When Vladimir Putin lauds friendship between Russia and Africa, he speaks directly to those Africans who share in his kleptocratic maxim and soak up the export of corruption.
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Sundays, Aug. 6 - 27 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Mondays, Aug. 7 - 28 at 7 a.m. on KPBS 2. In this series we look at the past 40 years of Afghan history through the individual perspectives of men and women, who played a decisive role or had a unique point of view on these events, to understand the journey of this nation from paradise to hell. In the early 70s, Afghanistan seemed a paradise for hippies in search of uncontaminated beauty, cheap drugs and exotic adventures. Women had more freedom, and people lived in peace. Yet, under this surface, the country was at a cross road: between East and West, Islam and Communism, modernity and tradition.
On July 27, 1953, representatives from the two sides of the Korean War signed an armistice agreement in Panmunjom, a village just north of the line of control, establishing a ceasefire across the Korean Peninsula.