3:49 am Tue May 14, 2013  Younger Generation Poised To Lead
Afghanistan's Future  Originally published on Tue May 14, 2013
12:19 pm    This is MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Renee
Montagne, in Kabul, Afghanistan.   And I'm Steve Inskeep, in
Washington, with David Greene.  Renee's been in Afghanistan as
the United States prepares to substantially draw down its
presence in that country, which puts the focus on the Afghans
who will try to run the country next. Renee's been reporting on
a generation that's poised to take over: younger political and
business leaders, a group we have not heard much about, even
though Afghans under 35 make up about 75 percent of the
population. It's a very young country.  And, Renee, what marks
the younger generation in Afghanistan?  MONTAGNE: This is what
marks them, Steve: every one under about the age of 35 was born
into war. And they've endured their country's nearly unbroken
string of conflicts in their young lives. And they've come of
age as Afghanistan struggles to come