Afghan Lawlessness

Afghan Lawlessness 'They're coming! The Taliban! Get the camera down!' a local interpreter shouts just before a British camera crew's dramatic confrontation with an Afghan raiding party.
In the wake of the Anglo-American invasion of Afghanistan the rural landscape has descended into chaos. The Taliban is waging a 'dirty campaign' against the populace - targeting schools and doctors' surgeries - in an effort to neutralise what they see as the pillars of an imperialist framework.

A British camera crew were filming a burning school upon the sudden arrival of a Taliban force wielding automatic rifles. Astonishingly, the raiders are dragged towards the camera for interview, prompting cries of 'Down with America!'.

During the furore shots are fired on the group heralding the arrival of the Afghan armed forces. However, the ambush has revealed problems with Afghan counter-insurgency tactics: 'they are a shambles, firing indiscriminately then beating anybody they capture'.

10:00:20 - 10:01:05 - Ancient ruined fort. Locals clean their cars in the Helmand river. GVs of small Afghan towns.

10:01:05 - 10:02:10 - Afghan doctor interviewed about Taliban aggression. Shots of burning schools attacked by the Taliban.

10:02:10 - 10:03:26 - A Taliban raiding party threatens the camera crew.

10:03:26 - 10:06:15 - An Afghan army ambush team fire on the group. Both Taliban and camera crew run away. The Taliban are captured and beaten.

10:06:15 - 10:06:43 - Interviews with the local Head of Education.

10:06:43 - 10:07:33 Opium harvest.
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