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Former Afghan politician says all foreign forces should leave Afghanistan
31 August 2011
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As the ten year anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan approaches, a former Afghan parliamentarian says all foreign troops should leave the country.
Malalai Joya is an activist and writer who served as a parliamentarian in the National Assembly of Afghanistan from 2005 until early 2007. She is visiting Australia for the Melbourne Writers Festival.
She told Caroline Davey that the policies of US President Barrack Obama are doing just as much damage to her country as those of his predecessor George Bush Jr.
Presenter: Caroline Davey
Speaker: Malalai Joya
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