If you’re interested in taking part in the Global Day of Listening to Afghans with the Afghan Youth Peace Vounteers, you can listen to a live broadcast on Afghans for Peace TV above, which is steaming now. It is a unique opporunity to hear directly from the Afghan people about what they want and how they are being affected by the war.
Start time: Saturday – December 18th, 2010 – 6:30pm PST
End time: Sunday – December 19th, 2010 – 6:30pm PST
(For local time in your area go to: Time Zone Converter)
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