BBC - International Terrorism (2008) Part 21 The Taliban

International Terrorism: The Global War on Terror

The terrorist is by no means a new actor on the world stage. However, thanks to startling developments in military and communications technology, this perennial threat to freedom and security has taken a quantum leap forward during the past thirty years. In many cases, these vicious and determined men and women have supplanted nation states on the globe's “most wanted” list! This extraordinary 26-episode series provides a comprehensive look at these modern masters of political murder and extortion. From the I.R.A. to al-Qaeda, Global Terror runs the gamut of groups that have pledged themselves to destroy the stability that we cling to so tenuously—examining their goals, their methods and their terrifying prospects for success!

Part 21: The Taliban

Until 11 September 2001 when 3,000 people died in New York’s Twin Towers during the world’s worst terrorist attack, most people in the West had scant knowledge about what was going on in Afghanistan. Shortly after, the US Government declared that Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda leader behind the outrage, was holed up in Afghanistan under the protection of the Taliban, and President Bush vowed to go after them with a vengeance.

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