A host will spare no efforts to support the initiative along with help from the International Community. So historic talks aimed at ending decades of war and misery in afghanistan are finally taking place here in qatar this saturday negotiators from the Afghan Government and the taliban amazing along with the u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei oh and the Qatari Foreign minister more than 6 months it is now since the u. S. Brokered its own deal aimed at ending americas longest war that agreement with the taliban paved the way for saturdays discussions for those we want all the people of afghanistan to be reunited under one roof again after more than 42 years of upheavals aggressions jihad and resistance all the negatives we all know what happened to us throughout these years and maybe stand today we now need to address this unique opportunity to move towards a new future. We can define together we continue the afghan peace negotiation and we try. For peace and quality we will pave the
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This time we have them here virtually from his home. Were going to talk about his new book, about the 1948 election. Were going back 72 years, another Election Year. Your going to be amazed exactly how similar it sounds in other ways its very different. The difference is the politicians were all younger than they are today. [laughter] thats one big difference. But a. J. , take it away. Tell us about the overview of the book. Just a very good read by the way. Very good read. Guest will thank you. I dont see a couple things first rate thank you so much for having me. The Commonwealth Club is a wonderful place to be. And here we are redoing this virtual, a lot of people going to painandsuffering, i know for myself, im just reminded of why film of the reading minus six years old. Books can transport you to another time and place. For me during all this that is been a blessing. Now, regarding my last time i was with you, i already started this book. It was 2017 i was with you and think we t
He went back to work. Thats just who he is. There are times when i couldnt even imagine how he did it, how he put 1 foot in front of the other and kept going. But ive always understood why he did it. For the daughter who convinces her mom to finally get a Breast Cancer screening and misses work to drive her to the clinic. For the Community College student who has faced homelessness and survived abuse but finds the grit to finish her degree and make a good life for her kids. For the little boy whose mom is serving as a marine in iraq, who puts on a brave face in his video call and doesnt complain when the only thing he wants for his birthday is to be with her. For all those people, joe gives his personal phone number two at rope lines and events, the ones he talks to for hours after dinner, helping them smile through their loss, letting them know that they arent alone. He does it for you. Joes purpose has always driven him forward. His strength of will is unstoppable and his faith is un
Welcome to the Commonwealth Club, im george hammond, chair of the forum which organized todays events. Im happy to welcome back a. J. Baime who was here a year and half or so ago and his last book in this time we have him here virtually from his home and we will talk about his new book the 1948 election so we are going back 72 years for another Election Year and youll be amazed at exactly how similar it sounds in some ways and in other ways very different and one of the difference is the politicians were younger then so that is one big difference but a. J. , take it away and tell us about the overview of the book, a very good read by the way. Thank you. I want to say a couple of things first. Thank you so much for having me and the Commonwealth Club is a wonderful place to be and here we are going through painandsuffering and i know for myself im just reminding why i fell in love with reading when i was six years old because books can transform or transport you to another time and plac