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Conversation with Sarah Chayes, former NPR correspondent about life in Afghanistan

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Image via Wikipedia Once again, Sarah Chayes impresses with her down-to-earth understanding of life in Afghanistan and its relevance to the rest of the world (Charlie Rose, May 8, 2009). She emphasizes the current need for expertise and training to accelerate improvements in daily life and governance. There are many opporunities, therefore, for people to …

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A new interview with Sarah Chayes

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Here’s another insightful interview with Sarah Chayes on Bill Moyers Journal. H犀利士 ighly recommended. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12192008/watch.html

Sarah Chayes: Hope is irrelevant. It’s determination that counts.

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I recently saw on PBS this wonderfully enlightening Bill Moyers interview about Afghanistan with Sarah Chayes, former New York Times correspondent. At the end of the conversation, they have the following dialogue: BILL MOYERS: There’s a thin line. As I listen to you, there’s a thin line we sometimes walk, we human beings, between hope …

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