PBS: Afghanistan's Agony Part 2of2

Part 2 of a PBS Newshour segment on Afghanistan from March 29, 2001.
Poverty, the Taliban, the oppression of women's rights and Osama Bin Laden are among the topics discussed. It also features an interview with a Taliban roving envoy.

This predates 9/11, of course.

Although interesting, this report merely tows the Bush administration's line on many of these issues and neglects to mention the US government's desire to build multi-billion dollar pipelines across the country for transporting oil and gas from Turkmenistan to the Indian Ocean (which is one of the first things they did after the post 9/11 invasion, conveniently).
It also fails to mention Bush's close ties with the Bin Laden family and the fact that the US Government actually supported the Taliban at one time.

Part 1 can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMFtqsmynnU

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[STRIKERZsouthafg]

Yes this guy is pashtoon the most brave ones of afghanistan in south not some pussy from north LOL this guy is from kandahar who are fighting against 50 super powers with there big ass bombers planes and tanks.with only an AK47 riffle.How funny after ten years war with taliban american and its allies desparatly wants to talk to taliban now?LOL Now who should represent afghanistan? some cowards immegrants who cant defend afghanistan against

invasion.

[Ahangar1000]

this guy is pashtun / taliban / international terrorist . he can represent the souht ppl of afghanistan which are pashtuns and love benladin but not all afghanistan non pashtuns ppl , non pashtuns ppl hate terrorist and ben landen and bled for fighting agiasnt it .

[MrMk2908]

its been more then 10 years now so what happen now more then 40 countrys fighting taliban with all ther weapons evryday usa and others dying in afghanistan for what?

[hin6487]

@48alfaone stfu u ignorant shit



[Jamiep84]

@48alfaone Aw, come on. Cheer up fella. Sure, it’s easy to become despondent when you realise that nobody gives a flying f*ck about your cretinous nonsensical warblings. Don’t let it get you down! Try and forget that you’ve pissed a substantial portion of your life away patiently shoveling truckloads of horse sh*t into the internet. Forget that you believed, for no reason, that this was worth doing. Bravely ignore the fact that everyone has actually been sh*tting themselves laughing at you.

[48alfaone]

@Jamiep84 "Wow", More Insults & Hate? That all you got Pal, hate. You posted this fucking video, why? Why you afraid to answer? I think i get it now, Your Islamic, or support islam! You support the repression shown in the video, you support the taliban & a religion / culture that enslaves females & young boys, bacha bazi-pedophile-fuck a kid, you support violence against outsiders (9/11), us non-believers from the evil West. Yet here you live, suck & enjoy the freedoms of the UK for yourself?

[Jamiep84]

@48alfaone This might seem hard for one as self-absorbed as yourself to believe, but just because you say something, does not automatically make it true. Those scientists, doctors, politicians and lawyers you see on TV aren't just saying what pops into their heads. They work & study hard, so have real knowledge of their subjects.

By contrast, your random bullsh*t belongs in the toilet, not on the internet where those unfortunate enough to accidentally read some of it will have their time wasted.

[48alfaone]

@Jamiep84 Here we go *Again*, just more Attacks and nothing to say, looks like your the one who thinks their Superior! You have anger issues, why, bacha bazi as a kid? Fact is, you sit comfortable in the UK enjoying true rights & freedoms! Maybe a paycheck, welfare or mom & dad? Your are the one here, most likely because of your hate for the West, who cannot see real suffering in places like Afghanistan is *also* caused by religion & stone age culture, not only Russia & the West!

[Jamiep84]

@48alfaone You're clearly a man who is long-term unemployed, and you were the dumbest in a dumb workplace before that.

How, then, can you possibly convince yourself of your superiority to the rest of the human race? Simple in your case: just take the only thing you’re good at in the whole wide world (your talent of inadvertently confessing feckless stupidity to the internet), and judge everyone else solely against their ability to do the same thing.

[48alfaone]

@Jamiep84 OK Pal, why the verbal attack instead of just "talking"? You guys always freak out, why? Ever try dialog without attacking? "I have every right to dump & comment here, and yes the net is a toilet"! You Shit on what i said (freedoms & human rights), so what's your answer to Afghanistan's problems? More of the same? More violence & hate that pushes help away? More religious fantasy & repression for suffering people? Hows that fucking working for ya?