Excellent new feature. Thanks, Charles,

If anyone’s interested in some videos on Afghanistan, I just found 3 full-length documentaries that look good (I’ve only watched 5-10 minutes of each).

NatGeo: Lost Treasures of Afghanistan (2006)
Pretty upbeat, presents Afghans as people you can relate on a level beyond that of wretched victims and/or vicious fanatics and/or corrupt politicians.

NatGeo: Lost Treasures of Afghanistan

BBC: Addiction - Afghanistan’s Secret Shame (2013)
The addiction is brutal.

BBC: Addiction - Afghanistan’s Secret Shame

Afghanistan: Outside The Wire (2010)
Produced by CPAC (a Canadian TV channel, not the conservative American PAC). Military journalist & writer dress as Afghans and head into Taliban country with camcorders.

Afghanistan: Outside The Wire

Apparently, the same guy has since done a follow-up documentary (in 2013) called “Afghanistan: Outside the Wire — End Game”, which you can view in full at the CPAC site:

Afghanistan: Outside the Wire - End Game, a new documentary reflecting on Canada’s 12-year mission in that country. As the Canadian military operation winds down, journalists Scott Taylor and David Pugliese venture outside the protected NATO compounds - outside the wire - to assess Canada’s contributions in Afghanistan and contemplate the country’s future.

cpac.ca

I’m embarrased that didn’t realize until I began watching this how much blood & treasure the Canadians contributed to this effort.