Starving to Death - Afghanistan

March 1996
A shcoking report on Kabul under the Taliban.

My God why is Kabul being destroyed? sings a boy in Afghanistan. A young girls lies in hospital screaming. Her amputated leg hangs in the air. The people of Kabul are bitter, besieged on all fronts by the Taliban army. Women haggle over sacks of airlifted food. Their only hope of survival is Defence Minister, Ahmad Shah Massoud. Known to his enemies as the 'Lion of Panjshir', he is frantically driving across the snow topped desert to brief his Commanders. A freezing winter has halted the Taliban advance. In the respite, he tables a meeting to re-structure his army. We are granted a rare interview with Massoud as he talks of human rights, democracy and rights for women. We also have secret footage of Taliban leaders as they recommend amputation as punishment for stealing. In Kabul's hospital we talk to the victims who have been hit by Taliban rockets. They lie in ramshackle wards with little or no facilities. The Red Cross estimates that a million people are starving to death. Having funded the Mujahadeen in its fight against the Soviet Union, the West has lost interest. Massoud is alone in attempting to defend his city against Islamic fundamentalists.

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[bill291212]

real classy country.

[sass225]

Al-qadea before 1989 was called the office of services bin laden took it over when abdullah azzam was killed by a car bomb. Azzam founded the palestinian branch of the islamic brotherhood. decentralized politics infused with islamic faith and dominated by tribal or clan hierarchies are the traditional form of afghan government. The draconian taliban came to power because they were supported by the ISI they are pakistians lap dogs

[yousof mansoory]

you cant be human. im sure you are an animal.

[koche kharabhat]

Can you load the full song in begin of Wakil Akhtari ?

[Khaar Gaw]

u piece of shit go check someone fuck ur mother mother fucker get lost if i see u i beat u like a dog piece of shit moron

[مسلمان افغان]

شما خود شاید ګفتار این جناور هستید که پول های چاپ روسیه را او و ربانی جهنمی با هم  ومتباقی چپاول ګران تقسیم میکنند ومتباقی ملت ٫ اطفال ٫ زنان ٫ سر سفیدان وریش سفیدان همه وهمه در فلاکت وګرسنګی ازیک سؤ و مرمیها وراکتها از سوی دیګر وخانه ویران از طرف دیګر . انسان با وجدان شخصیت او را حالا باید درک کرده باشند . وکسانیکه آنقدر در جهل ابوجهیل بند مانده اند آنها را همه میشناسیم که افراد مریض وجاهل با قی میمانند

[مسلمان افغان]

مردم بیچاره !

اګر این مردم هم وطن فروش و خود خوا مانند معسودوف میبودنند که باعث بوجود آمدن طالبها هم همین قومپرستی او بود. او جاهل تو بودی که مردم کابل را خو تو جهنمی فوتبال کردی وسر مردم تو جهنمی فلمپری کردی ٫ وزنها را تو جهنمی باعث ګشتی که تجاوز بالای انها صورت بګیرد دیګر بجز از قیدګیری برای بوجود آوردن یک چوکات قانون برای طالبها کدام راه حل دیګر نبود. وبه ویدیو که در تبصره پایانی وجود دارد نګاه کنید

[urmil gohil]

Humans either we live peacefully together or let us destroy ourselves !

[Reymond Ketashi]

start with our self

[DLarson1083]

what a shithole. Those people are all animals, and should be exterminated. There is no point in trying to bring peace and democracy to those who would rather live in the 7th century.