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21/08/2012

A US special forces major tells us about green on blue killings in Afghanistan. And Joan Rivers relates her favourite memories of comedienne Phyllis Diller, who's died at 95.

In the last ten days nine NATO soldiers have been killed by their Afghan co-workers. Major Fernando Lujan is a US army special forces officer who's spent months embedded with Afghan government forces. He gives us his take on so called "green on blue" killings and how to reduce them.

Comedienne Phyllis Diller has died at 95. Rhod asks Joan Rivers for her favourite memories.

We go to the village of Wonderkop beside Lonmin's Marikana mine in South Africa to ask one woman who lives there whether the miners will return to work after 34 were shot dead by police on Thursday.

Erin Matson, Action Vice President of the National Organization for Women, tells us about the comments of Missouri congressman
Todd Akin about rape and abortion... and the massive furore they've caused.

Dr Martha Burk, women's issues expert, tells us about two women finally being allowed to become members of the Augusta National Golf Club.

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