Synopsis: The New Great Game - Reaping the Whirlwind is a sequel to "The New Great Game - The River of Destiny".Reaping the Whirlwind looks at post - Taliban, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in terms of Islamic fundamentalism and the large natural gas reserves of Turkmenistan that must necessarily transit through Afghanistan to markets in India and elsewhere.Till the late 19th century, Great Game between Czarist Russia and Imperial Britain led to the formal demarcation of Afghanistan's borders with Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, this region was one landmass alternatively ruled from Kabul or Samarkand depending upon who was in power. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the emergence of the Taliban in Afghanistan in 1996, these countries of the former Soviet Union were unsettled by Islamic fundamentalist led insurgencies that threatened their cosmopolitan and Slavic character.With US action in Afghanistan as a result of Operation Enduring Freedom, these countries have got a new lease of life and so has Afghanistan. For the first time there is a distinct possibility that Turkmen gas might find a transit route through Afghanistan and Tajikistan and Uzbekistan may be allowed to develop without the fear of further insurgencies. However, peace is only temporary, as Pakistan appears to be still keeping the Taliban - Al Qaida cabal alive and now augmented by the forces of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar who was and allegedly is a Pakistani ISI (Inter Services Intelligence) proxy.Reaping the Whirlwind explores whether the US Army along with the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) will be able to drive out and deter the enemy from attcking Afghanistan and whether Turkmen gas will find a transit route through Afghanistan.
Directed by: TravelVideoStore.com
Runtime: 54 minutes
Release year: 2007
Studio: TravelVideoStore.com
ASIN: B002QZ9S5A (Rental) and B002QZ3VXA (Purchase)
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Rental rights: 7 day viewing period Details
Purchase rights: Stream instantly and download to 2 locations. Details
Compatible with: Mac and Windows PC online viewing, compatible instant streaming devices, TiVo DVRs. System requirements
Format: Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download)
