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Roadside bombings and suicide attacks are the latest sign of a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan. We'll hear several perspectives on ongoing U.S. and NATO efforts to stabilize Afghanistan.
Ambassador James Dobbins, director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at the RAND Corporation, and former special envoy to Afghanistan
Ambassador Said Tayeb Jawad, Afghanistan's ambassador to the U.S.
David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times
David Rohde, reporter, New York Times
Family physician, research psychologist, and author Dr. Leonard Sax explains why many of today's young men and boys are unmotivated and uninterested in school and in life. He found five factors that contribute to their decline and offers suggestions to get them re-engaged in life.
Dr. Leonard Sax, a family physician, research psychologist, and author of "Why Gender Matters."
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