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Roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan killed seven NATO soldiers recently. The act was likely a retaliation for NATO’s biggest anti-Taliban offensive to date. Meanwhile an Afghan freelance journalist and his translator, who had been kidnapped along with Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo, were beheaded yesterday. Mastrogiacomo had been released in exchange for 5 Taliban prisoners in March. Several Afghan de-mining workers employed by an American firm were also killed over the weekend. Afghanistan is becoming more dangerous each day, as US and NATO forces continue their campaign against the Taliban resurgence in the South. Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s parliament, dominated by pro-US warlords, recently forgave themselves for past crimes and are aggressively squelching democratic efforts in the North. Today we speak with the youngest and most outspoken member of the Afghan parliament, Malalai Joya. I had interviewed Malalai in 2005 in Farah Province in Afghanistan before she was elected, and last year she joined us in studio. Now Malalai is back in Los Angeles for a couple of local events. She will be speaking alongside playwright Eve Ensler this evening at UCLA’s Grand Ackerman Ballroom, following which there will be a concert featuring Saul Williams, Jello Biafra, and many others. She will also be speaking this Thursday in Orange County at the Shepherd of the Hills UCC Church in Laguna Niguel at 7 pm. I spoke with Malalai Joya yesterday. <\/p>\n Malalai Joya’s speaking events: <\/em><\/p>\n Tuesday April 10<\/strong> – Los Angeles – Mighty Mic Human Rights Awareness Concert from 6-10 pm at UCLA campus Grand Ackerman Ballroom – featuring Malalai Joya and Eve Ensler with musical guests: Peaches, The Fall of Troy, Saul Williams, Jello Biafra, Mark Gonzalez, Raine Maida, and Far East Movement. Suggested donation of $10 at the door, free for UCLA students. Non-UCLA students must show up at 5 pm to be admitted. This is a joint fundraiser for RAWA and Doctors Without Borders. Download the poster here: http:\/\/www.afghanwomensmission.org\/graphics\/UCLAflyer.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n Thursday April 12<\/strong> – Laguna Niguel, CA – Shepherd of the Hills UCC Church, Laguna Niguel at 7 pm. Address: 30121 Niguel Rd (intersection of Crown Valley Parkway & Niguel Road), Laguna Niguel, CA 92677. For more info, call 949-495-1310. <\/p>\n Visit www.afghanwomensmission.org<\/a> for details about these events. For more information about Malalai Joya visit www.malalaijoya.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" | the entire program GUEST: Malalai Joya, the youngest member of the Afghan Parliament, representing Farah Province Roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan killed seven NATO soldiers recently. The act was likely a retaliation for NATO’s biggest anti-Taliban offensive to date. Meanwhile an Afghan freelance journalist and his translator, who had been kidnapped along with Italian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-program"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Malalai](\"http:\/\/www.malalaijoya.com\/joya_usa.jpg\")
<\/a>GUEST: Malalai Joya, the youngest member of the Afghan Parliament, representing Farah Province<\/em><\/p>\n
![http:\/\/www.afghanwomensmission.org\/graphics\/UCLAflyer.jpg<\/a><\/p>\nThursday April 12<\/strong> – Laguna Niguel, CA – Shepherd of the Hills UCC Church, Laguna Niguel at 7 pm. Address: 30121 Niguel Rd (intersection of Crown Valley Parkway & Niguel Road), Laguna Niguel, CA 92677. For more info, call 949-495-1310. <\/p>\nVisit www.afghanwomensmission.org<\/a> for details about these events. For more information about Malalai Joya visit www.malalaijoya.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"| the entire program GUEST: Malalai Joya, the youngest member of the Afghan Parliament, representing Farah Province Roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan killed seven NATO soldiers recently. The act was likely a retaliation for NATO’s biggest anti-Taliban offensive to date. Meanwhile an Afghan freelance journalist and his translator, who had been kidnapped along with Italian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-program"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"http:\/\/www.afghanwomensmission.org\/graphics\/UCLAflyer.jpg\"){kind=link}