Synopsis: Iqbal Malhotra, who is a personal friend of the Afghan Ambassador in New Delhi, Mr. Masood Khalili, began planning in April 2001 to bring to the notice of the world, who the Northern Alliance's enemy actually was. The world believed that the Taliban had overrun almost 90% of Afghanistan and that they had a mind of their own. As The New Great Game shows, this was far from the truth and the stakes for absolute physical control over Afghanistan were much greater. Right from the time of the 19th century Great Game, first identified by Rudyard Kipling in his book Kim, Afghanistan has been at the centre of great power rivalry. Today in the 21st century, the players, the prize and the playing field of the New Great Game has changed. The New Great Game has evolved out of the ethos, rules and parameters of the old Great Game.Commander Ahmed Shah Masood took a personal interest in this project and the Islamic State of Afghanistan provided the AIM Television crew with all manner of logistical assistance in making this series a success. The crew arrived in Afghanistan at dawn on August 5th by helicopter gunship from the secret Afghan airbase of Farkhar in Tajikistan. Their first port of call was Khodja Bahauddin. From there they traveled to Ay Khanom and Chah-e-aab. Because of the heat and dust, the camera equipment and satellite phone packed up and on the 8th of August, they had to fly back to Dushanbe. Thereafter, on the 9th of August, after repairs to the camera and satellite phone, the crew flew directly to the Panjshir Valley. Using Panjshir as a base, they motored to Bagram airbase and the Shomali plains. From Panjshir they flew with Commander Masood to the important Northern Alliance base of Ferkhar where they interviewed him on camera.Commander Masood is very candid in this interview about the people behind the Taliban and their intentions. It was because of his voicing these concerns and identifying them during his visit to Europe in the summer of 2001 a
Directed by: TravelVideoStore.com
Runtime: 56 minutes
Release year: 2007
Studio: TravelVideoStore.com
ASIN: B002QZ7UXC (Rental) and B002QZ9S50 (Purchase)
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