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Nagieb Khaja reports from the Taliban stronghold of Charkh, Logar Province.
Though only an hour from Kabul, armed Taliban fighters walk openly in the streets, and government and Western forces are entirely absent. Khaja bears witness to the parallel administration the Taliban has built in Charkh and hears testimony from the population—including from the families of civilian casualties of Afghan National Army bombings.
Khaja is the first Western journalist to film a Taliban Sharia court, where he witnesses a case in which the defendant is a Taliban member and the outcome is surprising. He also visits local boys and girls schools run in concert with the Taliban.
"This is Taliban Country" shows a defiant Taliban determined to continue attacking Afghan National Army bases and keep control of the region.
Original air date: April 11, 2014
Credits:
Credits for Clover Films
Senior Producer: Jamie Doran, Correspondent: Nagieb Khaja, Director: Nagieb Khaja, Producers: Nagieb Khaja, Tom Greenwood, Camera: Nagieb Khaja, Field Producer/2nd Camera: Aziz Ahmad Tassal, Additional Camera: Hamid Mangal, Translation: Ajmal Safi, Production Manager: Tracey Doran-Carter, Assistant Producer: Laura Kramer, Editor: Tom Greenwood, Additional Editing: John Moratiel, Fixer: Atequllah Masod
Credits for Fault Lines
Executive Producer: Mathieu Skene, Senior Producers: Carrie Lozano @carrielozano, Reem Akkad @reemakkad, Commissioning Producer: Lucy Kennedy @lucymkennedy, Producers: Laila Alarian @LailaAlarian, Nafeesa Syeed @NafeesaSyeed, Samuel Black @potter_black, Editor: Warwick Meade @warwickmeade, Jennifer Beman @jbwpost, Additional Camera: Joel Van Haren @joelvanharen, Paul Abowd @PaulAbowd, Senior Digital Producer: Kristen Taylor @kthread, Digital Producer: Nikhil Swaminathan @sw4mi, Associate Digital Producer: Danielle Powell @DanielleJenene, Research and Production Assistance: Melissa Etehad @melissaetehad
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