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Letter From
Letter From Kabul
Kim Barker

As the Obama administration prepares to send more troops to Afghanistan, what are the problems U.S. forces will face, and what, if anything, can they do to overcome them?
Tuesday: Corruption
Wednesday: The Warlords 
Thursday: The Taliban

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The World Next Week Podcast: October 2, 2009
Gideon Rose and Kim Barker
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