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Rory Stewart: Time to end the War in Afghanistan

July 27, 2011 by  
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British MP Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan after 9/11, talking with citizens and warlords alike. Now, a decade later, he asks: Why are Western and coalition forces still fighting there? He shares lessons from past military interventions that worked — Bosnia, for instance and shows that humility and local expertise are the keys to success.

James Nachtwey: Fights XDR-TB

January 10, 2011 by  
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Photojournalist James Nachtwey sees his TED Prize wish come true, as we share his powerful photographs of XDR-TB, a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis that’s touching off a global medical crisis.