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  People, not just territory, have always been claimed by Afghanistan's warlords in their quest for legitimacy. But it is now, as the extremist Taleban regime battles its enemies in the country's 23rd consecutive year of war, that ordinary Afghans face the most alarming loss of social and cultural freedom in their history. During the past 20 years, Arthur Kent has photographed and reported the Afghan war for networks such as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC and NBC News and The Observer newspaper of London. Now, with a special one-hour television documentary for PBS titled CAPTIVES OF THE WARLORDS, Kent compares the harsh reality of life for Afghans today with scenes from a bitter history of foreign interference and internal treachery. The images create a montage that is both fascinating and horrific: a buoyant and resilient people have been separated at gunpoint from custom, belief and justice. Kent comments: "U.S. officials condemn Afghanistan as a haven for terrorists such as Osama Bin Laden. But ordinary Afghans fear and despise him -- and the Taleban warlords who protect him." "As they have been for more than two decades, Afghan families are captive to enemies within and without, trapped between the warlords and the foreign powers that have invested so heavily in war." CAPTIVES OF THE WARLORDS lifts the veil on Afghanistan's ruling Taleban regime, revealing:
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