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Thousands of U-S Marines launch an offensive against Taliban insurgents in Southwestern Afghanistan. An update on the operation and objectives of the mission.
John Nagl, President of Center for New American Security, retired army officer, author of author of "Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam," and on the team that produced the "U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual."
Nancy Youssef, Pentagon correspondent, McClatchy newspapers
Seth Jones, RAND political scientist, Georgetown University professor, and author of "The Rise of European Security Cooperation."
Greg Jaffe, reporter, The Washington Post
A Nigerian-born author explores the ties that bind men and women, children and parents, Africa and the U.S. She presents her latest collection of stories set in Nigeria and America
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of "Purple Hibiscus" and "Half a Yellow Sun."