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War in Afghanistan: Europe and America, between Films and Documentaries. 1979-2014

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  • Jose Mauricio Saldanha-Alvarez

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This research looks at the Afghanistan War from the Soviet invasion of 1979 until the withdrawal of North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 2014 through films chosen. This research demonstrates how the Soviets, supported by the USA and the Muslim world, operated on misconceptions during an insurrectional conflict against the Mujahedin. After September 11, the Bush-Cheney administration invaded Afghanistan, restricting the informative role of the corporate media system. According to Kellner, this action triggered a creative revolution in American cinema. Turning to the production of documentaries, directors abandoned large-scale productions, preferring highly dramatically charged narratives of real soldiers and real action. The Afghan war, a fragmented, relentless, and unremitting struggle, is portrayed in 9th Company (Rus), Restrepo (USA). And Armadillo (Denmark); and Kajaki (UK), films that narrates the conflict from the NATO perspective, can not be won.

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  • Jose Mauricio Saldanha-Alvarez, 2017. "War in Afghanistan: Europe and America, between Films and Documentaries. 1979-2014," Asian Culture and History, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 9(1), pages 1-26, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:ach123:v:9:y:2017:i:1:p:26
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