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What's the Endgame in Afghanistan?

Two-thirds of Americans tell pollsters this country's longest war is no longer fighting, at the cost of many casualties and billions of dollars...

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By Warren Olney • Apr 21, 2011 • 51m Listen

Two-thirds of Americans tell pollsters this country's longest war is no longer fighting, at the cost of many casualties and billions of dollars. We look at the shaky start of the so-called "endgame" in Afghanistan. Also, wildfires devastate large swaths of Texas, and Major League Baseball takes control of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Banner image: Taliban fighters peacefully surrender their arms during a meeting with Afghan government officials as part of the government's peace and reintegration process, April 11, 2011 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Photo: US Army Maj. James D. Crawford/ISAF Regional Command (South) via Getty Images

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Sonya Geis

    Senior Managing Editor

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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