Mullah Salam: Now former governor of Musa Qala
An exclusive three part web video report I associate produced has gone up on Frontline PBS, examining the recapture and reconstruction of Musa Qala in northern Helmand. Using footage shot over three years by Stephen Grey, we examine the history of ISAF’s mission in the town and what lessons it holds for the wider security and development project in Afghanistan.
Click here to go to the report and read the blurb and credits below:
“The eyes of the world will be on Musa Qala,” said William Wood, the former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, in 2007, after British and American forces had captured the town. Now, as President Obama and the U.S. wait to find out if a war strategy in Afghanistan based on counterinsurgency principles can restore security, FRONTLINE looks back at the lessons learned from this small town in the country’s most violent province.”
Credits:
REPORTER/CAMERA
Stephen Grey
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Oliver Laughland
SENIOR PRODUCER
Ken Dornstein
EDITOR
Sally Hilton
COORDINATING PRODUCER/EDITOR
David Ritsher
ADDITIONAL EDITING
Charlotte Buchen
SENIOR INTERACTIVE PRODUCER
Jackie Bennion
MUSIC
Dan Edge
TRANSLATION
Najibullah Razaq
ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE
Abu Dhabi TV
ABC News
ITN
THANKS TO
Alex Gardiner
The 82nd Airborne Division
1/75 Ranger Regiment
The Yorkshire Regiment (UK)
52 Infantry Bridgade (UK)
