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Podcast: In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Episode: Reimagining Iraq: 20 years on
Description: Twenty years have passed since United States-led coalition forces invaded Iraq, starting a war that would eventually topple Saddam Hussein's 24-year-long dictatorship. Since then, Baghdad has changed a great deal with reconstruction projects contributing to a renewed sense of vibrancy.
Iraq's Ambassador to Japan, Abdul Kareem Kaab, sat down with NHK World to explain where his country is heading and how it plans to get there.