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Afghanistan is normally in the news for tragic reasons, mostly to do with violence and bombing. But the Afghan National Institute of Music aims to project a different side to the country. Founded in 2010 it has 200 students. The Â鶹Éç's Shaimaa Khalil talked to one of them, Negin, now the youngest conductor in Afghanistan. (Photo: Shaimaa Khalil with Negin at the Afghan National Institute of Music. Credit: Â鶹Éç).