$(document).ready( function () { talk_rendercallback({"enabled":"0","islive":"0","eid":6234,"total":"104","discussion":[{"nm":"JW","rs":"0","ms":"I bet you anything that if our troops had detected this Taliban group and called airstrikes on them, we would have FRONTLINE and PBS blaming our troops for not been able to distinguish this foolish journalist surrounded by group of armed enemy insurgents ... and if the excuse is that he was carrying a camera, just remember that the Taliban also carry their own cameras to film their brave actions when decapitating or shooting any poor soul that gets in their way. ","pt":"Mar 30, 2010 15:48"},{"nm":"Paul","rs":"0","ms":"I found this work to be both enlightening and very disturbing.  To see the local Afghans actively supporting the Taliban in their region shows we are not “winning the hearts and minds” of the population we have set out to save.  While I am not a defeatist, I do consider myself a pragmatic realist.  \nWith this in mind, is it possible to overlay a pseudo-western democracy centric form of government over a nation that has little to no understanding or interest in the concept?  How long will it take the West to realize that the average Pashtu might not tolerate our guiding philosophies?\nWhile I wholly support these wars against terror I can’t help but think that we’re selling things these people don’t want.  Israel (unlike Iran) has Gay Rights.  In Israel (very Western by comparison) one would never see an “honor killing” such as goes on today in Iraq, of a promiscuous college age woman who has been condemned by her tribal Sheik.  But Israel is very advanced, with a literacy rate resembling those found in Europe.\nAfghanistan is the inverse.  It is one of the least developed nations in the region.  It is so phobic of things we in the US take for granted (such as males and females going to the same building for medical care) that I seriously question if we can possibly bring off what we have started.\nConcerning the fatigue that our pampered nation (I address the US here) is encountering I question if there is even a remote chance we might turn Afghanistan into a Permanent Duty Station and spend decades reconstructing it in our own image, as ultimately happened in South Korea and elsewhere.  Granted, the ROK (Republic of Korea) did the work, but we provided billions a year and stability.\nThe words of one of my class mates is telling “…And we’re losing to these guys…”  sigh.  Well, maybe not losing, but not winning either.  And in a Democracy, governments get changed, even when they’re doing the right thing, because the cost got too high.  As a Field Grade Officer in the US Army I look upon Mr. Najibulah’s superior work and shudder.  I’m not certain that the American People are willing to underwrite this necessary endeavor for the next several decades, until the philosophies we hold dear will have a chance to germinate in Afghanistan’s Iron Age minds.  \n","pt":"Mar 28, 2010 23:23"},{"nm":"N.Hessabi","rs":"0","ms":"This was a great reporting by an Afghan journalist. I hope the United States Army and people in charge of this war watch this reporting and learn who are the real people behind the Afghan war.  I am very sadden that United States still think that they could use the basic technic of the old war style to buy these people\'s heart and mind.  Please see this film over and over again and see the true faces of the war in Afghanistan.  America is fighting Arbas and Pakistanis, not Afghans!  We as Americans need to rethink about this war, before we loss so many more young lives.I hope the mainstream media could show these kind of flims about the true Taliban. I think it time to rethink our relationships with Arab countries, who show themselves as our friends and behind us support these people! I am very sorry for every life that we lose in these two wars!","pt":"Mar 28, 2010 15:16"},{"nm":"Deborah","rs":"0","ms":"I am amazed at Najibullah\'s courage to travel with the insurgents and to stay with them as long as he did. So much of what the media shows us is sensationalized, filled with misinformation, and clouded by bias. This story and the one detailing the sad state of education in Pakistan are examples of great reporting on complex issues.  Way to go, Frontline!","pt":"Mar 27, 2010 20:32"},{"nm":"Mehmet","rs":"0","ms":"War is a rediculous means to and end. The worlds largest and most powerful military is a fighting a war with no end in sight. Not every Muslim is a radical and not everyone from the west is corrupted. Its unfortunate that in this day in age people have to settle for war to get a point across. These guys have a RPG\'s from when the Russians invaded them and its very unfortunate that we created this group of rebels as terrorist and now they are getting help from other people in other countries. Its also crazy how Osama was educated at Harvard and we supplied them with most of the weapons they have. Ignorance is Bliss","pt":"Mar 25, 2010 02:14"},{"nm":"John","rs":"0","ms":"After several months training for the US Army\'s war to win the hearts and minds of the Afghan people, I came to see just how ignorant and also closed to the Afghan people that the US military really is. This is a good portrayal of the "Bad Guys", in military\'s John Wayne rhetoric. The US lacks even a basic hint as to what their world is. They know this, that is why they are trying to get anthropologists to help them understand that world, so that we can dominate it. But the anthropologists know that the US Human Terrain System is a totally immoral coverup of the real intent of dominating these people. You don\'t get inside the mental world of such a deep and ancient culture by offering money and cigaretted in exchange for "strategic information". \nThere is a real sad fate in this for the US. I was hoping Obama would take us down the road that leads to communication, not domination. \nSad.","pt":"Mar 24, 2010 22:55"},{"nm":"WJ B","rs":"0","ms":"No matter how corrupt Afghanistan is and Al-Qaeda\'s presence there may be, I don\'t think United States and other nations have any business in trying to correct it by stationing their military forces and setting up a government with politicians that they\'ve handpicked. I do respect those individuals serving in U.S. military and because I respect them, I believe our men and women should pull out of Afghanistan in order to stop the casualties on both sides. Maybe then, people of Afghanistan can work more toward establishing peace rather then watching their loved ones going off to fight against the world\'s most advanced military with their rusty AKs and IEDs from decades ago. It\'s time we give Afghanistan and its people rightful respect as a country and people rather than some terrorist base with armed militants that we can dump explosives at.","pt":"Mar 14, 2010 16:04"},{"nm":"Obaid Malik","rs":"0","ms":"Excellent journalism. I enjoyed watching it. It was real "reality TV" not some stupid competition dating show. Moreover, It was sad to see the condition of the schools but the ambition and resolve of the little girl too achieve an education regardless of the deteriorated conditions was an inspiration. People are trying to make a difference though however. I know of one organization, founded by Greg Mortenson, a charity organization called Central Asia Institute to provide education for the children in the areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan which really need it.","pt":"Mar 11, 2010 01:25"},{"nm":"AH","rs":"0","ms":"I just read an AP article about the capture of Adam Gadahn. But at the very end, it mentioned that Hizb-e-Islami and the Taliban have been fighting against each other in Baghlan province (where this was episode filmed). And a lot of these same fighters (maybe some of those featured in the video) have gone over to the government\'s side. It makes me wonder if allowing Najibullah Quraishi to film them was some sort of strategy or played some part in the power struggle between these two groups that is obviously going on right now in the north. It makes you realize that things are never as they seem...","pt":"Mar  7, 2010 15:07"},{"nm":"Dave","rs":"0","ms":"Very interesting episode.  I would be interested in seeing how American\'s would react if our country had a foreign military on our soil.  My gut tells me we would react much like those you have seen in this episode.  Not all were religious extremists.  Interesting on how many fighters said they would put down their arms upon America\'s and NATO\'s exit.","pt":"Mar  7, 2010 14:21"},{"nm":"Johnny","rs":"0","ms":"I found it interesting how they spare villagers lives over their targets.\nHow widespread the hate for US is growing around the Arab countries.\nFinally, strange how those who fought the Russians do not notice that they received aid from US during that war - money, technology, tactics.\n","pt":"Mar  5, 2010 13:50"},{"nm":"Drew Cardosi","rs":"0","ms":"i think the reporter that went undercover was very brave to do that. i think this video game me a better understanding of life in the middle east.","pt":"Mar  5, 2010 09:30"},{"nm":"max n","rs":"0","ms":"It made me realize the difference there would be in my life if i lived in a country like that. It gives a good des\cription of daily life in there eyes.","pt":"Mar  5, 2010 09:29"},{"nm":"Justin H","rs":"0","ms":"i was astounded by the way the kids school system was set up especially the one in the video with the kids on the ground and the cess pool 20 ft from them. I also found it intresting after they failed to blow up the enemy tank they went back to camp and lied to everyone about blowing it up. I found this video very intresting i liked it alot","pt":"Mar  5, 2010 08:26"},{"nm":"Seth B","rs":"0","ms":"This program was an eye opener for me.  Actually seeing what goes on in the terrorist groups that we so often speak of paved a bridge in my mind between words and reality.  I found it specifically interesting that the terrorists believe that the Soviet Union in the era of Stalin is stronger than the United States is now.  We\'ll see if that premise holds true.","pt":"Mar  5, 2010 08:19"},{"nm":"Chris l","rs":"0","ms":"I think that viedo was very informitive and educational. It was very good information. I think that the us should use this to be more aware for some of the things that the taliband just set road side bomb in front of every body and should be be more aware. It discribed the way there educational life was.\n","pt":"Mar  5, 2010 08:14"},{"nm":"Courtney B","rs":"0","ms":"I found this video to be very informative. I had no idea what was really going on over there and the information just blew my mind. I just can\'t believe they hate the U.S. so much. I know we can be difficult sometimes but we aren\'t that unreasonable. I think it\'s unbelievable that they\'re teaching that hate to their children! It\'s just beyond words.","pt":"Mar  5, 2010 07:53"},{"nm":"Katie T.","rs":"0","ms":"I thought this was a very fascinating and insightful video.  I learned a lot about the Taliban. It\'s interesting to see how much hatred they have toward the Americans and they\'re drive to do what they think is right.  Also, i noticed how much they seemed to blame each other when their plans didn\'t map out as planned and i found that very interesting.","pt":"Mar  5, 2010 07:43"},{"nm":";lkpklpk","rs":"0","ms":"This is a stupid Pyops why did he say that the tanks were coming from "Bagdahd" if this IS Afghanistan?","pt":"Mar  3, 2010 13:40"},{"nm":"Sam B","rs":"0","ms":"Dear Frontline,\nDue to my interest in Middle Eastern politics, I was extreemly excitied to watch this program. But, as I am living in China, I cannot watch it on TV. When Iw ent to your website to watch it, I waqs disappointed to learn that "this video is not available in your region due to rights restrictions." Could you please tell me who in China has the rights to this program and where I can watch it?\n\nThanks,\nSam","pt":"Mar  3, 2010 09:53"},{"nm":"Janie","rs":"0","ms":"I enjoyed Frontline\'s production of Behind Taliban Lines. It provided informative and useful information to the everyday American citizen that doesn\'t have a vast knowledge of what it is truly like behind the Taliban lines. \nThe schools in Pakistan were heartbreaking. I hope to see their country\'s government go through and beyond their promises of new textbooks and some sort of stable learning environment. ","pt":"Mar  3, 2010 08:59"},{"nm":"Jacob W.","rs":"0","ms":"That was a very educational programs that I have seen by PBS. I think we should use the knowledge from this video and put it into use agansit the Taliban in Afghanistan.","pt":"Mar  2, 2010 22:44"},{"nm":"B3-4","rs":"0","ms":"This was a very interesting story, the taliban operate just how we thought they did. As a Soldier it is good to get visual confirmation on what they do. This is a light infantry battle that needs to be fought at the same level they operate. Its going to be a long war. However with brave intel like this we will overcome. Its apparent that the poor Afghanis are exploited to do the dirty work, most of everybody is clueless to what is going on until the time comes for them to do it. I believe our obstacle is to get the heads and the training camps because people seem to be a dime a dozen.","pt":"Mar  2, 2010 20:25"},{"nm":"Somshankar Bose","rs":"0","ms":"It was a episode that left me shocked, disbelief and terrified. I come from Mumbai and not long ago my city was a target of extremism rom Pakistan, the creator of the Taliban and still today the tacit, strategic supporter of the Taliban. Bear in mind that I have nothing against the Pakistanis, who I have met in plenty but the middle class has no voice and the nation hangs on a construct that itself is ridiculous. The construct is an assumption that "Only people of the same religion and same race, and the majority can survive as a nation state". All minorities are doomed to exploitation and subjugation. In today\'s diverse world, majority is a false construct as each majority group has its own minority. Coming back to the episode, the bravery of the journalist is mind boggling and the pain of the middle class in Afghanisthan really pains all Indians. I am so glad that India has continue to support the just despite all the setback through years fighting the Taliban and I hope we continue to support Karzai and his group. \nThe Taliban are the world worst form of obscurantist group and its a shame that the west created it. I hope we recall the lesson of the past and recall how CIA funded the ISI and the Taliban. This is a story that needs to be told to every American child so that no professor at the Harvard school of Governance ( Henry Kissinger ) is a professor ever decides to use this religious doctrination policy to meet foreign policy goals.\n\nThere is a lof of blood in their hands.\nthanks for showing the program.","pt":"Mar  2, 2010 17:21"},{"nm":"Josephus of Brooklynea","rs":"0","ms":"Another fine Frontline:  Well ... it seems clear to me that, just as we\'ve been told by several consecutive National Intelligence Estimates, it is our unwanted presence on their soil that inflames the insurgency and cultivates radical Islamists.  Just as it is in Iraq, and throughout the Middle East and Central Asia, our military presence in Afghanistan cannot help but generate interminable backlash.  I guess these insurgents are really no different than any American would be if a foreign power occupied our soil.  I dare say that, even at my age, I wouldn\'t hesitate to covertly support an American insurgency against a foreign invasion - especially if that occupying power didn\'t share my culture, my ethnicity, my beliefs or my language.  Just as it is in Iraq, there is no military "victory" to be won in Afghanistan, and throwing over 100 billion dollars a year after that unachievable goal is nothing but a fools errand in unjustified "nation building" ... especially when for less than one tenth the price in blood and treasure, we can far more easily secure the United States with intelligence, police work and international cooperation.  We should invoke the Powell Doctrine, generate an exit strategy and leave Afghanistan ASAP.","pt":"Mar  1, 2010 17:09"},{"nm":"Alexis F.","rs":"0","ms":"This was a very interesting video. This video could provide valuable information to our troops about the Taliban troops/terorists. I thought this video showed a realistic view of the middle eastern countries. It was very informative. The vidoe portrayed how they live and fight for their lives. This video also showed the hatered these people have towards Americans.","pt":"Mar  1, 2010 16:41"},{"nm":"E.M.","rs":"0","ms":" Thank you Quraishi for your brave journalism.  I agree with CR.  This shows both sides of the battle field.  We Americans say we are fighting for "freedom" yet so do they.  I\'m not saying they are "good guys." but they are not Keystone Cops..they are poor, uneducated, and are not afraid of death. they feel used by the 1st world and with the given opportunity, decided or possibly forced to fight.  This counter-culture is mixed up with radicals and also men who just feel it is their duty to fight against an opposition that threatens their land and way of life.  Come to think of it, the same goes for the western world.      ","pt":"Mar  1, 2010 14:59"},{"nm":"Brendan","rs":"0","ms":"I think that this was extremely informative and I learned a lot about the Taliban and how things work for them.  Also I think that Quraishi was extremely brave for taking on this story.  I think that this will reveal the actual truth behind the Taliban for everyone that doesn\'t know.","pt":"Mar  1, 2010 12:17"},{"nm":"C.V.","rs":"0","ms":"I found this program very disturbing. It was propaganda for the Taliban. How convenient that the bombs didn\'t go off when it was being filmed - it made them appear inept when in reality they have been able to kill or injure hundreds of our service men and women. And it was a great piece of propaganda (for the Taliban) to show how they let the villagers pass before they set off their bombs- yet there are reports that the Taliban is not allowing citizens of Marja to leave to safer places only to make the US military look terrible if a Marja citizen is injured on accident. I think you have to ask yourself- why would they let themselves be filmed? Isn\'t it a little questionable that as soon as the filming stopped- these people ended up killing the police and taking over their headquarters? I think everyone should be careful thinking these people are inept or caring- they are not. Frontline- how about a piece on the U.S. military and all that these young men and women are willing to sacrifice to ensure our safety from another attack on the U.S.?  Sincerely,  A very proud mother of a Marine who is set to deploy to Afghanistan to serve and protect our Country.  May all of our service men and women be safe.","pt":"Feb 28, 2010 12:10"},{"nm":"Scott W","rs":"0","ms":"Excellent job Frontline! Almost  as interesting as the video are some of the comments here. There are some very good ones from people that seem to have a handle on the real world such as the military vets, but then there are several that go from irrational and panicky to poorly worded, misspelled comments that makes one wonder how cognizant the writers are of what the report showed.\nI am a vet of the Vietnam war and so many thoughts came to mind watching the video. It is obvious that our leaders have involved us in yet another quagmire. My question is why?\nOur young military personnel are told they are fighting for freedom over there. While I admire the courage and true motivation our kids there manifest so very well, it cannot be for freedom they were sent there. There has to be something else.\nI see the massive amounts of money being poured into the military industrial complex on things that make little to no difference over there in that kind of war. There is no shortage of knowledge at the Pentagon on how to fight an irregular war, but as in Vietnam, they don’t seem to have much say in the matter.\nI am grateful to Frontline and the brave photo journalist that brought it forward. It was an informative film and an example of an increasingly rare thing…True investigative reporting from a neutral perspective.\n","pt":"Feb 28, 2010 04:54"},{"nm":"Gary","rs":"0","ms":"@Jennifer Christpher\n\n"At one point the journalist says my camera is my gun when they asked him to join in the shooting. Isn\'t it called aiding and abading the enemy."\n\nActually it\'s called aiding and abetting, and since Quraishi is an AFGHAN journalist, no we would not put him in jail for being a traitor.  And if he was an American there is something called freedom of the press, tied to that First Amendment thingie you may have heard of, which is what allows shows like this to air no matter who is disgusted by it.\n\nThis is an excellent piece of reporting and greatly appreciated by those of us who are tired of only seeing pieces by American reporters that have been vetted by the Pentagon first.  Mr. Quraishi should be congratulated for the risks he took.  If anything he may have given our side some valuable insights into the mind of the enemy so that perhaps we can come up with successful strategies to defeat them. ","pt":"Feb 27, 2010 23:20"},{"nm":"Jared","rs":"0","ms":"Wow great look into every day lives of our enemy, they really angered me when watching them. They show us what REAL islam is like and how REAL islam is just some violent, repugnant, backwards way of life. I say pull the troops out and carpet nuke the place...see how they like that.","pt":"Feb 27, 2010 20:37"},{"nm":"Soulman_SD","rs":"0","ms":"It infuriates me that "Journalists" can have this sort of unheard of access to the enemy we are fighting with the cost of blown limbs, torsos and skulls of the bravest men (and some women) on earth. What kind of commanders do we have in charge that FRONTLINE goes where US special forces cannot? Do we need to witness our very own get  blown to pieces and call it neutral journalism?\n\nThe "Taliban" field leaders contemplated beheading this foolish and misguided Journalist. He is the the most ignorant when it comes to the motivations of this rag-tag army of rebels. He obviously is trying to "suffer the fate of martyrdom" and was very fortunate to escape alive. It should give pause to our soldiers on the "frontline" of harms way that we defend a TV stations journalist(s) working to show us how the enemy plots in vivid detail to kill him and his company, plots to leave a wife a widow, plots to leave a child fatherless, plots to leave a president apologizing to mothers and fathers. \n\nI wonder what might have been cut out and left on the editing floor? Was it him, Quraishi, assisting in intelligence, fire-fighting, bomb making or swearing loyalty to the Taliban?","pt":"Feb 27, 2010 18:08"},{"nm":"Calabrese","rs":"0","ms":"First off, I would like to thank Quraishi for his work on this documentary. It required a good bit of courage to embed oneself in a very violent organization.\n     I would like to address the people in the comment section here that are calling this "propoganda" or stating that this documentary is disrespectful to the military.\n     The goal of journalism (or at least how I understand it) is to report on current events while trying to maintain an absolute unbias position of the event being reported on. Journalism is supposed to be done for informational purposes; I think that people tend to forget that since most contemporary journalism always seems to have an agenda. \n     This documentary does well in maintaining neutrality towards the enviroment and presenting an insider view of an organization that most Americans have little to no knowledge whatsoever. Someone mention that the cameraman didn\'t report the potential attack on the police station, and that he referred to his camera as a gun. I would chalk that up to self-preservation rather than aiding-and-abeting the enemy. What would you have said to a violent group that thought you to be a spy and would likely behead you for the wrong answer? Quraishi is a journalist, not a military personel.\n     Viewers can use this documentary to glean a better understanding of the enemy, and decide what route would be best for our country to take in order to win this.","pt":"Feb 27, 2010 14:45"},{"nm":"SIG","rs":"0","ms":"Thanx to Qureshi for risking his life for his work. \n\nIt makes me consider the world from the mind of the Afghani civilian who strongly supports the insurgent fighters. From their point of view - they\'re trying to get rid of foreigners who not only threaten their way of life, but who have destroyed actual lives. And they are willing to support the fighters who are resisting the foreign invasion and driving the foreigners out. Make sense. It would take more than cultural sensitivity to sift through that one and make the Afghans sensitive to a different point of view.\n\nAnyway, it\'s an eerily tangible reality from the insurgent side of things. And a bit goofy too with the realness of their incompetencies. Also a lasting observation for me is that the fighters absolutely do not accept the idea of collateral damage with respect to civilians, and are thus seen as protectors. Whereas the "foreign" forces have more than once been known to shoot from the hip and cause civilian deaths.","pt":"Feb 27, 2010 02:34"},{"nm":"Alex Koplin","rs":"0","ms":"This was an exceptional Front Line. And that alone speaks volumes. These are poor uneducated people that need more. We need to rethink our strategies and somehow try to stop the killing. Thank you for this rare glimpse into this futile struggle-History has already proven that Afghanastan cannot be ruled or controlled through foreign control. There is no war that is winnable, there is always the cost, and in this day and age that is what we should be working towards.","pt":"Feb 26, 2010 21:44"},{"nm":"David M","rs":"0","ms":"It has always been important to "know thy enemy." We have very poor intelligence on the Taliban. This documentary may help our troops and our mission there more than we realize. Great work.","pt":"Feb 26, 2010 21:00"},{"nm":"Taliban fans","rs":"0","ms":"They are not \'fearless\' they are hopeless. This act is all they have ever known. Cheerleaders for them are myopic and use them to project and personify their own identity insecurities. It is much easier, and intellectually lazy to hate the west then it is to think critically about the Taliban.   ","pt":"Feb 26, 2010 13:58"},{"nm":"Pirouz","rs":"0","ms":"Amazing how poorly equipped and trained. Equally amazing how fearless.","pt":"Feb 26, 2010 06:39"},{"nm":"j,d, trotter","rs":"0","ms":"one man says this is propaganda. one man says bravo to frontline.  one man says, shame on our enemies.  and one man says, we should not even be there.  From Mr fpmorales - I fear you are right, we are going the way of the Soviet Union. usually it is military men and women who know and realize the costs, both in human lives and loss of national treasure.  they see on a daily basis how many tanks and fuel trucks are bombed and lost to the enemy.  it is the men and women on the frontline who know more about it than anyone.  to win in this country we have to win the hearts and minds of the people.  won\'t win by shooting them...","pt":"Feb 26, 2010 00:35"},{"nm":"John","rs":"0","ms":"These guys are the military version of the Keystone Cops.  I laughed through most of the first half of the film.  The west will kill these so called combatants by the thousands as well as the hapless civilians that unfortunately get in their way.  Their Jihad is simply the suicide of their people.  It\'s painful to see them believe they can hurt the U.S..  The Taliban may well outlast the U.S. but they should simply try to survive rather than carry out their comical attacks.\nAir Force Officer.","pt":"Feb 26, 2010 00:24"},{"nm":"Noah","rs":"0","ms":"Nice piece.\n\nI still don\'t understand how NATO 100,000, ANA 300,000, Plice, local militia and the latest technology in the world can\'t defeat these rag tag farmers with AKs no doctors to care for them.\n\non the other hand they can make $500/month by joining the ANA, but refused and want to die for thier ideology. \n\nOne of the guys was saying mybe he\'ll be maryter tommorw and was smilling about it. ","pt":"Feb 26, 2010 00:23"},{"nm":"beth","rs":"0","ms":"I find the jihadist both chritian (Pat Roberts, Tim LaHaye,and other christian zealots). and islamic jihadist to relics of the old testament.  They both believe in god that has all the pathological traits of human. (jealousy, vengence,incredible brutality, myopic view of man, demanding to a fault and intolerant in nature).  \n\nAs far as Afghanistan, american policy has always failed to learn how to win the hearts and minds of those foreign to our way of life. We have manage to breed comtempt on a global scale and we do the work for Al-Queda.  The documentary shows that the battle has been rallying cry for jihadist from all over the middle east and former eastern block countries that had islamic communities.  NO one has won a war in this country. All those that tried have withdrawn in defeat. Without massive local support we will repeat the past.  As long as we continue to proceed in this fashion we will manage to turn multiple generations into haters and win a stalemate at best. ","pt":"Feb 25, 2010 17:06"},{"nm":"Jennifer Christopher","rs":"0","ms":"I am watching the Frontline documentary and I think it is the most repugnant form of entertainment I\'ve ever encountered.  We in no way should be be airing the ways in which the Taliban are using to kill our young servicemen and women.  My husband is currently serving overseas for the second time and I am literaly shaking inside with anger at this disgusting display.  The fact that they are showing them set up IED"s and burnt tanks is repulsive.  There are actual brave service men and woman who are in those tanks they burned or are trying to explode.  Please don\'t forget they have people at home who love them and are anxiously awaiting their safe arrival and have enough worry without the visuals of what they are going through strewn all over our television.  I can\'t even believe this!!! I don\'t think family members need to see these deviant human beings in the act of trying to kill their loved ones. Had this journalist alerted authorities 8 Afghan police members may be alive.  I find him no more than a traitor and not a hero by any stretch of the imagination. At one point the journalist says my camera is my gun when they asked him to join in the shooting.  Isn\'t it called aiding and abading the enemy.  Don\'t people go to jail for that??  No we put them on tv and call them hero\'s. Completely and utterly tasteless.  We may as well start recruiting for them!\nWife of an American Soldier","pt":"Feb 25, 2010 17:00"},{"nm":"smidely","rs":"0","ms":"the insurgents communicate both with each other and with their keystone kop pipe bombs via cell phone. \n\nmay i suggest they turn off the cell network and get the @#$% out!","pt":"Feb 25, 2010 13:16"},{"nm":"Fred Hammil ","rs":"0","ms":"This Taliban "group" are shown to have a number of vans and apparently a number/fleet of new cars, and apparently a good size headquarters facility.  Why cant NATO/US Miltary find and deal with them; this question needs to be addressed.","pt":"Feb 25, 2010 13:03"},{"nm":"DR","rs":"0","ms":"It is in deed a religious crusade.  I hear these fighters talking just like some of our own political (religious) leaders. Pat Roberson George Brush and alike, who bless America every chance they get to tell us that we are on the right side of  God.\nDoesn’t this contradict their own believes? How many gods are there anyway?\n\nLet’s face it; our leaders dropped the ball by ignoring this war for 7 years. \n\nLets get out of there.  It is time to change our strategy.  With patience we can target the leadership of Al-Qeada one by one. Safe our country the agony of more valuable soldiers dying.    \n\nThank you PBS/Frontline\n","pt":"Feb 25, 2010 12:14"},{"nm":"Guy  Rowe-Sleeman","rs":"0","ms":"In many ways the mindset of Islamic Jihadists is similar to those of the Thugees of India. For insights into the tactics and stradegies that were used to defeat the Thugees I would suggest the writings of Major-General William Henry Sleeman; the man responsible for their defeat.   ","pt":"Feb 25, 2010 11:35"},{"nm":"Sam Wahbe","rs":"0","ms":"Great journalism again from the folks at Frontline. The solution to the Afhanistan problem is not throwing thousands of troops and money at the situation. It requires CIA and special force operatives like we used in the beginning. Additionally,we really need to concentrate on Al Qaeda and Ben Laden. In effect, we should have a small presence in Afghanistan if any at all...","pt":"Feb 25, 2010 09:57"},{"nm":"Ranger","rs":"0","ms":"The only thing that is slightly misleading is the villagers defense of the Taliban. They would not dare speak out against the Taliban in their own presence, or even in their perceived presence! They are an oppressed people. The truth is, most are forced to entertain the Taliban as guests. Resistance is not a realistic option.","pt":"Feb 25, 2010 08:45"},{"nm":"deleon","rs":"0","ms":"this is a unprecedented access to these people, who will fight anyone who they consider non believers.......we should  just let these people live their lives and get out of their country.....it is an unwinable war for any outside country...just ask the russians......u cant defeat people who have nothing and will kill and die for their cause!!!\nwhy are we in this country????????????","pt":"Feb 25, 2010 06:23"},{"nm":"RS","rs":"0","ms":"Thank you for showing the true Taliban.  What the video shows is that the Taliban talk a good game about defending Afghanistan from foreign fighters on camera.  But when the Arab commanders show up, they make the cameraman leave and then kill native Afghan police with their own imported foreign fighters.  If you listen carefully, the true reason for their fight comes out - they\'re not fighting foreign troops, they\'re fighting whoever they deem to be "nonbelievers," foreign or otherwise.  The Taliban are not fighting an insurgency, they\'re fighting a religious crusade.","pt":"Feb 25, 2010 01:31"},{"nm":"Donna Burgess","rs":"0","ms":"Another excellent Frontline program.","pt":"Feb 25, 2010 01:11"},{"nm":"Eric","rs":"0","ms":"It\'s an informtion war. Their cause, their discipline and their tactic suck. But they belive in their cause (mainly becuase it\'s the only paying job) and the information operation they run is superior to ours. Why? Because most Americans are in love with their comfort and don\'t have the hardness in their hearts required to fight the war the way it needs to be fought and they lack the will to conduct it. ","pt":"Feb 25, 2010 00:05"},{"nm":"PAK","rs":"0","ms":"A great piece of journalism. Thanks Frontline!  I can\'t belive the access Quraishi was able to gain.  Having served in Afghanistan twice I was glued to this piece. Although this group of insurgents may be inept, Quraishi did wonders in allowing outsiders an understanding of the enemy, the support they receive, their internal make-up, etc.  Great viewing for all NATO forces to better appreciate the insurgents\' motivations and tactics. ","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 23:53"},{"nm":"Nick Barreto","rs":"0","ms":"Extraordinarily insighful and thought provoking reporting, another hallmark episode for Frontline.    ","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 22:11"},{"nm":"Steve Hair","rs":"0","ms":"the ineptitude of the Taliban fighters prompts the question, Why is the most powerful army in the World struggling militarily? Answer, a poor, ignorant, and desperately poor and vulnerable population that has been religiously brainwashed into fanatical death-defying zealotry","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 21:55"},{"nm":"cherif","rs":"0","ms":"War in Afghanistan cannot stop until we embrace other people\'s culture . who are we to judge other ?","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 21:21"},{"nm":"damon mcintyre","rs":"0","ms":"I do not know about this one.  I watch Frontline often and this one looked different to me.  This looked more like propaganda.","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 19:54"},{"nm":"Eric","rs":"0","ms":"Thank you Frontline for this incredible piece of journalism.  I was mesmerized by it and could not turn the channel when I watched this last night.  I see in this war that so many people want to dehumanize, and demonize our enemy.  Your journalism is very refreshing when you do the very courageous thing and present the viewpoint of our enemy with no editorializing.  There is so many people in this country of ours that do not want to hear this viewpoint and will condemn you to no end for presenting it.  I know they will even call you a traitor.  \n\nAgain thanks for your courage. BRAVO!","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 18:36"},{"nm":"Michael Makfinsky","rs":"0","ms":"What is seldom researched in any of these investigative documentary reports is the economic context of the conflict. In other words, we should be able to understand just what it is that each opposing side has to lose in terms of economic control if the other side wins? To the average American, control of Afghanistan would probably rank extremely low when compared to other strategic priorities such as containing rogue states with weapons of mass destruction, reducing our dependency on foreign oil as the crutch to our energy policy, getting rid of China\'s leverage against the value of the US $Dollar$ and our embarrasing indebtedness to the Dragon empire, and many, many other DOMESTIC issues to contend with before one gets to control of Afghanistan.\nThe most one can get out of the CIA\'s Factbook on US economic interests in Afghanistan is that there "may" have been a persistent desire by Chevron to put a pipeline across Afghanistan. Otherwise, Afghanistan is extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid, agriculture, and trade with neighboring countries. Much of the population continues to suffer from shortages of housing, clean water, electricity, medical care, and jobs. Criminality, insecurity, weak governance, and the Afghan Government\'s inability to extend rule of law to all parts of the country pose challenges to future economic growth. Afghanistan\'s living standards are among the lowest in the world. What gives?\nJust how does this shadow counter-insurgency War in Afghanistan square with USA\'s economic well-being, or short of that, with the potential profit margins of multinationals such as Chevron?\nCan this be the topic of your next FRONTLINE look into Afghanistan?","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 17:16"},{"nm":"Chris","rs":"0","ms":"Courageous, insightful, timely, necessary.  Once again, Frontline has produced incredible journalism.  Mr. Quraishi\'s courage in particular is above and beyond what anyone could expect.  There were many incredible moments in this piece but one of the most striking was when the mujahadeen called off their attack upon seeing women near their bombs.  Main stream media is so quick to label them as ruthless killers with no respect for human life, and I confess that is usually the image that comes to my mind when thinking of them.  We see here that they may be poorly trained, poorly equipped, and poorly lead, but even in battle they are firmly aware that they are fighting for hearts and minds.  The U.S. military has the best trained, best equipped army with the best leadership in the world.  Yet we still seem to fall short on what may be the most important factor.","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 16:43"},{"nm":"NA","rs":"0","ms":"What a crock. Imagine ABC, NBC, or CBS going behind the lines with the Nazis during WWII. It would have been an outrage. They wouldn\'t have dared. Besides, they actually wanted us to win the war. They weren\'t concerned about our enemy\'s thoughts or feelings or the Nazi "point of view". Intentionally or unintentionally, this is pure propaganda. The ironic thing is that it is propaganda for our enemies. It most certainly is not propaganda for the US; the same people that pay your wages.\n\nToward the end, after the reporters were forced to leave, they showed dead insurgents. Then, as if to one-up our side, they had to show dead policeman. Don\'t you understand that it\'s all propaganda? If someone you knew were serving in the military, would you still want to report on an ambush? Probably not but then I doubt that anyone at Frontline has family or friends in harm\'s way.\n\nFor the record, I think that we should limit our foreign involvement. This type of reporting, however, is despicable. Shame on you Frontline.\n","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 15:15"},{"nm":"Glen S.","rs":"0","ms":"This was a brilliant show, just the kind of reporting we desperately need to understand the situation in Afghanistan.  I think there is no doubt that the specific people profiled in this story were painfully inept, but they\'re foot soldiers.  This is the tip of the iceberg, but it\'s a very good starting point and a clear indicator that the sheer force of violence is not going to win this war.  I found the following Frontline World segment to be of far less quality in terms of content, and I agree with previous comments that it would have been better to expand the Behind Enemy Lines program another 15 minutes.  In fact, I wish it had been a two hour program.","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 15:06"},{"nm":"ed gerton","rs":"0","ms":"We are painfully ignorant of history and thus condemned to repeat it. We need only to look back at VietNam. We could not defeat the VietCong, fighting on their own land with support from coerced civilians, and they were in fact more sophisticated, with centralized government, command and control structure, support from China and Russia, that all could be targeted and eliminated through force...or so we thought.  The Taliban and Hezb-i-allah will simply move from one province to another as we respond with a "whack-a-mole" strategy.  They will wear us out, bleed us white, just as they did with the Russians. Time is on their side...they are in no hurry, except to die, which they eagerly anticipate, willing to do anything to defeat the non-believers.","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 14:20"},{"nm":"don","rs":"0","ms":"Great work! Having been there I found it fascinating that the the most important segment "that you kept for last" was how the schools and madrases are failing the children of Pakistan. All involved in the battle know that there is no deference between the battle ground in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Any pashtun has the potential to be Taliban under the tenants of pashtunwali and the only long term solution involves education of the children of the Taliban. So why is that segment no where to be found on your site?    ","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 13:58"},{"nm":"scott holmes","rs":"0","ms":"Why do we (americans) bother fighting a group of people who have done nothing to our us? Why did Barrack send 30,000 more men and women to fight this unjust and as far as I am concerned Illegal war? We have a nation with 10% unemployment not to mention a healthcare system that flat out sucks, which by the way could have been paid for by the money we spent fighting in Iraq (Another farce and embarassment). Wake up America,, we need true progressive leadership, not only for social and international reasons but for the fiscal responsiblity our government has to its citizens, Please Tea baggers and Fox watchers join in on a fight that BENEFITS YOU, stop voting against your own interests. Peace Scott W. Holmes","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 13:03"},{"nm":"RodeoX","rs":"0","ms":"Another jaw-dropping report from FRONTLINE. One of the big complaints that U.S. military trainers make is the lack of professionalism among Afghan army candidates. They lie a lot, get high all the time, and take every opportunity to shirk their duty. Some wondered if the Taliban had won over all the competent fighters. Well, at least in the case of "Central Group", the jihadi\'s obviously have the same problems.    ","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 12:45"},{"nm":"Lincoln Riley","rs":"0","ms":"Writer JCH (24 Feb 10 0245) is correct. Although I don\'t know the official designation of the remains of the vehicle shown by the Taliban, as a trucker, it is clear to me that the remains are that of a trailer, and not a vehicle that would ordinarily have personnel aboard. The statement by the Taliban explaining why there was no engine or drive train parts is therefore a lie. Thanks to Mr. Quraishi for his adept "tripwire" and for the job very well done on this story. My only regret is that only four writers out of 33 thanked him by name. PBS- the channel that changes the viewer. ","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 12:05"},{"nm":"mike devine","rs":"0","ms":"this program is so mazing quraishi is the man he risked his life for this program,we can clearly see how they do their job is sloppy and disorganized.","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 11:54"},{"nm":"Mark","rs":"0","ms":"The show was typically insightful and well done.  It seemed abbreviated, however, and could and should have been extended to a full one-hour show.  I realize the footage was cut short by threats of beheading.  Nonetheless, the video could have been extended by inserting more interviews with the journalist regarding his experiences behind the Taliban lines and the impressions he took away from that experience.  A great show, I just wish it had been a full hour.  ","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 11:46"},{"nm":"Neal","rs":"0","ms":"Fascinating! One of your best programs ever.","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 09:43"},{"nm":"Paul Never Miss A Shot","rs":"0","ms":"Thank you very much.  I do appreciate all the fine information and stories.\nFrontline is an effective tool to win the hearts and the minds of the people to support the operations of our U S Troops.  GBU !","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 09:29"},{"nm":"Eric Rotzoll","rs":"0","ms":"This was an excellent show.  I have three tours in Afghanistan and I feel that Frontline has done a great service.  ","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 09:01"},{"nm":"NICK","rs":"0","ms":"I was on the edge of my seat throughout the entire program.  It was some of the best reporting I have ever seen, congratulations on a job well done Quraishi and thank God you made it out safely.","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 08:43"},{"nm":"NB","rs":"0","ms":"I would hesitate to draw sweeping generalities about the Taliban/Insurgents, or the apparent "support" from villagers.  This was obviously a very controlled evolution on the part of the Taliban with the intent of spreading a specific message - despite the apparent "access" given the reporter.  I am also surprised that they couldn\'t execute a successful IED detonation for this audience. To draw the conclusion that all the insurgents are "stooges" like these would be a dangerous mistake.","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 08:11"},{"nm":"Mathen","rs":"0","ms":"Probably the best piece of journalism I have seen in a long time. This gives a human face to "them"; the taliban/insurgents/afghans.","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 08:02"},{"nm":"Edgar","rs":"0","ms":"Oh man am I happy that they post the show after they aired it! I missed on on tv and was like man I really wanted to see it. But thanks to this I am able to! I may even buy the dvd after watching it! I may not watch it in HD on the tv but this is good enough! Thanks again.","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 07:04"},{"nm":"Larry Smith","rs":"0","ms":"What incredible reporting; And what incredible permission by some members of the Taliban. It gives us a wide view of how people perceive corruption. ","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 05:50"},{"nm":"Dizzy","rs":"0","ms":"Big thanks to the journalist and his crew for risking their lives to get this footage.\n\nAfter viewing these guys, they operate like complete clowns, and it reminds me of playing war with my friends out in the woods...when I was SIX YEARS OLD. Keystone Cops is right. It\'s amazing that the Afghans and Coalition forces cannot get control over the country, and this just leads me to believe that it\'s simply a resource problem on our part. I also bet the more hardcore, organized, and determined fighters are down in the South (Kandahar), where the spiritual center is. These guys are the C team, the scrubs you pick last to play pickup games at the playground. The hardcore guys are in the South.\n\nNow with Iraq winding down, footage like this tells me things will go better in Afghanistan, with renewed focus and resources available to finally end this thing. It should have been ended years ago, but the lack of resources that were devoted to Iraq made that impossible.\n\nOne more thought, after hearing the local militiaman who said, "after the Americans leave, we will put down our arms," my thoughts were "YEAH RIGHT." They will just get used by whatever warlord wants to take advantage of them the next time around, and hopefully it\'s the Americans that use them like we used the Sunnis in Iraq. It\'s a good thing we\'re the best in the world at being greedy, as these guys can simply just be bought out, and nobody on the planet is as good as buying people off than Americans. No shots necessary. Maybe send Goldman Sachs in to do the job or something haha.","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 04:54"},{"nm":"CR","rs":"0","ms":"Let\'s get real. If some other country invaded us and tried to impose an unfamiliar system of government, we\'d all be insurgents, too. Our goal, too, would be to get them out of our country and then we could lay down our arms. Let\'s call them on that assertion and leave them to sort out their own country. Expecting more killing and destruction to accomplish anything good is a fantasy.","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 04:16"},{"nm":"Joshua Flake","rs":"0","ms":"Great job, FRONTLINE. You guys truly lived up to your namesake with this program. It was not simply eye-opening and educational, but it was an unparalleled look into something many Americans and people all over the world might never have been able to understand because of the personal danger involved. The reporter and anyone else who put themselves at such unprecedented risk should be commended for their courage and selflessness. My hat\'s off to you.","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 03:48"},{"nm":"AH","rs":"0","ms":"I was completely fascinated and engrossed by this episode, which would not have been available without the cunning of Najibullah Quraishi. Through the humanization of these men, it showed why they are succeeding when US and NATO forces have failed. The west, though, can still succeed in Afghanistan, and the part of the film that really hit this home was in the final minutes. Just before, we saw the poor training, lack of discipline, and ineptitude that led to a failed mission. At the end, we find out that they eventually killed 8 Afghan policemen. This means two things: 1) those same fighters received better training or leadership and 2) the Afghan police were even more inept and poorly trained than them. The key to a stable Afghanistan is a STRONG STATE--without foreign troops--that can collect taxes and use them to build infrastructure in order to transport capable security forces that can bring some kind of stability to Afghanistan. This is what the WEST needs to do in this country, and without it, Afghanistan has a dim future.","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 03:33"},{"nm":"charles","rs":"0","ms":"I\'d like to see a story reporting what 14 days is really like in the life of the villagers.    ","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 02:59"},{"nm":"JCH","rs":"0","ms":"It should be noted that the destroyed "tank" claimed by the insurgents appears to be the frame of a US M1082 2.5 Ton Cargo Trailer. This is indeed an abandoned US trailer frame, but it is NOT a armored personnel carrier or tank as claimed.","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 02:45"},{"nm":"Aaron Gutierrez","rs":"0","ms":"I am a big fan of Frontlines work. They consistently provide thought provoking, and important journalism in a time were such things are rare. That said, I don\'t know what to think about this piece. It is just a small piece of a very large complicated puzzle. It feels very fragmented, and maybe that is more telling in itself.\n\n    I find myself more and more depressed as I see the young faces of these fighters. Their lack of experience is telling, and there is a reason for it; they die young. The commanders appear as old men, sometimes millionaires, and usually far from the fight. The village recruit is mentored by outside teachers while put into harms way. Even the bomb maker appeared young to me. I am only 25 and still I know relatively little of the world. What could these young men know? I remember how I would have done almost anything for my teachers approval not so long ago, would have thrown myself into any cause. Religion, community, and faith are a potent mixture to persuade and influence the young or uncultured. Now I am married. I have seen more of the world, and try to educate myself. I doubt they would be so quick to embrace martyrdom if they had someone waiting at home for them. \n\n I admire the courage of the journalist, and want to thank him for his efforts. I have often thought of our soldiers fighting overseas. Thought about how many of them will never become old men to lead and enrich their communities. Now I think of those young men who fight against us, and wonder what decades of fighting has done.\n\nThank you once again Frontline.","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 02:20"},{"nm":"Bircun, G","rs":"0","ms":"this was really eye opening,these people are determine. this documentary was really good and that is why i like watching fronline. \n","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 02:09"},{"nm":"Joey Bryant","rs":"0","ms":"WOw, I just want to thank the Amazing journalist First and foremost for the footage, without this perspective would not have been possible... Thank u for risking your life, more importantly "beheaded" of all the ways, this man is a hero! I know with this information OUR GOVERNMENT can in some ways use this to help counter. THis footage is really bone-chilling in multipule ways; These people are fighting in something they believe is right, fighting the "enemey" and we call them the "enemey" for all religious purposes! Man has been fighting every since the dawn of time, every major war has been fought over "religion". Thank you PBS, more importantly... Thank you to this amazing journilist for giving us the oppurtiuntiy to see there perspective as well. May GOD BLESS OUR WORLD! JOey, TEXAS","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 00:32"},{"nm":"Robert SM Hong","rs":"0","ms":"Why is this not available in China? Makes you wonder who is sponsoring this and why they would not allow complete access to it. They just want money and when money is involved you get biased information. This is NOT the road PBS and the Frontline documentaries should follow. Its not China either because they censor entire websites not just videos within the site. ","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 00:31","er":"FRONTLINE doesn\'t have the right to show this report outside of United States.  We apologize for any inconvenience."},{"nm":"Kris in AL","rs":"0","ms":"WOW....I can\'t believe this video journalist got this kind of access.\n\nIf U.S. intelligence and military forces can\'t use this to counter these insurgents, then we should withdraw.\n\nWhat an insight into the indoctrination of peasants into militant Islam....when that visiting "teacher" slapped that poor guy for not getting his prayer right, etc I thought..."WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE HIGH MORAL GROUND WITH THE COMMON AFGHAN!\n\nSomeone earlier used the term keystone cops....how true! But what they make up their backward ways with is total committment to martyr themselves. It is hard to defeat someone who is really looking forward to death.....THEY NEED TO WANT TO LIVE MORE THAN DIE!!!\n\nAnyway, a rant. Congrats Frontline on a stunning show!\n\n ","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 00:05"},{"nm":"Asher","rs":"0","ms":"You know this really makes you wonder. How many of these men are extremists and how many feel they are just defending their country form invaders. Its difficult to differentiate between the two since they seemed to be mixed into one big group. I believe that the millionaire turned comander is just fighting for Americans to leave (just as we Americans would fight if another country entered our land with military force regardless of their reasons) but at the same time other members seem to be extremists like the Uzbeki bomb maker. Its a question all of us should ask. Unfortunately i believe that Al-Qaeda has brainwashed some of these men. When they waited for the innocenat civilians to move out of the way before they "attempted" their attack was something that would not be televised since many of us are told they will kill anyone in their way for "jihad". It brings about many questions in terms of their beliefs which i wish they would have answered. I will admit that i found it funny to see the men fumbling out and arguing. It showed to me that they can be regular goofy people too. Then again they were attacking their own police on the basis that they were aiding Americans. It was a very good look into a world we know little about but still left many questions. I give thanks to the brave journalist who made this a possibility.  ","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 00:00"},{"nm":"fpmorales","rs":"0","ms":"Thank you very much for your reporting.  Morality aside, I don\'t think we Americans are smart enough it fix these problems.  I fear, as a retired USAF officer, that we are going the way of the former Soviet Union.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 23:50"},{"nm":"sjw","rs":"0","ms":"Definitely responded differently to the documentary than I expected to.  Thought that seeing the human side of the Taliban fighters might lead to some sympathy for their cause, but it actually did just the opposite.  Watching their actions and hearing their conversations made them understandable, more human.  But knowing that they would not feel any increased human connection upon watching our actions and hearing our conversations was frustrating.  How can we hope to bring change to these people who refuse to see the world from any perspective other than their own victimized viewpoint?  ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 23:28"},{"nm":"Dave","rs":"0","ms":"Interesting piece.Seems like a half assed operation but they have some success at times.They don\'t want our help,so we should just get out ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 23:13"},{"nm":"Christopher Carnovale","rs":"0","ms":"This is broadcast journalism at its absolute best. By decree or passing law: FRONTLINE should be made compulsory viewing, for every citizen in the Free World. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 23:03"},{"nm":"Azmat","rs":"0","ms":"Thank you, this was an incredible show.  Quraishi put himself at great risk in order to tell this story-- its value is very appreciated.  The last portion of "Behind Taliban Lines" was especially telling of the reach of violent extremists and how underestimated that reach is-- and was quite depressing as well.  I would love to see a followup piece at some point on Pakistani police or the Frontier Corps-- they are on the frontlines of this battle and face enormous casualties-- exploring their struggles and ways of operating would be fascinating.  Thank you again for sharing this episode.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 23:02"},{"nm":"Phil Garber Jr,","rs":"0","ms":"Very, very interesting.. The footage seems terribly convenient for western public morale though. What are the steps in-between the filming and to us viewing the footage? If it\'s not slanted (if it is, I\'ll say right now I doubt it\'s PBS\'s fault) 10/10.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 22:46"},{"nm":"South Asian","rs":"0","ms":"I believe that Americans who elect their governments should be given a full course ( complete truth) about how we helped create this mess we have in Afghanistan.\nAlso Americans should be made aware of the democracies they purport in places like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait or any of the other Middle Eastern countries.\nIt is amazing that the folks in America are gullible into thinking that the American Government or any of the European Union members are the good folks always doing good things. History says otherwise and so it is very difficult to establish trust and so far it seems like you have backed the bad guys always ( bad cuz they rape loot and plunder the poor of the countries) and you call those who fight it as being evildoers.\nSad but maybe reality will finally dawn on the gullible masses.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 22:45"},{"nm":"JCH","rs":"0","ms":"Quraishi offers a perspective on the insurgency that has been lacking from the media discussion. It is clear that Islamic fighters are operating in varying capacities but have the support (whether through coercion or concern for local interests) of the people they are operating around. It is hard to see the effective dismemberment of the insurgents without removing this support. The question is whether there is any way to do that at this point(post civilian casualties).Quraishi offers some serious food for thought and should be lauded for his bravery in reporting this side of the War in Afghanistan.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 22:41"},{"nm":"Kevin","rs":"0","ms":"Seems like the insurgents rely on cell phones to pass information among each other; makes sense for the US to turn off the cell phone network in the country.  Not like Afghanistan has a functioning economy that would require cell phone communications anyway.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 22:38"},{"nm":"JD","rs":"0","ms":"What a bunch of bumbling, inept, unorganized stooges these guys are...why in the name of Al Haig have we not completely wiped these Keystone Cops off the face of the earth?!?","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 22:35"},{"nm":"mb","rs":"0","ms":"I am at a loss finding words to describe the challenges the human race faces. I do find it helpful to know as much as I possibly can, and this program has been tremendously helpful.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 22:08"},{"nm":"Paul Lammpru","rs":"0","ms":"This presentation was amazing.  Quraishi reveals the Taliban\'s ineptitude and effectiveness. Great journalism! Thank you for risking your life to document the other side.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 21:45"}]}); });