The Boy Mir: Struggle as the West’s war fails

(Seventhartproduction) Following the international hit "The Boy who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan," THE BOY MIR covers not one year but ten. It tracks the cheeky, enthusiastic Mir from a childish eight to a fully grown 18-year-old, a journey to adulthood in one of the toughest places on Earth, a journey that mirrors the story of Afghanistan.

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The Boy Mir: One boy’s struggle and the failure of the West’s war [on Afghanistan]

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John Clossick thinks that The Boy Mir offers a stunning account of the trials of life in Afghanistan.

Six months before 9/11, shocking media images appeared of the Taliban government dynamiting the 1,450-year-old Buddha statues at Bamiyan in central Afghanistan. The demolition in March 2001 followed a Taliban edict that all statues be destroyed.

It brought the regime’s determination to impose a severe interpretation of Islam on Afghanistan into sharp international focus. The act shocked the West, although previously there had been little interest in the disastrous effects of a Western economic blockade on the country.

No one had commented much on the thousands of children who suffered from malnutrition as a result or were maimed by land mines. The visual shock of this destruction is both the starting point and the counterpoint for this affecting and strikingly shot documentary. More

• VIDEO: The Boy Mir: Ten Years in Afghanistan
• New view of Indian history (ranajitpal.com)
• PHOTOS: A journey through India
• BOOK: Red haired giants found in Afghanistan
• VIDEO: The End Game, Steve Quayle on Alex Jones
  

WARNING: Upsetting! Monstrous red haired giant watches "Twilight"

Afghanistan: Living Through War (video)

AsiaFoundation.org, Wisdom Quarterly
Treasures from Afghanistan (davidderrick blog)

(AsiaFoundation) What does daily life look like for the average Afghan being attacked by the American military machine?

While Americans threaten the people of Afghanistan and Afghans whither in the face continued threats to their peace and security, many of the people in the ancient Buddhist land remain optimistic regarding their country's future. (The original Kapilavastu, Siddhartha's hometown, may well have been in the Bamiyan Valley). The Asia Foundation puts us on the ground in Afghanistan to see what life on the streets looks like for many of the nation's citizens. More

They had the nerve to shoot at us, the invading force there to rape them.
Could you believe that? We had to kill them. They had no reason to shoot.

• Hiro Yamagata's plan for light Buddhas in Bamiyan
  
• AUDIO: Afghan women resist, preserve shelters (NPR)
• The rapid rise of "America's man" in Kandahar

Smaller Buddha at Bamiyan UNESCO site (panoramio.com)