Deep in the wilds of northern Myanmar’s Kachin state a brutal civil war has intensified over the past year between government forces and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). We investigate why the conflict rages on, despite the political reforms in the south that have impressed Western governments and investors now lining up to stake their claim in the resource-rich Asian nation. Debuted on Al Jazeera’s People & Power on October 4, 2012.
Deep in the wilds of northern Myanmar’s Kachin state a brutal civil war has intensified over the past year between government forces and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). We investigate why the conflict rages on, despite the political reforms in the south that have impressed Western governments and investors now lining up to stake their claim in the resource-rich Asian nation. Debuted on Al Jazeera’s People & Power on October 4, 2012.
Deep in the wilds of northern Myanmar’s Kachin state a brutal civil war has intensified over the past year between government forces and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). We investigate why the conflict rages on, despite the political reforms in the south that have impressed Western governments and investors now lining up to stake their claim in the resource-rich Asian nation. Debuted on Al Jazeera’s People & Power on October 4, 2012.
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Learn MoreThe Longest War: Afghanistan after the Taliban
Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 7pm.
Arbor Cafe- 4210 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA
Eleven years after the Taliban was ousted, the war in Afghanistan has surpassed Vietnam as the longest in US history. With media attention elsewhere and foreign armies preparing to leave, we look at where the country is headed and what it means for a people scarred by decades of conflict.
Please join us for a casual discussion and film screening with veteran journalists who have covered the story from the ground up.
