Behind Taliban lines / a Clover Films production for WGBH/Frontline ; written and produced by Jamie Doran.

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In 2009, Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi negotiated access to a militant cell in northern Afghanistan with longtime ties to Al Qaeda and the Taliban and lived among the group for ten days, providing a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the growing insurgency in Afghanistan. "Also in this...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: Clover Films (Firm)
WGBH Educational Foundation
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Other Authors: Doran, Jamie (Screenwriter, Producer)
Quraishi, Najibullah (Reporter)
Lyman, Will, 1948- (Narrator)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
With optional audio description; closed-captioned.
Published: [Arlington, Va.] : PBS Distribution, [2010], ©2010.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Taliban.
Afghanistan > History.
Islamic fundamentalism > Afghanistan.
Islam and politics > Afghanistan.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
History.
Islam and politics.
Islamic fundamentalism.
Afghanistan.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
History.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Uniform Title:Frontline (Television program)
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
In 2009, Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi negotiated access to a militant cell in northern Afghanistan with longtime ties to Al Qaeda and the Taliban and lived among the group for ten days, providing a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the growing insurgency in Afghanistan.
"Also in this hour: David Montero reports from Pakistan on the country's troubled public school system, which is among the worst in the world despite years of U.S. aid"--Container.
Note:Originally broadcast on public television as a segment of the television program on February 23, 2010.
Includes Pakistan: The lost generation.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CV6 D0122184 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
ISBN:9781608832439
1608832430
Credits:Photography, Najibullah Quraishi ; edited by John Moffat ; music, Barney Freeman, Ben Vella.
System Details:DVD, region 1; NTSC; stereo; widescreen.
Participant or Performer:
Reporter: Najibullah Quraishi; narrator: Will Lyman.