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Tackling Afghanistan's security challenges
Video interview with Abdul Rahim Wardak,
Defence Minister of Afghanistan
In a special video interview, Afghan Minister of Defence, Abdul Rahim Wardak, talks about his priorities as Defence Minister, the security challenges that he sees in Afghanistan, and the kinds of assistance that Afgahnistan will require to deal with these challenges.
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What are your top three priorities as Defence Minister? |
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| What do you believe are the main security threats to Afghanistan’s future? |
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| Do you think the planned presence of NATO in the South will make a difference in the life of ordinary Afghans? |
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Is there any other assistance that you would like to see from NATO? |
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Do you think that the people of Afghanistan support NATO and the presence of NATO-led troops in Afghanistan? |
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There has been some concern that, as NATO expands its present to the South, people may find it hard to distinguish between the NATO-led peacekeeping forces and the US-led coalition forces which continue to hunt the remnants of the Taliban. Do you think that that ordinary Afghans will distinguish between the two missions? |
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In recent months, we have seen an increasing number of attacks in southern Afghanistan, are these a source of concern? |
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Transcript
of the interview - Audio version: .MP3/6186kb
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