Martin Patience

A Palestinian man, pictured through a damaged classroom, carries a boy as he walks at a United Nations-run school in the Jebaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on July 30, 2014. Witnesses say the school, which is sheltering Palestinians displace

Gazans find no refuge in UN schools, but they're staying because it's the best they have

People in Gaza have been taking shelter in schools run by the United Nations, but some schools have also been attacked. Yet with nowhere else to go, Gazans have to remain in the battered and overcrowded makeshift shelters.

Gazans find no refuge in UN schools, but they're staying because it's the best they have

Dissident Deal: Chen Guangcheng to be Allowed to Leave China to Study

Dissident Deal: Chen Guangcheng to be Allowed to Leave China to Study

Eurozone Looks to China for Bailout

Eurozone Looks to China for Bailout

Former Chinese Leader Jiang Zemin Rumored to Be Dead

Former Chinese Leader Jiang Zemin Rumored to Be Dead
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Violent Protests in Urban China Over Inflation, High Food Prices

Violent Protests in Urban China Over Inflation, High Food Prices

Chinese Government Detained Artist Ai Wei Wei for 'Economic Crimes'

Chinese Government Detained Artist Ai Wei Wei for 'Economic Crimes'
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US, China discuss military relations

US, China discuss military relations
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Militants fire at peace conference in Afghanistan

Militants have fired rockets at a national peace conference in Kabul, sparking gun battles outside the venue. For the latest we're joined by the BBC's Martin Patience who is in Kabul.

Militants fire at peace conference in Afghanistan
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Militants kill at least 18 in Kabul

A suicide bomber detonated explosives near Kabul's shopping center; two more blasts followed. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that they had deliberately targeted foreign aid workers.

Militants kill at least 18 in Kabul
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Anticipating the Afghan Election Results

Preliminary results are coming in from Afghanistan's hotly-contested presidential election. For a look at the early results, The Takeaway talks to Christine Fair of Georgetown's Center for Peace and Security Studies and the BBC's Martin Patience.

Anticipating the Afghan Election Results
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Afghan Presidential Election Underway

As voting gets underway in Afghanistan's presidential election, The Takeaway talks to Martin Patience, an Afghan correspondent for the BBC. The threat of violence is being taken seriously; 300,000 troops are protecting an estimated 17 million voters.

Afghan Presidential Election Underway
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Monitoring Afghan Elections

Amidst continued security problems, Afghanistan is preparing for Thursday's presidential election. Joining The Takeaway is Glenn Cowan, an international election observer for Democracy International, and Martin Patience of the BBC.

Monitoring Afghan Elections
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Afghanistan looms large for Obama administration

For in depth look at the situation in Afghanistan, The Takeaway is joined by Parag Khanna, a Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation and author of The Second World. The BBC's Martin Patience also provides his insight.

Afghanistan looms large for Obama administration
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In the worst attack in three years, Taliban kills nine Americans at Afghan base

Taliban insurgents penetrated an American base in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province Sunday, killing nine and wounding at least 19 soldiers. The attack underscores concerns that militants are growing in strength in the tribal areas at the Pakistan?Afghanistan border. Guest: Martin Patience, BBC, in Kabul, Afghanistan

In the worst attack in three years, Taliban kills nine Americans at Afghan base