Afghanistan's first post-war election will be held in October. We'll get an update on the situation in Afghanistan as it relates to the human rights, the Karzai administration, reconstruction, security, feuds between tribal warlords and the economy from Sarah Chayes former NPR reporter who is in Kandahar, and Barnett Rubin, NYU Afghan expert and author of The Fragmentation of Afghanistan. [Listen]

Photojournalist Ron Haviv has covered the invasion of Panama, cocaine wars in Columbia, famine in Somalia, the Balkan conflict and war in the Afgahnistan and Iraq. His photographs have been published in several books -- Blood and Honey, Afghanistan: The Road to War, and the recently published War, a collection of photographs from the U.S., Afghanistan and Iraq. [Listen]

What's happening in Afghanistan these days? Are we still fighting? Who's in control? We'll get an update from Sarah Chayes, field director for Afghans for Civil Society, and Thomas Gouttierre, director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies at the University of Nebraska. [Listen]

As winter nears, the need for humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan is instensifying. Afgan officials say that foreign aid has been slow to arrive. What are the challenges donor nations and relief organizations face in meeting their their promises? Guests are James Dobbins, former special envoy to Afghanistan, Kevin Henry of CARE, and Peter Walker, director of the Feinstein School of Nutrition and Policy at Tufts University. [Listen]

Afghanistan update. As refugees return to their homes, we'll talk about conditions in Afghanistan --political and humanitarian. Our guests are Tom Simons former Ambassador to Pakistan and Marina Mateen spokesperson for the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan. [Listen]

Related event at International House of Philadelphia on November 15 at 7 pm
The Current Healthcare Situation in Afghanistan with Ambassador Said Tayeb Jawad and Mrs. Shamim Jawad

On Monday, November 15th from 7 - 8 pm, as part of International House's Ambassador Program, you are invited to join His Excellency Said Tayeb Jawad, Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States, and Mrs. Shamim Jawad for an extraordinary symposium on the healthcare issues affecting Afghanistan today, with a special emphasis on the plight of women and children. Admission is FREE. Audience members are encouraged to make donations (however small) to Carelift International, all of which go directly to their healthcare efforts in Afghanistan. Get more information at International House.