Introduction

This week's message is brought to you by npr sponsor bakers. Bakers work with local farms to bring you fresh produce, from home grown watermelon that makes your mouth water and crisp corn picked right around the corner. We've been thinking a lot recently about what's happening in afghanistan,. With the american troops rapidly withdrawing august 30 first set as the official end to the military mission. This comes 20 years after the war started, two thousand one.