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This International Dateline episode includes three segments: Tolo TV -Afghanistan's Al Jazeera?, an Abdullah Abdullah Interview, and Munir Update.

Tolo TV - Afghanistan's Al Jazeera? 
TV was absolutely taboo under the Islamic extremist Taliban but of late it's become a barometer of change in Afghanistan.  Dateline's Ginny Stein reports on the birth of Tolo TV, a station in Afghanistan providing a modern mix of news and entertainment.  In the west, when TV is losing credibility with its audience, Tolo TV is starting afresh.  Jahid Mohseni, one of the station's directors, aims to create a reputation for Tolo TV as a reliable source of information in Afghanistan, which depends on talking to both sides of the divide.

Abdullah Abdullah Interview 
Dateline's George Negus interviews His Excellency, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan's Foreign Minister to discuss Afghanistan's national elections in September. The election campaign opened with warnings that women candidates could be in danger from tribal warlords and Islamic extremists such as the Taliban. Many argue that security generally is still poor in Afghanistan because too much valuable time has been lost with the US fighting its war in Iraq. Last month, after repeated pleas by the Afghan Government, Prime Minister John Howard recommitted Special Air Service troops to Afghanistan to help in the fight against the Taliban and al-Qa'ida. Dr. Abdullah Abdullah shares his thoughts on the imminent deployment of Australian troops, the recent surge in violence and the upcoming elections.
  
Munir Update 
The final segment is an update on the assassination of Indonesia's leading human rights activist, Munir Said Thalib, poisoned on a fateful Garuda Airlines flight out of Jakarta. The case continues to capture the imagination of the Indonesian public with attention now having shifted away from Garuda to the country's National Intelligence Agency. But, as Dateline's David O'Shea reports, there are still plenty of legal and political hurdles ahead in the aftermath of Munir's death.

About International Dateline 

SBS Dateline, which began in 1984, is Australia's longest-running international current affairs program. It has a well-earned reputation for authoritative and incisive reporting. Dateline has taken the traditional way of producing TV current affairs and turned it on its head. Reporters who used to travel with a cameraperson and sound recordist now travel alone and have the responsibility of both filming and reporting their stories. The reporters became video-journalists, gaining access to people and places that the conventional camera crews cannot.