Afghanistan: telling friends from foes

As the US military leads a massive build-up of troops in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, they say the toughest job is knowing who to trust. Soldiers trying to secure the district of Dand find that seeming friends could be enemies, while bombs continue to be laid in their path.

THE WEEK IN ASIA

Nadia Charbit

Presenter

18/05/2012 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Peace negotiators in the line of fire

Former Taliban official turned peace negotiator Arsala Rahmani was assassinated on May 13th in Kabul. His death strikes yet another blow to peace efforts in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Uighur exiles hold their biggest gathering in three years in Tokyo and make China see red. Finally, pop sensation Lady Gaga runs into trouble in Indonesia. Authorities say she can't perform there because her songs are too racy.

12/05/2012 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

China: Illegal detentions flourish

The case of blind dissident Chen Guangcheng once again throws light on Beijing's human rights record. We have a special report from China on the issue of illegal detention. Meanwhile, the Philippines say they won't be bullied by Beijing as tension rises over a natural-gas rich rocky outcrop. Finally, we head to Japan, a nation traumatised by the Fukushima disaster, and ask what kind of future awaits the country's nuclear industry.

04/05/2012 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

North Korea: New book reveals true horrors of life in a gulag

A new book reveals the true horrors of life in a North Korean gulag. We meet the author behind "Escape from Camp 14," one of the few people born in a prison camp to have escaped and survived. Next, it’s a new political era for Burma as Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi takes up her seat in parliament. Finally, help is at hand for Malaysia's heroin addicts - from a very unexpected direction.

27/04/2012 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Pakistan: a prime minister under pressure

In Pakistan, the opposition has demanded PM Yousuf Raza Gilani step down after a contempt of court conviction. Next, to many of his compatriots he's a traitor and he fears for his life once foreign troops leave. We look at the Afghan translator desperate for help from his employers, the French military. Finally, in India, rocketing property prices are making the film "Slumdog Millionaire" a reality for residents of one of Mumbai's poorest neighbourhoods.

21/04/2012 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Afghanistan: French troops hand over base, but stay for training

How can NATO hand over control of security to Afghan forces? As troop withdrawal is debated, we look at how French soldiers near Kabul are staying on to train their Afghan colleagues. Next, we discover a battle for power and prestige among Asia's economic giants as India's missile test launch highlights rivalries.

- Afghanistan war - China - Japan - Kyrgyzstan - Taiwan

Afghanistan: telling friends from foes

As the US military leads a massive build-up of troops in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, they say the toughest job is knowing who to trust. Soldiers trying to secure the district of Dand find that seeming friends could be enemies, while bombs continue to be laid in their path.

Peace negotiators in the line of fire

China: Illegal detentions flourish

North Korea: New book reveals true horrors of life in a gulag

Pakistan: a prime minister under pressure

Afghanistan: French troops hand over base, but stay for training

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