BBC - Afghanistan: The Great Game with Rory Stewart Part1 (2012 HDTV XviD-AFG)

BBC - Afghanistan: The Great Game (2012)

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Rory Stewart tells the story of foreign intervention in Afghanistan from the 19th century to the present day.

Full title: "Afghanistan: The Great Game - A Personal View by Rory Stewart"

Episode 1: British invasions in the 19th century

In episode one Rory Stewart tells the story of British interventions in Afghanistan in the 19th century, when the British Empire became obsessed with the idea that their rival, Russia, was considering the invasion of Afghanistan as a staging post for an attack on British India. It was a period of mutual suspicion and paranoia that later became known as "The Great Game". Afghanistan was perceived by Victorian Britain, as it's believed to be today, to be an immediate threat to British national security. In this first film, Rory Stewart tells the story of the decision-making that led to the first British invasion of Afghanistan, and the three Anglo-Afghan wars fought in this era. And he tells the story of Afghanistan's unlikely reaction to this period. When an Afghan-elite made a futile attempt to impose western-inspired ideas and modernity on the country.

more info: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jk6ch

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Afghanistan.The.Great.Game.With.Rory.Stewart.Part1.HDTV.XviD-AFG.avi

Duration : 59 Minutes
Release Size : 496MB
XviD Video : 1 038 Kbps
FrameRate : 25.000
MP3 2ch CBR : 128 Kbps
Resolution (AR) : 640x360 (1.778)