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U.S. Ambassador Tours Area Outside Kabul

by Renee Montagne, NPR
August 17, 2009

Afghanistan holds presidential elections on Thursday, and the Taliban already has launched a violent campaign of intimidation. There are areas that are safer than others. U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry travels to the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif — a place that offers a vision of a peaceful and prosperous future.

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  • Morning Edition, August 17, 2009
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