Marc Perelman talks to Mathieu Lefevre, nephew of veteran US diplomat Richard Holbrooke, who died recently. Describing his uncle as a "force of nature", Mr Lefevre reflects on his legacy, both public and private. Mr Holbrooke was serving as President Barack Obama's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan when he died.
Richard Holbrooke, who was President Barack Obama's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan and brokered the 1995 accord ending the Balkans war, died on Monday aged 69.
Richard Holbrooke (pictured), the US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, is in critical condition after undergoing heart surgery to repair a torn aorta. Holbrooke fell ill while at the State Department on Friday.
When she was six years old, the journalist Kati Marton watched the Hungarian secret police arrest her parents. In her new memoir, "Enemies of the People: My Family's Journey to America", Marton tells the story of her fight to find out the truth about her family’s history. She speaks to Eve Jackson.
After talks in Paris with international envoys on Afghanistan's future, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said troops will stay to secure the country until agriculture, health and education projects can take hold.
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