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Return of the Taliban

FRONTLINE reports from the lawless Pakistani tribal areas along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and reveals how the area has fallen under the control of a resurgent Taliban militia. Despite the presence of 80,000 Pakistani troops, the Taliban and their supporters continue to use the region as a launching pad for attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan. In a region little understood because it is closed to most observers, FRONTLINE investigates a secret front in the war on terror.

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  • Latif Afridi

    Latif Afridi

    Self

  • Sheikh Rashid Ahmed

    Sheikh Rashid Ahmed

    Self

  • Richard Lee Armitage

    Richard Lee Armitage

    Self

  • Ryan Crocker

    Ryan Crocker

    Self

  • Pervez Musharraf

    Pervez Musharraf

    Self

  • Barnett Rubin

    Barnett Rubin

    Self

  • Osama bin Laden

    Osama bin Laden

    Self

  • George W. Bush

    George W. Bush

    Self

  • Hamid Karzai

    Hamid Karzai

    Self

Overview

FRONTLINE reports from the lawless Pakistani tribal areas along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and reveals how the area has fallen under the control of a resurgent Taliban militia. Despite the presence of 80,000 Pakistani troops, the Taliban and their supporters continue to use the region as a launching pad for attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan. In a region little understood because it is closed to most observers, FRONTLINE investigates a secret front in the war on terror.

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