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Political Interest
The Dutch army Task Force Uruzgan was part of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. 1,200 To 1,400 Dutch soldiers attempted to maintain order in Uruzgan, develop political and economic infrastructure and train Afghan police through July 2010. The main operating base is Kamp Holland in Tarin Kowt, the Uruzgan capital. Uruzgan is the desolate, barren central province in Afghanistan. The Taliban have maximum latitude and drugs traffic is the feeble main economic force.
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Watch documentary09:11 Zulu - Special Forces at the job
Franke, Viktor, 2006Embedded as a war journalist filmmaker Viktor Franke joined the Dutch and US Special Forces for more than two months in the heart of enemy Taliban lines in Uruzgan. In vivid detail the film shows how the special forces operate in enemy territory.
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53 min.
Watch documentaryAhmed Shah Massoud
Malhotra, Iqbal, 2005This informative documentary is about the life and times of the late Commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, the famous Afghan leader. He was assassinated by two Tunisian assassins on September 9, 2001.
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100 min.
Watch documentaryWhy We Fight
Jarecki, Eugene, 2005A documentary that examines America's policies regarding making war, most recently the Iraq war and what is termed pre-emptive strikes (The Bush-doctrine).
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52 min.
Watch documentaryStanding Army
Parenti, Enrico & Fazi, Thomas, 2010During the Second World War America made a start establishing what would later be known as the Military-Industrial Complex, an intricate relation between government legislation, weapons industry and economy.
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48 min.
Watch documentaryTo the Brink of Eternity
Curtis, Adam, 1992Adam Curtis sheds an interesting light on the post-WWII period, overshadowed by both science and fear.
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59 min.
Watch documentaryThe Power of Nightmares Part II
Curtis, Adam, 2005This is part II of the award winning BBC series. It questions whether we should be worried about the threat from organised terrorism or is it simply a phantom menace being used to stop society from falling apart?
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46 min.
Watch documentaryThe Devils Wind
Malhotra, Iqbal, 2005In "The Devil's Wind" Indian director, Iqbal Malhotra, follows in the footsteps of Kipling's Great Gamers and tries to juxtapose the lessons of the past with the reality op the present.
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Watch documentaryNuclear Tango
Malhotra, Iqbal, 2005"Nuclear Tango" investigates why Dr.Khan, the father of the Pakistani nuclear weapons program, was made to take the rap and accept responsibility for having orchestrated the Pakistan - North Korea nuclear relationship.
