Diane’s farewell message
After 52 years at WAMU, Diane Rehm says goodbye.
NATO forces are dealing with the worst upsurge in violence in Afghanistan since 2001, human rights groups are criticizing the coalition forces for a rising number of civilian deaths, and Pakistan reports its military destroyed a compound linked to al Qaeda near its border with Afghanistan. Diane and her guests talk about the latest news from the region.
Guests
- Pamela Constable Kabul and Islamabad Bureau Chief for "The Washington Post"
- Barnett Rubin Director of studies at the Center on International Cooperation at New York University and former adviser to the U.N. on Afghanistan
- Stephen Cohen Senior fellow of foreign policy and the 21st Century Defense Initiative, Brookings Institution.
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