to be over-stretched, under-resourced and weakened by infighting
Nineteen of the victims were women, seven of them men and the rest children, say Interior Ministry
Coalition forces in Afghanistan confirm death of 30 people in attack on militant meeting in Herat province
Aug 22 2008:
A lot can happen in 48 hours, to a prime minister and the press entourage travelling with him. Since we left cold, grey London, I've been to Oman, Afghanistan, back to Oman and then on to China. Some of that in the cockpit of a Hercules
Confusion over who ambushed French soldiers reflects Nato's uncertainty about its enemy in Afghanistan
With casualty numbers rising, British army morale is being undermined by talk of defence budget cuts
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Seumas Milne: Far from being a noble cause, the occupation of Afghanistan is poisoning the region and will never bring peace or security
Lizzy Davies: After the deaths of soldiers in Afghanistan, Sarkozy is facing calls to scale back, not ratchet up, his country's presence there
Conor Foley: The focus on military operations hasn't worked. It's time to get behind efforts to build up Afghans' ability to run their own country
Nushin Arbabzadah: Courageous families are speaking out about child rape, helped by a media campaign. It's a sign of a nation moving forward
Simon Jenkins: This outdated military alliance is playing with fire in Russia. In Pakistan and Afghanistan it is playing with dynamite
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