Untold Afghanistan
The American University in Kabul was under attack, but that鈥檚 not stopping these student.
In the early 2000鈥檚 the US helped fund Afghanistan's first private university. It was part of an effort to help rebuild Afghanistan's education system. Over time, the American University of Afghanistan has become a symbol of hope for many young Afghan men and women who dream about higher education. But that very hope has also made those students, and their campus in Kabul, targets for extremists.
Also: First Lieutenant, Erica MacSwan, prepares for her deployment to Afghanistan; Lt. MacSwan recalls her family鈥檚 personal experience with the 9/11 attacks; and we step inside a fashion boutique in the heart of Kabul.
(Two years after the attack on the American University in Kabul, school officials have stepped up security. That means the campus has the look and feel of a military compound. Credit: Farzanah Wahidy/PRI)
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For Erica MacSwan, 9/11 was a call to action
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