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Jan. 29 2010 - 10:30 am | 89 views | 1 recommendation | 1 comment

Afghan Desk Weekly Roundup

Afghan Desk comes fully loaded (photo by P.J.)

Afghan Desk comes fully loaded (photo by P.J.)

This week saw the return of Afghan Desk, along with an explanation about where I’ve been and why I’m back. Our return was celebrated with an hour long call-in segment on the Dan Rea radio show, though Kabul was both tense and oddly normal after a series of attacks last week.

Next, we shared the story of a woman who was offered a deal by an Afghan district attorney: Sell your daughter to raise bribe money so your son can go free. Then, thanks to a new transparency initiative by the US military, we took you inside the US military’s prison system in Afghanistan.

We ended the week with a trip to a dog fight.

Stay tuned this weekend for more news and, if you’re lucky, Sunday Morning Cartoons from Afghanistan!


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    well glad you had a good rest.sounds like you needed it.and welcome back,missed you.as for the mainstream media, there after the “who is doing who”,in congress and waiting for a chance to tear apart Obama.

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    I’m a writer and reporter living in Kabul, Afghanistan. For the past four years I’ve been an investigative reporter at various Village Voice Media weeklies, and before that I worked on documentary films in New York City.

    I am currently a journalism mentor and news editor for The Killid Group, a not-for-profit radio and print organization based in Kabul, with five radio stations and many bureaus throughout Afghanistan.

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