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Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan foreign minister

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Annette Young meets Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan foreign minister. He tells us about the pressure from the US Congress to start reducing US forces in Afghanistan, the death of Osama Bin Laden and the current political situation in his country.

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by shahsabg - 13/05/2011 - 16:41

these afghan leader are popt, playing in other hand, need divided afghan in two 15 part and give to all delevel country like usa, uk,france, etc for 15 or 30 year, hope than all problem will solve otherwise, its never change, its same after left usa afghan and they feigth each other, its not country , uno need make serious step for that place, talban grow up again if not take step,,,, as pakistan yes its failer to not find out osma but like that usa ,uk many country have failer like that, if we go againist pakistan , its more grow hate against usa and other companies, we need sit and talk, its mean wear suite and just talk on tv show ,this that, thoseand people live under pouwarty line , but these people never make place of these people, nothing do it for people, just full their own pocket, world need step and make good way for afghanistan

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