Iraq in the Dark

AP Photo/Jacob Silberberg.

This week on War News Radio, we hear from Iraqis struggling to live with only a few hours of electricity a day, and learn why the Ministry of Electricity hasn’t been able to fix the problem. Listen now to Sam Barrows’s report.

Then, we turn the page and look at book markets in Iraq. Listen now to Elise Garrity’s report.

In Afghanistan 101, we hear about how land mines planted decades ago are still affecting life for Afghans today. Listen now to Dan Symonds’s report.

And we hear from a journalist in Nasriyah about life in one of Iraq’s more peaceful provinces. Listen now.

These stories, plus the week’s news, from War News Radio.

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