President Barack Obama has named Afghanistan as one of his top priorities. A planned U.S. military surge there would result in up to 30,000 troops by the end of the summer. We discuss the possible impact of that surge and the future for Afghanistan’s government and people.
Guests:
Arif Lalani, former Canadian ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and Jordan and current senior visiting fellow at the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto
Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns"
Rick Barton, co-director of the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Program and senior adviser at the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, Afghanistan bureau chief for National Public Radio
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