catherine t. macarthur foundation, wyncote foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting, additional funding america reframed provided by: open society foundations, acton family giving, park foundation, the national endowment for the arts, and the reva and david logan foundation. >> [tuning kamancheh] music hooks me up with some other world that, uh, it doesn't exist in our everyday life. [playing kamancheh] and, um, you know, somehow, when i was really little, i became interested in--in playing kamancheh, and there was this old master, ostad ali-asghar bahari. he appeared on tv, i mean i was totally fascinated, uh, with the way he was playing the instrument, because the sound was something that i... you know, spoke to me, spoke to my soul. i was bornn a non-musical family. my father was an agricultural engineer, my brother was an instrument maker, um, my mother knew all of the songs that-- my father was, um, you know, theywas a true music lover, and he had a big archive of, you know, all the recordings and things. so, i grew up in a musical family, but not a musician family. i really loved

the john d. and catherine t macarthur foundation committed to building a more just, verdant and peacefulld. more at macfound.org. park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues... the heising-simons foundation, unlocking knowledge, opportunity and possibilities. at hsfoundation.org. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler. and additional support from laura debonis and corey david sauer. (indistinct chatter) ♪ ♪ >> martin smith: in the first weeks after the fall of kabul, afghans were adjusting to a new peace. the war was ov. the city was relatively safe. but no one was quite sure what would happen next. (ambient city noise) the taliban had rolled into kabul on august 15, 2021. they quickly seized total control. (guns firing, people shouting) (crowd panicking) (car horns honking, people clamoring) >> a stunning turn of events in kabul started today with the news that the taliban fighters were surrounding the city. now they're inside the presidential palace. >> taliban sitting in the president's desk, some of them l

the john d. and catherine t macarthur foundation committed to building a more just, verdant and peacefulld. more at macfound.org. park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues... the heising-simons foundation, unlocking knowledge, opportunity and possibilities. at hsfoundation.org. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler. and additional support from laura debonis and corey david sauer. (children speaking pashto) ♪ >> (speaking pashto): >> martin smith: for 20 years after america toppled the taliban, girls in afghanistan were able to attend school. they could dream of careers as doctors and lawyers, seek office in government, become engineers or journalists. become leaders. for a while, the american project brought real progress. >> (reading aloud) >> (speaking pashto): >> smith: initially, after taking power, the taliban said they also supported girls' education. >> (speaking pashto): >> smith: but then, in short order, they banned girls from attending schoolbove the sixth grade. they said it was temporary. and i

the john d. and catherine t macarthur foundation committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful. more at macfound.org. park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues... the heising-simons foundation, unlocking knowledge, opportunity and possibilities. at hsfoundation.org. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler. and additional support from laura debonis and corey david sauer. (radio running in background) (explosion roars) (people yelling) ♪ ♪ >> friday is the tenth anniversary of the u.s. invasion of afgnistan. some people wonder why the war is taking so long. (guns firing) >> we can tell you that 2010 was the deadliest year for u.s. troops yet. >> smith: ten years in, the u.s. was no closer to winning the war in afghanistan than when it had first arrived. (guns firing) over 2,700 coalition soldiers had been killed in action. close to half-a-trillion dollars had been spent and the taliban were still gaining ground. >> allahu akbar! >> smith: but president obama had a plan. >> our nations agreed on a fram

catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a mo just, verdant and peaceful world.at macfound.org. the ford foundation: working with visionaries on e frontlines of social change worldwide. at fordfoundation.org. additional support is provided by the abrams foundation, committed to excellence in journalism. the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. and by frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler. additional funding for this program was provided by the arthur vining davis foundations. (singing) >> narrator: in the year 51 of the common era, by the shores of the aegean sea, a visitor arrived at the greek city of corinth. his name was paul of tarsus. >> let's imagineaul going up the main street of corin, throh the monumental roman archway, into the forum, the center of city life, the place where all the business and most of the political activities are done in the public life of this greco-roman c

catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. information at macfound.org. the ford foundation: working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. at fordfoundation.org. additional support is provided by the abrams foundation, committed to excellence in journalism. the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler. additional funding for this program was provided by the arthur vining davis foundations. >> narrator: jewish resistance was not completely snuffed out after the sack of jerusalem. rebel fighters held out for four more years. the jewish historian josephus, who had taken part in the war, recounted the story: >> there was a fortress of very great strength not far from jerusalem, which had been built by our ancient kings. is called masada. >> the rock of masada, one of the most glorious

catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.e information at macfound.org. the ford foundation: working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change at fordfoundation.org. additional support is provided by the abrams foundation, committed to excellence in journalism. the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler. additional funding for this program was provided by the arthur vining davis foundations. we know so little about him-- that he was born more than 2,000 years ago, and that he lived in palestine. we know he was baptized and became a preacher. and we know that he was publicly executed. >> (dramatized): what manner of man is this that even the winds and the seas obey him? >> narrator: with so little evidence to go by, archaeologists must sift the clues, and scholars decode the stories told by the

catherine t. macarthur foundation, committe to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.acfound.org. the ford foundation: working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. at fordfoundation.org. additional support is provided by the abrams foundation, committed to excellence in journalism. the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler. additional funding for this program was provided by the arthur vining davis foundations. (crowdhanting and cheering in background) >> narrator: in the roman coliseum, death became mass entertainment. amphitheaters demonstrated the power of the emperor. convicted criminals were sent here to be devoured by wild beasts. in time, those "criminals" would include christians. ever since the time of caesar augustus, all religions were tolerated by rome, provided that their worshippers performed their civic d

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pported by the john d and catherine t macarthur foundation . more information at mac found.org.ith the ongoing support of these institutions. >> this program s made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. amna: good evening and welcome to "the newshour." inflation cooled last month to its lowest level in nearly two years, the ninth straight month it has done so. geoff: u.s. inflation rose 5% in march, compared to a year ago. the price of groceries dropped .3% last month, marking the first decline in that index since september 2020, but core inflation, which does not include food and gas prices, remains high. gita gopinath is first deputy managing director of the international monetary fund. thank you for being with us. inflation has ticked down to its lowest level in almost two years, still above where the fed feels comfortable, but showing -- do we know when prices will fully level out or whether the economy can slow down enough without tipping into a recession? >> inflation indeed has come d

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