NPR Report from Afghanistan

[charmin]

Anyone else hear NPR's audio report from Afghanistan this morning? The son of one of the new Mayors (I think it was mayor, might have been governor) -- helped someone (suspected of being responsible for a bombing, but it wasn't clear if it was actually him or not) turn himself in and then 3 days later the "detainee" was dead.

Egad -- it sounded like something went horribly wrong. Anyone have additional info?

[N8]

I think that bit will be on NPR's This American Life this weekend. It wasn't really a news report more of a radio diary from a US teenager who's family is from Afghanistan who is there with his dad as interperators (I think)...

[Westy]

Originally posted by N8
I think that bit will be on NPR's This American Life this weekend. It wasn't really a news report more of a radio diary from a US teenager who's family is from Afghanistan who is there with his dad as interperators (I think)...

Shouldn't you be watching Fox instead of listening to that commie pinko trash?;) :D

[N8]

Originally posted by Westy
Shouldn't you be watching Fox instead of listening to that commie pinko trash?;) :D

Actually I don't watch Fox newz (don't care for cable tv).. I tend to watch the News Hour on PBS, listen to NPR (while I drive to and from work), and read all kinds of stuff on the web. I am my own newz service.


NPR is goofy liberal but I like to know the enemy is up to... :p

[N8]

Here's what you were looking for:

From: http://www.thislife.org/

Teenage Embed, Part Two
Last January, we brought you a special show about a California teenager, Hyder Akbar (pictured), who travelled to Afghanistan, his family's homeland, for the first time. His father had moved back to work for Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Hyder brought along a tape recorder, and his audio diary, produced by Susan Burton, won the Silver Award for Best Documentary at the 2003 Third Coast International Audio Festival. This summer, Hyder returned to Afghanistan, to the rural province of Kunar where his father is now governor. In this new audio diary, Hyder has amazing access to all sorts of things few reporters get to see: U.S. forces interrogating a suspected terrorist, soldiers trying to mediate between the new Afghan government and local people, and more. Broadcast in most places the weekend of December 12-14, or available here next week via RealAudio.