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The Arches of Kandahar More than two decades of warfare and chaos in Afghanistan have given way to hopes of rebuilding. In the former Taliban capital, NPR's Steve Inskeep finds dreams of reconstruction amid the rubble of intricate, arch-bedecked buildings.

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The Arches of Kandahar

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More than two decades of warfare and chaos in Afghanistan have given way to hopes of rebuilding. In the former Taliban capital, NPR's Steve Inskeep finds dreams of reconstruction amid the rubble of intricate, arch-bedecked buildings.