Return of the Taliban

Overview

FRONTLINE reports from the lawless Pakistani tribal areas along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and reveals how the area has fallen under the control of a resurgent Taliban militia. Despite the presence of 80,000 Pakistani troops, the Taliban and their supporters continue to use the region as a launching pad for attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan. In a region little understood because it is closed to most observers, FRONTLINE investigates a secret front in the war on terror.

Directed by Martin Smith

Top cast

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Latif Afridi

Self

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Sheikh Rashid Ahmed

Self

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Richard Lee Armitage

Self

R

Ryan Crocker

Self

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Pervez Musharraf

Self

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Barnett Rubin

Self

Osama bin Laden

Self

George W. Bush

Self

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Hamid Karzai

Self

Will Lyman

Self - Narrator (voice)

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