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'The Kite Runner' Soars Into Theaters

Khaled Hosseini, author of the blockbuster novel, discusses the new film, his faith and values, and Islam in Afghanistan.

Related Topics: Entertainment, Movies, Islam, scene, Film, religious country, Character, rape scene, Religion, day to day life, Afghan culture, belowThe movie adaptation

Healing Lessons from a War Zone

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Healing Lessons from a War Zone

A U.S. Army medic shares the healing lessons he learned while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Related Topics: Military, Health, Afghanistan, Inspiration, Veteran's Day

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Bomb Afghanistan Back to the Stone Age? They're Already There

When you think Taliban, think Nazis. And when you think 'the people of Afghanistan' think 'the Jews in the concentration camps.'

Related Topics: Faiths, Islam, thats, killing innocent people, Afghanistan, theyre, Taliban, belly, Concentration Camps, Afghan people, War

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Watch Trailer: 'Fighting for Life'

A documentary that pays tribute to the unsung heroes of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—the military doctors, nurses, and medics who fight every day to save the lives of soldiers and Marines wounded in battle. Airs on PBS over Memorial Day Weekend.

Related Topics: Memorial Day, Soldiers, Movies, Marines, Military, Entertainment, Dvd, Doctors, Memorial Day Weekend, Life, Iraq, Afghanistan, military doctors, Fighting, unsung heroes, Watch Trailer, medics

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Taliban Begin Destroying Ancient Buddhas

Afghanistan's fundamentalist Muslim rulers say they are unmoved by the international outcry over their decision.

Related Topics: Faiths, Buddhism, Statue, information minister, destruction work, Buddha, worshipping human forms, Taliban, Afghanistan, Temples, Supreme Leader, ancient

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Taliban Show Off Destruction to Foreign Media

Spokesman says blowing up ancient statues of Buddhas regarded as idols by the strict Islamists was not meant to offend others.

Related Topics: Faiths, Buddhism, Statue, Taliban, sandstone mountain, stone statues, mountain monuments neighbors, Destruction, mammoth mountain carvings, Spent artillery shells, prop plane, Buddha

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'When You Come Home...': A Multimedia Tribute to Our Troops

Beliefnet honors the men and women fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan with this presentation featuring photos from our readers.

Related Topics: Inspiration, Photos, family members, feature, video feature, video belowNow, Video, raw materials, Readers, Afghanistan, Iraq

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The Buddhas of Bamiyan

Relics of Afghanistan's pre-Islamic past falling victim to Taliban ultra-fundamentalist Muslim views.

Related Topics: Faiths, Buddhism, Islam, towering stone figures, Afghanistan, Face, countrys pre Islamic history, pre islamic, Bamiyan, History, serene smiles, Taliban

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