http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/kandahar 2008-08-21T10:20:26Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43317-mir-the-year-of-the-taliban 2008-08-21T10:20:26Z linktv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qy_F5n3zpRg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qy_F5n3zpRg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/43317-mir-the-year-of-the-taliban"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/49545" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Six years after the invasion of Afghanistan, the Taliban have been getting stronger. The Afghan government blames Pakistan for failing to prevent the insurgents from entering its territories. But most Afghans blame their own government. Who's to blame? And are the Taliban really making a comeback?</p> <p>Answers to the questions and more on Link TV's Mosaic Intelligence Report.</p> <p>For more info, visit at <a href="http://www.linktv.org/mosaic">www.linktv.org</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/43317-mir-the-year-of-the-taliban">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/42253-kandahar-braces-for-taliban-offensive 2008-07-11T10:47:53Z The Real News <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NFxOjpllm2o&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NFxOjpllm2o&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/42253-kandahar-braces-for-taliban-offensive"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/47685" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080601YT">therealnews.com</a> <br />Taliban and NATO forces both assert that they are in control</p> </div> <a href="/blog/42253-kandahar-braces-for-taliban-offensive">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/39960-the-struggle-for-woman-journalists-in-afghanistan 2008-06-10T03:30:51Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k-wyvrXeFCs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k-wyvrXeFCs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/39960-the-struggle-for-woman-journalists-in-afghanistan"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/45099" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Working as a journalist in Afghanistan can be challenging enough at the best of times. However, in a country where women have faced many restrictions, Afghanistan&#39;s female journalists risk their lives every day, just by heading to the office.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/39960-the-struggle-for-woman-journalists-in-afghanistan">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37825-lack-of-ammunition-plagues-afganistan-s-police-05-may-08 2008-06-15T03:30:56Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Is0pbSd2XFQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Is0pbSd2XFQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37825-lack-of-ammunition-plagues-afganistan-s-police-05-may-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42623" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Afghan police officers are increasingly seen as an easy target for the Taliban fighters.</p> <p>Lacking proper equipment and training, they have come under repeated attacks in recent weeks.</p> <p> </p> <p>Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from the district of Arghandab in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/37825-lack-of-ammunition-plagues-afganistan-s-police-05-may-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34844-afghanistan-s-road-of-contention 2008-06-06T21:30:13Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/C8_S-_sXlpw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/C8_S-_sXlpw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34844-afghanistan-s-road-of-contention"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38289" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>It was meant to unify Afghanistan &mdash; the Kabul to Kandahar Highway. But having spent hundreds of millions of dollars relinking Afghanistan&#39;s two largest cities, the United States has lost control of the road to the Taliban. And what was meant to be a symbol of triumph, is now one of the most dangerous roads in the country.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/34844-afghanistan-s-road-of-contention">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/28567-afghan-women-s-rights-9-feb-08 2008-06-11T21:31:22Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9DRW5fJaT0g&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9DRW5fJaT0g&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/28567-afghan-women-s-rights-9-feb-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/30733" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>During the Taliban's rule, Afghan women were subject to very strict social codes. </p> <p>They weren't allowed to work and couldn't leave the house without a male escort. </p> <p>Although various challenges still remain, life for many women has improved substantially. </p> <p>Zeina Khodr reports now from the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/28567-afghan-women-s-rights-9-feb-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/28265-portraits-of-kandahar-kandahar-cemetery-7-feb-08 2008-06-11T21:30:11Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1KrCq7BCmgs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1KrCq7BCmgs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/28265-portraits-of-kandahar-kandahar-cemetery-7-feb-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/30407" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>As international forces struggle against a resurgent Taliban, the Afghan conflict remains in the balance. <br />  <br />Provinces in the south and east of Afghanistan are suffering the heaviest fighting, in particular, Kandahar.</p> <p>Zeina Khodr reports on its Arab cemetery and how it's become a place of pilgrimage.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/28265-portraits-of-kandahar-kandahar-cemetery-7-feb-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/26994-us-influence-in-afghanistan-28-jan-08 2008-06-10T21:30:34Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ak4CW22co50&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ak4CW22co50&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/26994-us-influence-in-afghanistan-28-jan-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/29026" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>As well as Iraq, George Bush's state of the union address is expected to outline the situation in Afghanistan. Six years on Al Jazeera investigaes how mucht the US has achieved. Zeina Khodr finds disillusionment on the streets of the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/26994-us-influence-in-afghanistan-28-jan-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/20846-canada-issues-ultimatum-to-afghan-elders-07-dec-07 2008-06-14T03:29:44Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vh_KSSI1BYw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vh_KSSI1BYw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/20846-canada-issues-ultimatum-to-afghan-elders-07-dec-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/20571" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Canada is toughening its stance in Afghanistan. </p> <p>The military is telling tribal leaders they must reject the Taliban in order to get security and reconstruction help. </p> <p>But some Afghans feel the choice is no choice at all. Opposing the Taliban could put them in the cross-hairs. But failing to oppose the Taliban means international forces won't protect them.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/20846-canada-issues-ultimatum-to-afghan-elders-07-dec-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/11997-plight-of-afghan-recycling-children-06-sep-07 2008-06-17T03:31:50Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xW1XsMYmKGA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xW1XsMYmKGA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/11997-plight-of-afghan-recycling-children-06-sep-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/12121" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Children as young as six recycling plastic for a pittance in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. This is the harsh reality of life for some in Afghanistan growing up through seemingly endless wars. But is child labour acceptable when there are perhaps worse alternatives for the children? James Bays reports.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/11997-plight-of-afghan-recycling-children-06-sep-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/6847-dr-abdullah-against-all-odds-28-may-07-part-1 2008-06-06T21:30:50Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iHum9I-HbZU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iHum9I-HbZU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/6847-dr-abdullah-against-all-odds-28-may-07-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/6127" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The story of a 20-year struggle against some of Afghanistan's greatest challenges.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/6847-dr-abdullah-against-all-odds-28-may-07-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/6848-dr-abdullah-against-all-odds-28-may-07-part-2 2008-06-06T21:30:49Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dJfrtP5Y8VE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dJfrtP5Y8VE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/6848-dr-abdullah-against-all-odds-28-may-07-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/6128" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The story of a 20-year struggle against some of Afghanistan's greatest challenges.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/6848-dr-abdullah-against-all-odds-28-may-07-part-2">Watch the video</a>