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( TWD Note: "The Atlas" is the new replacement name for "The Read International", the international news and opinion blog post from The Whole Delivery. This is day one of that. ) This was a refreshing look at those in Kabul thinking more about work than war : It always strikes me when reading newspapers and watching the news, that what we hear about Afghanistan always comes from the politicians, the military, analysts and experts - everyone seems to have an opinion without ever knowing the answer. But very rarely do we hear the voices of ordinary Afghans. There is no voiceover used in this documentary. Each of the four characters did a master interview and was filmed doing what they do. It is pure and simple. The idea was to create a snapshot of life in Kabul - a human portrait of a city at work. The film is loosely structured around the course of a day, starting with the General as she gets up and goes to work, and finishing with the 95-year-old bonesetter ...

Spanish Journalists are freed from Al Qaeda's captivity. (Photo from AFP) His weird media tour continues : The commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan says the momentum built up by the Taliban has been reversed in the south of the country and capital Kabul. General David Petraeus said it was important to destroy the safe havens of Taliban. He also said he would offer President Obama his best professional advice on the wisdom of handing control to Afghan forces next July. $815.58 million given to Pakistan is still not enough for its epic disaster. But with NATO forces focusing on silly wars, I guess that isn't a surprise indeed. Julian Assange seems to be in the midst of fighting a smear campaign against him, especially after the charges of him raping someone was dropped in Sweden . Sudan, an ally of Iran, is looking to start its own nuclear programme : The Sudanese government is planning to build a nuclear reactor which is first of its kind purposely for peaceful e...

6.4 is the reading that is breaking on the epiceneter . SANTIAGO (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck central Chile on Monday, seismologists said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The 6.4-magnitude earthquake at 7.09 p.m. local time was centered about 110 kilometers (68 miles) northwest of Concepcion. It struck about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to the NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. No tsunami warnings were issued. More to come on this story.

Another earthquake has happened in the world, and it has happened again in Chile. 5.6. is the magnitude of the earthquake in the city of Tarapica . Earthquake Details Magnitude 5.6 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes) Date-Time Monday, April 05, 2010 at 22:36:55 UTC Monday, April 05, 2010 at 06:36:55 PM at epicenter Location 20.180°S, 69.020°W Depth 231 km (143.5 miles) set by location program Region TARAPACA, CHILE More to come.

Oy....7.2 in the total : Rolando Sanchez, President of CNN Chile, says the 7.2 magnitude earthquake could be felt strongly in the newsroom in Santiago, Chile. "It was very, very strong," he said. "It went on for a good 45 seconds." Sanchez said the felt about four aftershocks earlier in the day, but none as intense or lasting as long as the 7.2 magnitude quake. Sanchez said some people were running and others were evacuating. And it happen as.... The 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook the ground near the region of Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, near the Chilean coast. It struck just as Chile prepared to inaugurate a new president, Sebastian Pinera. What a traumatic feeling to have yet again. There will be no tsunami ripple effects possibly going to Hawaii from what experts say. Let's hope for the best down there. TWD will try and keep you posted. Update : Thankfully, there were no casualties after the earthquake. And I got a report from th...

Photo from Reuters Photo from Martin Bernetti/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Photo from the Associated Press 122 are reported dead down there. God bless to their families in this shockingly horrible time. I saw a friends' post on Facebook talking about the exeprience. "Scared to death, but safe." President Obama to talk about the earthquake in Chile and the Tsunami coming to Hawaii at 2.