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In Afghanistan an epidemic of drug addiction has seeped into every nook of society. This is the story of a place where opium has become so commonplace it is used to calm babies. Where mothers know it is bad for their children but offer it anyway, as the only palliative available.
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Journalist Yalda Hakim was commended for expertly handling a surprise from a Taliban spokesperson while she was live on BBC News. In this archive report – her first ever for SBS Australia’s Dateline – she returns to her birthplace of Kabul.
Setting themselves on fire is the only perceived means of protest for many women in Afghanistan. Cases of self immolation are on the increase.
Away from the glare of the media, in the most remote and dangerous parts of Afghanistan, US marines are on a mission to hunt down the Taliban. But in many places their security sweeps are proving counterproductive. More and more villagers are alleging they have been abused by marines. This week's documentary is a disturbing expose of American actions in Afghanistan. Journalist Carmela Baranowska …
Travelling with Medecins Sans Frontieres, George Gittoes travelled to war-torn Afghanistan to capture life there via the medium of paint.
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