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Director of Operations for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Pierre Krahenbuhl

05/06/2013 GMT

BBC World News - HARDtalk, Pierre Krahenbuhl

Stephen Sackur speaks with Pierre Krahenbuhl, director of operations of the ICRC.

Is the ICRC being overwhelmed by the danger of modern conflict as it's pulling some of its staff out of Afghanistan? Stephen Sackur asks Pierre Krahenbuhl, its operations director.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pulling some of its international staff out of Afghanistan, following a murderous attack on its Jalalabad compound. It's an unprecedented move in three decades of ICRC operations in Afghanistan. Stephen Sackur speaks to Pierre Krahenbuhl, the ICRC's operations director. Is his organisation being overwhelmed by the danger and complexity of modern conflict?

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