About the Taliban destruction of the Buddha's in Afghanistan, and its effect on the people who depended on the tourism to that spot to survive.

For over 25 years, Afghanistan has been at war. In March 2001, the ruling Taliban destroyed Afghanistan’s foremost tourist attraction, the 1600 year-old Buddhas of Bamiyan. This film follows the story of one of the refugees who now lives among the ruins… an eight-year-old boy named Mir. In post-Taliban Afghanistan, though much has changed and is changing, there is no guarantee that Mir will survive life in a cave - the sickness, dirt, dust, lack of water and lack of food. Yet his engaging story is not one of gloom and doom but that of a normal child who takes life as it comes and finds entertainment wherever he can. His playground is the rubble and tunnels of the destroyed Buddhas of Bamiyan, the shelled and burnt-out town bazaar, the orchard of the local militia. Through his eyes we see the destruction of the town, the ever-present militarization and the welcomed but watched presence of the Americans. Mir has no clue what it is all about but he knows how to have fun.

Airing : Tuesday, February 15 8PM ET & Sunday, February 20 8PM ET
http://www.documentarychannel.ca/de...ID=815&typeID=3

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