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On this week's episode, I'm speaking to Saima Mir, journalist and crime novelist, author of The Khan, and its sequel, Vengeance.In her books, Saima introduces us to Jia Khan. A successful lawyer, her London life is a long way from the grubby Northern streets she knew as a child, where her father headed up the Pakistani community and ran the local organised crime syndicate. Often his Jirga rule - the old way - was violent and bloody, but it was always justice of a kind.In her books, Saima explores morality, humanity, family, kinship, community, patriarchy and the unfair expectations placed on women. She explores what people are forced to do to survive, and the grey lines between right and wrong.Saima Mir is an award-winning journalist and writer. She has written for The Guardian, The Times, The Independent and The Daily Telegraph, and worked for the BBC.Her work appeared in the anthology, It's Not About the Burqa in 2019, and The Best Most Awful Job in 2020. Her novel The Khan is being published by Point Blank and is due on in January 2021. The Khan has been optioned by BBC Studios.Saima is a recipient of The Commonwealth Broadcast Association World View Award, and The K Blundell Trust Award. Saima's work has been longlisted for The SI Leeds Literary Prize, and The Bath Novel Award.Her screenplay Ruby & Matt has been optioned by Rendition Films---I'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode, so please do think about leaving a review, and like, subscribe and rate wherever you listen to this show :)Come connect with me on social media - I'd love to chat:www.instagram.com/readwithsamiawww.instagram.com/thediversebookshelfpod Support the Show.

Hear from a panel of speakers whose works have, in different ways, illuminated Afghanistan's kaleidoscopic past and present through war and unrest, but also through culture and community. Durkhanai Ayubi shares her family's food, heritage and culture in Parwana. Zaheda Ghani speaks to her debut novel Pomegranate & Fig, a story of tradition, family, war and displacement. Andrew Quilty recounts the capture of the country's capital in 2021 through the eyes of Afghans in August in Kabul. They speak with writer and director Benjamin Gilmour, whose film Jirga tells the story of an Australian soldier who returns to Afghanistan seeking to make amends for a war crime. This episode was recorded live at the 2023 Sydney Writers' Festival.   If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and follow our channel.  Sydney Writers' Festival podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms.  After more? Follow Sydney Writers' Festival on social media:Instagram: @sydwritersfestFacebook: @SydWritersFestTwitter: @SydWritersFestTikTok: @sydwritersfestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Package made from "Peace in Paktia" in the B-roll section about a crowd of up to two thousand people gathering for a jirga in Chamkani District, Paktia province in eastern Afghanistan. They are meeting to discuss ways of bringing peace to their district. Hosted by Melissa Preen. Includes soundbites from Syed Naim Pacha - Ministry of Tribal and Border Affairs and Abdul Rahman Mangal - Deputy Governor, Paktia Province.

Package made from "Peace Jirga: Expectations" in the B-roll section about expectations and concerns for the peace jirga as well as what not to expect. Soundbites from Afghan MPs, government figures, journalists, ISAF spokesman and local people. Includes soundbites from Abdul Hamid Mubarez- President of NUJ of Afghanistan, Fawzia Koofi - MP for Badakshan Province, Saleh Mohammad Registani - former MP for Panjshir, Dr. Abdolqaium-sajjadi - MP for Ghazni, Maj. Gen. Phil Jones - Director of ISAF Force Reintegration Cell, Zulmai - metal worker and Barat Ali - metal worker. This version includes titles and graphics.

Afghan leaders, officials and diplomats met in a 2000-strong meeting to discuss the future relationship of Afghanistan with the international community after ISAF forces step aside for Afghans 2014. This version includes voiceover and graphics.

Guests featured in this episode:Shaharzad Akbar, one of the most prominent among the Afghan democratic opposition voices in exile. She was born in Afghanistan, lived with her family as a refugee in Pakistan during the first Taliban regime for some years and she's the first Afghan woman to earn a postgraduate degree at Oxford University in 2011.She was later Country Director for the Open Society Afghanistan, a nonprofit organization supporting civil society and media, focusing on human rights and peace building. Shaharzad also worked as Senior Advisor to the Afghan President on high development councils and was Chair of the country's Independent Human Rights Commission, a position that she held until early 2022.In 2021, she was awarded the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law. Most recently, she was an Open Society Network Academic Fellow in Human Rights at Chatham House and is currently at Wolfson College, Oxford building a new international NGO to support human rights in Afghanistan.Glossary:What is the Taliban?(00:47 or p.1 in the transcript)Taliban, Pashto Ṭālebān (“Students”), also spelled Taleban is a political and religious faction and militia that came to power in Afghanistan in the mid-1990s. Following the Soviet Union's 1989 withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban — whose name refers to the Islamic religious students who formed the group's main recruits — arose as a popular reaction to the chaos that gripped the country. In 1994–95, under the leadership of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the Taliban extended its control in Afghanistan from a single city to more than half the country, and in 1996 it captured Kabul and instituted a strict Islamic regime. By 1999, theTaliban controlled most of Afghanistan but failed to win international recognition of its regime because of its harsh social policies — which included the almost complete removal of women from public life — and its role as a haven for Islamic extremists. Among these extremists was Osama bin Laden, the expatriate Saudi Arabian leader of Al-Qaeda, a network of Islamic militants that had engaged in numerous acts of terrorism. The Taliban's refusal to extradite bin Laden to the U.S. following the September 11 attacks in 2001 prompted the U.S. to attack Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan, driving the former from power and sending the leaders of both groups into hiding. sourceWhat is Loya Jirga?(9:13 or p.3 in the transcript)The term “Loya Jirga” is a combination of two words from one of Afghanistan's national languages, Pashto, "Loya" meaning grand or big, and "Jirga" meaning council, assembly, or meeting. The institution of Loya Jirga evolved from the institution of Jirga, which is usually a council of elders in Afghanistan's tribal groups - particularly the Pashtuns - to settle disputes and deal with other day-to-day problems of living. Loya Jirga is a political institution unique to Afghanistan. It was the highest consultative body with broad representation and has been used to decide upon the matters of national importance, such as declarations of war or adopting treaties of peace, selection of a new ruler or adopting a new constitution, approving reforms and all important foreign policy decisions since the mid-18th century. In short, the forum represents the general will of the Afghan people. sourceWho are the Mujahideen?(11:49 or p.3 in the transcript)Mujahideen or Mujahidin is the plural form of the Arabic term mujahid, who is a person who wages jihad. According to doctrinal and historical applications of Islamic law, jihad indicates military action for the defense or expansion of Islam. While in the course of Islamic history the term mujahidin has been used by different groups to identify their struggles to defend Islam, the term gained global currency in the latter decades of the twentieth century after the leftist coup d'état in Afghanistan on 27 April 1978. The resistance groups first opposed the Afghan communist regime, declaring it atheist. They then turned their attention to the Soviet Union when it invaded Afghanistan on 27 December 1979. Fighting the Soviet Red Army, they collectively referred to themselves as mujahidin waging jihad against a communist power occupying an Islamic land. The Afghan mujahidin were divided into two main groups: (1) those based in and backed by Pakistan with substantial financial and military assistance from Saudi Arabia and the United States, who mainly represented the Sunni majority; and (2) those based in and supported by Iran, representing the Shiite minority. source Democracy in Question? is brought to you by:• Central European University: CEU• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD• The Podcast Company: NovelFollow us on social media!• Central European University: @CEU• Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentreSubscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listened to, you can support us by leaving areview and sharing our podcast in your networks!

Today on the is one of the bravest indie filmmakers I've ever had the pleasure of meeting, writer/director Benjamin Gilmour. His film Jirga was shot with a tw0 person crew, a Sony A7s Camera he purchased at a local camera shop and an ever-changing​ screenplay. Did I mention he shot this film in Afghanistan​?Three years after an Australian army helicopter raid on a small village led to the killing of an unarmed man, former Australian soldier Mike (Sam Smith) returns to Afghanistan to find the victim's family. He sets off on a perilous journey over a terrain where both the Taliban and ISIS are active. Mike is determined to make amends and so puts his life in the hands of the Jirga – the village justice system. Jirga is screening in US cinemas in AugustThis unconventional film about the war in Afghanistan became Australia's submission for the Oscar's Foreign Language category in 2019. As we spoke on this episode my mouth keeps​​ dropping on the floor. One issue​ after another, with crazy stories and life-threating​g situations this episode has it all. I dont't want to hear any excuses. If you want to make your film you find a way to do it.Enjoy my inspirational conversation with Benjamin Gilmour.

Benjamin Gilmour reflects on 26 years as a paramedic, a poet, and a filmmaker - including in Afghanistan. ------ Benjamin Gilmour's book The Gap recounts a very intense summer working as a paramedic out of Bondi Ambulance station in Sydney. He comes face to face with violence, drugs, domestic disputes, brawls, heart attacks, emergency births. There's even a kidnapping!   The trauma, death and distress inevitably take their toll on Benjamin and his colleagues. The gallows humour can only take you so far.   Benjamin describes his love for the job, his patients, and his deep empathy for humans and their fallibility.    That same empathy has taken him to far away places of danger, conflict and also searing beauty, where Ben's compassionate eye as a poet and filmmaker have provided him with extraordinary stories and experiences. His film Jirga, filmed in Afghanistan, explores the complexities of war, guilt and the pursuit of forgiveness. The film reflects Benjamin's own spiritual journey and search for the best of humanity in all its messiness and glory.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://afghannewswire.com/2021/04/21/sola-government-to-call-for-a-loya-jirga/

SAIMA MIR author of THE KHAN talks to Paul Burke about her debut novel, her unforgettable characters Jia and Akbar Khan, being a journalist, Bradford, family, sexism, racism and how to navigate the world.THE KHAN: Successful London lawyer Jia Khan is a long way from the grubby Northern streets she knew as a child, where her father, Akbar Khan, led the Pakistani community and ran the local organised crime syndicate. Often his Jirga rule - the old way - was violent and bloody, but it was always justice of a kind.Now, with her father murdered, Jia must return to take his place. The police have always relied on the Khan to maintain the fragile order of the streets. But a bloody power struggle has broken out among warring communities and nobody is safe.Justice needs to be restored, and Jia is about to discover that justice always comes at a cost.Saima Mir has written for The Times, Guardian and Independent. Her essay for It's Not About The Burqa (Picador) appeared in Guardian Weekend and received over 250,000 hits online in two days. She has also contributed to the anthology The Best, Most Awful Job: Twenty Mothers Talk Honestly About Motherhood. Saima grew up in Bradford and now lives in London.Crime TimePoint Blank BooksProduced by Jem&Son and Paul Burke.Don't Wait courtesy of Southgate and Leigh

In this episode of the Afghan Eye Podcast, Ahmed-Waleed and Sangar comment on president Ashraf Ghani's announcement of holding a Consultative Loya Jirga to discuss the issue of the last 400 Talib prisoners pending release as per US-Taliban Peace Agreement.   They firstly break down what a Jirga actually is, the role it has played in the evolution of Afghan society and how Afghan governments since the 18th century have saught to use the legitimacy of the Jirga as an institution for their own ends. In the context of Ashraf Ghani's recent announcement they deliberate upon why Kabul has chosen its stated course of action.   Our T-shirts are available here:  Black- https://tspr.ng/c/black-large-circle-eco-t-shirt White- https://tspr.ng/c/afgeye-white-t-shirt  Paypal: www.paypal.me/afgeyeSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/Afgeye)

In Episode 14 of the Stories Through The Camera podcast Chris chats with author and filmmaker Benjamin Gilmour about his new book The Gap and his latest feature film Jirga which has screened in film festivals all over the world and has won multiple awards including the Australian AACTA award for best independent film in 2018.The Gap is a memoir about Benjamin’s time working as a paramedic in Sydney during the Summer of 2007 and 2008. It’s an intense look at what happens when emergency services are called.Jirga is a film about an Australian soldier who returns to a village in Afghanistan to seek redemption for the killing of an unarmed man during a helicopter raid several years earlier. In this episode Benjamin discusses why it has taken over a decade to release The Gap, how his approach to working as a Paramedic has developed throughout his career, how he was able to shoot Jirga with a compact mirrorless camera and how his unique style of filmmaking enabled him to capture such authentic moments in the film.You can check out Benjamin’s work at http://benjamingilmour.com and as always if you like this episode you can leave a rating and review on Apple podcasts and don’t forget to subscribe on your favourite podcast app. Thanks for listening and hope you enjoy the episode.

In conversation with award winning director, writer and paramedic Benjamin Gilmour in regards to his new film Jirga which was filmed on location in one of the most dangerous regions in the world; Kandahar province in Afghanistan. We discussed the history of the Taliban and Afghanistan, a country known as ‘the graveyard of empires’.

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In this episode, CJ speaks with Benjamin Gilmour, who is the writer and director of Jirga, a soon-to-be-released film that provides a unique look into how soldiers handle PTSD by narrating a story of a former Australian soldier who returns to Afghanistan as a civilian to confess to a war crime he had carried out three year earlier – placing his life in the hands of the Jirga – the village justice system. Please help this podcast by pledging as little as $1/month here: www.patreon.com/cjwerleman

Today on the is one of the bravest indie filmmakers I've ever had the pleasure of meeting, writer/director Benjamin Gilmour. His film Jirga was shot with a tw0 person crew, a Sony A7s Camera he purchased at a local camera shop and an ever-changing​ screenplay. Did I mention he shot this film in Afghanistan​?Three years after an Australian army helicopter raid on a small village led to the killing of an unarmed man, former Australian soldier Mike (Sam Smith) returns to Afghanistan to find the victim’s family. He sets off on a perilous journey over a terrain where both the Taliban and ISIS are active. Mike is determined to make amends and so puts his life in the hands of the Jirga – the village justice system. Jirga is screening in US cinemas in AugustThis unconventional film about the war in Afghanistan became Australia's submission for the Oscar's Foreign Language category in 2019. As we spoke on this episode my mouth keeps​​ dropping on the floor. One issue​ after another, with crazy stories and life-threating​g situations this episode has it all. I dont't want to hear any excuses. If you want to make your film you find a way to do it.Enjoy my inspirational conversation with Benjamin Gilmour.

In Kabul, Afghanistan more than 3,000 Afghan have come together to discuss the peace from work and give a clear direction to the Afghan government in leading the peace talks.The Jirga is called by Afghan president Mohamad Ashraf Ghani, but the 2nd most high ranking Afghan official has boycotted the Jirga and said it is unnecessary.Despite the opposition to the Jirga, participants have expressed tier hopes that this Jirga plays a critical role in Afghan Taliban Peace negotiation.Najia Safi has more in Pashto. - د سولې مشورتي لویه جرګه د دوشنبې په ورځ د ولسمشر اشرف غني په حضور سره پیل شوه.دغه جرګه به څلور ورځې دوام وکړي.یاده جرګه له طالبانو سره د سولې په اړه د مشورو د اخیستو په هدف د ښاغلي غني له‌خوا رابلل شوې ده.په دغې جرګه کې د افغانستان له ولایتونو او په ایران او پاکستان کې د افغان کډوالو له استازو نږدې درې زره تنو ګډون کړی دی.د دغو ګډون کوونکو ۳۰ سلنه ښځې دي.د اجرائیه رئیس عبدالله عبدالله، د حزب اسلامي مشر ګلبدین حکمتیار، د افغانستان پخواني ولسمشر حامد کرزي او د ۱۲ ولسمشریزو نوماندانو په ګډون ځینو سیاسي څېرو دغه جرګه تحریم کړه.طالبانو هم دغه جرګه غیر مشروع بللې ده.له بلې خوا دغې جرګې خلکو ته د تګ راتګ پرمهال ګڼې ستونزې پیدا کړي دي.

Benjamin Gilmour, Sam Smith, and David Peck talk about the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Jirga and how one soldier's journey takes him back to Afghanistan to right a wrong.Mike (Smith), an Australian ex-soldier, returns to Afghanistan in search of a civilian family that he knows he wronged three years earlier. His journey from the bustling streets of Kabul to the small village where he hopes to find the family is filled with delays, detours, danger, and, some unexpected respites of beauty and peace. Relentless in his quest for forgiveness, Mike ultimately puts his life in the hands of the village justice system — the Jirga — accepting that the decision of this tribal authority of elders will be binding and irrevocable.A simple yet elegantly-told tale with remarkable emotional resonance, Jirga was as gripping to make as it is to watch: Political censorship resulted in lost funding, which led to Gilmour and Smith deciding to scrape the film together themselves with little money in a highly charged environment, casting real-life former Taliban members and filming in the mountains of Jalalabad.While this story of a former soldier returning to the scene of his past battles is deeply felt, another engaging and important aspect of the film is its insight into the rich culture and traditions of Afghan Muslims. Ultimately, Jirga is a film that rejects simplistic ideas about war, and embraces the human search for forgiveness, redemption, and mercy.For more information on the film, please head here to Ben's website.Image Copyright: Benjamin Gilmour. Used with permission.For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here.With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Zama, Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot and Jirga were discussed. With Stuart Richards, Emma Westwood and Cerise Howard.

On this episode, Andrew sits down with Jirga director/writer Benjamin Gilmour and actor Sam Smith to discuss their latest film. A powerful film about an Australian soldier seeking redemption in Afghanistan. Head along to see it in cinemas right now.Support The Curb on Patreon.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCurbAU Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheCurbAU Website: https://www.TheCurb.com.au If you want to get in touch, send an email to TheCurbAU@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Andrew sits down with Jirga director/writer Benjamin Gilmour and actor Sam Smith to discuss their latest film. A powerful film about an Australian soldier seeking redemption in Afghanistan. Head along to see it in cinemas right now. Support The Curb on Patreon. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCurbAU   Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheCurbAU   Website: https://www.TheCurb.com.au   If you want to get in touch, send an email to TheCurbAU@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Director, writer and author Benjamin Gilmour speaks to Indymedia's Raymond Grenfell about his most recent film Jirga. A film that challenges the notion of our supremacy in the middle east and asks: what would restorative justice look like for the people of Afghanistan who have suffered so much under occupation?

Benjamin Gilmour's Jirga is a breathtakingly shot film about a former Australian soldier looking to make amends in Afghanistan. We meet some stars from TV drama Pose, about the underground queer and trans Ball scene in New York in the eighties, and Gus Vant Sant on his ode to cartoonist John Callahan.

Jirga (Drama, War)Former Australian soldier, Mike Wheeler, returns to Afghanistan, seeking redemption from the family of a civilian man he killed during the war.Director: Benjamin GilmourWriter: Benjamin GilmourStars: Sam Smith, Mohammad Mosam, Kefayat Lag Humani - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:  https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT7197946000 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/moviesfirst  (mobile friendly).  Subscribe, rate and review Movies First at all good podcatcher apps, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, PocketCasts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Acast, Spreaker etc.For more, follow Movies First on Facebook, Twitter and Google+:Facebook - @moviesfirsttwitter - @MoviesFirstGoogle+ -  https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/116201551232774363704/108207704769091029605  YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCatJQHaVabIvzCLqO16XvSQ  If you're enjoying Movies First, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.#movies #cinema #entertainment #podcast #reviews #moviesfirst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

While Cecilia is out at a film, Rachele and Lewis take a moment to acknowledge the passing of Aussie writer and actor, Damian Hill. They review Jirga and American Animals before talking Lavazza Italian Film Festival, films due out this week, upcoming Luna events and X-Men: Dark Phoenix.

Benjamin Gilmour's Jirga is a breathtakingly shot film about a former Australian soldier looking to make amends in Afghanistan. We meet some stars from TV drama Pose, about the underground queer and trans Ball scene in New York in the eighties, and Gus Vant Sant on his ode to cartoonist John Callahan.

We talk to writer director Benjamin Goodwin and lead actor Sam Smith of Jirga. Shot in Afghanistan is modern parrable charts the copurse one ex- Australian soldier takes to attone for the death of a villager during his' tour of duty'.

The Predator + Jirga and André and Jack, born desperate, asking to be taken out on dates. We impersonate Sarah Paulson impersonating Drew Barrymore for your money and talk to callers and commit to shooting porn with one of them.

While Ada was at the Italian Film Festival opening, Cecilia, Lewis and Rachele reviewed The House With a Clock in its Walls, Ladies in Black, Jirga, I Am Paul Walker, Small Foot, Johnny English Strikes Again and Juliet Naked. There’s a bit of Captain Marvel talk and first impressions of Palace Raine Square. It’s an action-packed hour!

HEAVY Mag chats to filmmaker Benjamin Gilmour about his brand new movie Jirga.

Jack's guest this morning is Australian filmmaker Benjamin Gilmore, who spent two months filming in dangerous conditions in Afghanistan to bring us his latest offering, Jirga.Described as a war film with a difference, Jirga, is a gritty drama, about a former Australian soldier who wants to atone for killing a civilian in a raid, that was shot secretly in Afghanistan.Jirga will screen at the New Zealand International film Festival next week on July 26th and 27th.LISTEN ABOVE AS BENJAMIN GILMOUR TALKS TO JACK TAME

Jack's guest this morning is Australian filmmaker Benjamin Gilmore, who spent two months filming in dangerous conditions in Afghanistan to bring us his latest offering, Jirga.Described as a war film with a difference, Jirga, is a gritty drama, about a former Australian soldier who wants to atone for killing a civilian in a raid, that was shot secretly in Afghanistan.Jirga will screen at the New Zealand International film Festival next week on July 26th and 27th.LISTEN ABOVE AS BENJAMIN GILMOUR TALKS TO JACK TAME

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Episode 41 A Square Tank in a Round Jirga Part 5 by LTC (Ret) Scott Mann

"I'm from the Government, how do you like me so far?" Part 4, Governance In part 4 of this five part series, Scott uncovers one of the most important aspects to defeating violent extremists who set up shop in at-risk, vulnerable areas – GOVERNANCE. Not to be confused with our Western notion of Government. Listen in and find out how this basic error plummeted the U.S. into a 15 year war that was doomed from the outset.

“Square Tank – Round Jirga” Part 3, Economic Development In part 3 of this five part series on Afghanistan, Scott takes a critical look at the use of economic development in Afghanistan. Though well – intended, strong arguments can be made that many of our problems in Afghanistan stemmed from trying to force the ‘square peg' of big Western development into the ‘round hole' of rural, clan society. Join us and learn how we can get it right for the future work in Afghanistan. www.thegamechangersbook.com

Part 2 Did we learn any lessons in Afghanistan for the future? As the Trump Administration prepares to re-focus on that country, Syria, Iraq, and others, let's hope so. In Part one of this five part series, Scott pulls some of the most powerful lessons from his #1 International Best Seller, Game Changers, Going Local to Defeat Violent Extremists. After 15 years into the longest war in American History, it's an informed populace who will ensure we give our young warriors the strategy they need to win – But, that strategy has yet to arrive. Join us in this movement, to share this podcast and these lessons with persons of influence to ensure that it does! Our national blood and treasure are too precious to squander.

“Square Tank – Round Jirga” Part 1, Top Down Did we learn any lessons in Afghanistan for the future? As the Trump Administration prepares to re-focus on that country, Syria, Iraq, and others, let's hope so. In Part one of this five part series, Scott pulls some of the most powerful lessons from his #1 International Best Seller, Game Changers, Going Local to Defeat Violent Extremists. After 15 years into the longest war in American History, it's an informed populace who will ensure we give our young warriors the strategy they need to win – But, that strategy has yet to arrive. Join us in this movement, to share this podcast and these lessons with persons of influence to ensure that it does! Our national blood and treasure are too precious to squander. www.thegamechangersbook.com

Two and a half thousand Afghan leaders gathered in Kabul, to discuss the country’s pending Bilateral Security Agreement with the United States, which will be the basis for a US presence in-country post-2014 and pave the way for the planned NATO train, advise and assist mission due to start in 2015.