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FRONTLINE; Red Star over Khyber

12/03/1984

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Series

FRONTLINE

Program

Red Star over Khyber

Program Number

223

Series Description

Premiered January 1983 Since January 1983, FRONTLINE has served as American public television's - PBS - flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its television broadcast debut as "the last best hope for broadcast documentaries," FRONTLINE's stature over 23 years is reaffirmed each week through incisive documentaries covering the scope and complexity of the human experience. Series release date: 1/1983

Program Description

The relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan and the two superpowers behind them - Russia and the US. In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. On the fifth anniversary of the invasion, correspondent Richard Reeves reports from Afghanistan and Pakistan, examining the stalemate in the Persian Gulf and the pressure placed on Pakistan to accept over one million Afghan refugees.

Duration

00:57:43

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

News

Public Affairs

Citation

Chicago: “FRONTLINE; Red Star over Khyber,” 12/03/1984, GBH Archives, accessed December 10, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_1CFF81941C164EA1A69D2FAD52FBC834.

MLA: “FRONTLINE; Red Star over Khyber.” 12/03/1984. GBH Archives. Web. December 10, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_1CFF81941C164EA1A69D2FAD52FBC834>.

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