The New Yorker

A Girl’s Forced Marriage in Post-Invasion Afghanistan, in “Hills and Mountains”

Salar Pashtoonyar’s documentary short begins by discussing how the Soviet invasion of 1979 fundamentally altered life in Afghanistan. Over footage of people going about their day in a busy mountainous ...
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Soviet-Era Journalist, Face Of Afghan War, Looks Back On Pullout

When the Soviet Union withdrew its forces from Afghanistan 25 years ago after a bloody and protracted war, Mikhail Leshchinsky was one of the last people out. Leshchinsky wasn't a soldier. A reporter ...
The New Yorker

A Woman’s Forced Marriage in Post-Invasion Afghanistan, in “Hills and Mountains”

An accusation levelled against a teen-age girl changes the course of her life, in Salar Pashtoonyar’s documentary about life after the Soviet-Afghan war. Trending video ...