Arianna Huffington, The Huffington Post, 10-4-09: “In Rethink Afghanistan, Robert Greenwald's powerful look at the war (and a film Joe Biden should see right away), Robert Baer, a former CIA field operative says, ‘The notion that we're in Afghanistan to make our country safer is just complete bull****... what it's doing is causing us greater danger, no question about it. Because the more we fight in Afghanistan, the more the conflict is pushed across the border into Pakistan, the more we destabilize Pakistan, the more likely it is that a fundamentalist government will take over the army -- and we'll have Al-Qaeda like groups with nuclear weapons.’”

Our guest moderator, DON BUSTANY, has produced and hosted KPFK’s weekly program “Middle East in Focus” since 1996. His program often includes guests who passionately disagree about the actions of the Israeli government and the history of this region. On air Bustany consistently demonstrates an outstanding ability to keep these discussions calm and civil. “Middle East in Focus” is broadcast in southern California Wednesdays 8-9 pm on the Pacifica Radio Network’s station KPFK 90.7 fm and worldwide on www.kpfk.org.

Through the personal stories of these women, the broader history of Afghanistan (since the late 1970s) is elucidated, offering a first-person perspective on the socio-political context behind the situation in which the refugees now find themselves. The documentary follows the three women over a period of three years: 2000, 2001 and 2003, to form a continuum through a period of dramatic change going from one year before the Taliban fell, during the time of their fall, and one year after.