Talking Peace: First, we hear about Afghanistan’s Peace Jirga. Next, we find out how soldiers pass the time in Iraq and Afghanistan. Then, we learn about civilian trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees. Finally, we hear from the Afghan owner of a restaurant here in Swarthmore. (mp3) Movement in War:
via rferl.org The neighborhood of Aqibi Silo in central Kabul has had no running water for years. Children from the area skip school to carry water for their families — and sell it to their neighbors for a few afghanis. Produced by Sayedjan Sabawoon, RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan
We talk to some Iraqis about the ups and downs of living with neighbors who keep a very high profile. (mp3)
via TheNewYorkTimes In Iraq’s northern mountains, the controversial Kurdistan Workers’ Party shows signs of adjusting its rhetoric in response to the political and economic changes in Turkey and Iraq. Is it enough?
Improvised explosive devices have been the biggest cause of US casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan for the last three years. (mp3)
We talk to Iraqis commuting in Baghdad and look at how the conflict has turned the city’s streets into a transportation nightmare. (mp3)
via The Telegraph Uprooted from their main base, the men of Donald McMaster’s troop have to fend for themselves in a scrapyard in Helmand. Cpl McMaster is helping to train the Afghan National Police and has previously recorded his arrival in Afghanistan and his farewell to his family. All members of 5…
Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has called the US, UK and Israel ‘common enemies of Iraq’ during his first speech since returning from four years of self-imposed exile. Thousands of supporters gathered to hear him urge the rejection of what he called the US occupation. Sadr’s return from Iran comes a…
At least two suspected insurgents are dead after a bomb detonated in the driveway of a home in Nassiriya.
via AlJazeeraEnglish After seven years of war, one of the few industries in Iraq that is prospering is film-making. Under the Saddam regime movies were strictly controlled, but now directors are telling stories about their experiences of war. Al Jazeera’s Jane Arraf reports from Baghdad.