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Shortly after the attacks in 2001, president bush sent our military to afghanistan. They forced the taliban to flee. Under a new, more democratic government, life began to improve for the afghanis. [ piano playing ] while the taliban ruled afghanistan, a scene like this would have been unthinkable. Thats because music was forbidden. It was illegal to listen to music, to perform it, to enjoy it. And so that was very discouraging for many musicians. Many musicians fled afghanistan. They stopped playing music. Life was even harder for girls like freshta. They couldnt go to school, play sports. Th...

I wish i was in school. [overlapping chatter] if only i had a math test today. Or a book report to give. I wish i was in school. Ill stay after class. Ill clean the chalkboard. Ill do extra homework. Ill skip recess. I wish i was in school. I wish i was in school. I really wish i was in school. Man school ends, but free lunches for your kids dont have to. Find your local feeding America Food Bank for help. Together, were feeding america. Eland. I didnt even know that life could be any better than it was. Education for me has been a way to get away from the agony of what was normal life. I want...

so mr. cheney, this is your first time on "meet the press" with david gregory. >> it is. >> great. now, how do you like your makeup? >> enough color so i don't look like a corpse, but not so much that it looks like i have feelings. [ laughter ] >> okay. so could i get you to close your eyes for me? [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> hey, makeup lady, give me that brush. [ laughter ] [ in lady's voice ] so are you excited about doing the show? >> hello, mr. president. >> oh, damn, dick. you are impossible to surprise. what's your secret? >> well, mr. president, for one, you whisp...