| October 7, 2006 |
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Return of the Taliban
Frontline  launched its fall season with this remarkable and in-depth look at the Taliban today and the 500 miles of "lawless, violent, and remote" land it inhabits along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. As with the PBS program's other online work, this companion site is skillfully produced, thoughtful, and even-handed. It lays out the "nightmare scenario" currently unfolding in the area. It relays interviews of astonishing access, including Q&As with Pakistan's president General Pervez Musharraf, American and Pakistani ambassadors, correspondents, and four Taliban leaders. Even a 23-year-old Winston Churchill surfaces with his 1897 take on this place "where every man is a soldier"—it could just as easily be said today. Finally, the site asks, and presents varying answers, to such chilling questions as: What kind of ally is Musharraf? What should, or could, the U.S. do? And can Afghanistan be saved? (in Middle East) |
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