Afghanistan: The Great GameS1 Ep1

One of the most isolated and barren landscapes on the planet, Afghanistan is a strange place for an empire or superpower to invade. But for three of the greatest powers the world has seen, it became an unlikely target, an enduring obsession and an unwinnable war. Rory Stewart, a former charity worker in Kabul, tells the history of two centuries of foreign intervention in Afghanistan. He looks at how this history has forged the Afghanistan of today, and asks what is it about this place that has created this repeated aggression and tragedy. (From the UK) (Documentary) (Part 1 of 2) PG CC

Afghanistan: The Great Game was broadcast on SBS ONE at Sunday 10 April 2016, 14:00. This episode was initially placed on Friday 2 May 2014.