Afghans Face Uncertain Future
In Afghanistan today, many people live in poverty, and must endure shortages of food, water and electricity. Khaled Hosseini, author of Kite Runner, talks about his recent trip to Afghanistan, and the fear among Afghanis that — six years after the U.S. invasion — they will be forgotten.
Guests:
Sarah Chayes, Former NPR reporter, now runs a cooperative in Kandahar, where she's lived for six years; author, The Punishment of Virtue : Inside Afghanistan after the Taliban
Seth Jones, Afghanistan analyst at the Rand Corporation
Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns; goodwill envoy to United Nations High Commission for Refugees
More on Khaled Hosseini
Film Roles Lead to Fear in Afghanistan Oct. 8, 2007
Author Hosseini Returns to Afghanistan Sep. 18, 2007
Khaled Hosseini, Spinning Tales of a Faraway Home Aug. 3, 2007
Khaled Hosseini's 'Thousand Splendid Suns' May 22, 2007
More on Afghanistan
Bush Wants $46 Billion More for Iraq, Afghanistan Oct. 23, 2007
Emerging Afghan Media Triggering Change Sep. 14, 2007
Osama Bin Laden's Popularity Among Afghanis Weakens Sep. 13, 2007
Rocky Terrain Slows Construction in Afghanistan Sep. 3, 2007
U.S. Military Works to Bolster Afghan Police Aug. 22, 2007
U.S.-Afghan Forces Try to Stabilize Lawless Region Aug. 20, 2007
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