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Afghanistan, one year later

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Subido el 2 de julio de 2007 por EducaMadrid

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During decades, Afghanistan was devastated by various conflicts which destroyed and ruined the country. The population is in a state of total distress. Certain inhabitants have been in refugee camps for more than twenty years. Through this film, we see how Europe practises its solidarity with the most vulnerable ones. From the camps of Peshawar in Pakistan, passing through Jalalabad to Kabul and the Chomali plain, we discover the life of the families of refugees who return to the country. Through financing numerous projects, Europe contributes to the country's reconstruction, either in the field of agriculture, the renovation of houses and of wells or health and education.

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October 2001, troops from the Northern Alliance are pushing towards Kabul, which is in the 00:00:00
hands of the Taliban. 00:00:26
After intense bombing by American aircraft, the Afghan capital falls under the control 00:00:28
of fighters and allies of Commander Massoud. 00:00:32
There is widespread panic. 00:00:35
Some of the population join the four million refugees who fled across the country's borders, 00:00:37
mainly into Iran and Pakistan. 00:00:41
One year later, and what's happened to those refugees who abandoned everything to escape 00:00:44
Russian occupation and the fanaticism of religious warriors? 00:00:48
While more than a million and a half have returned to their homes, there are still almost 00:00:52
two and a half million, like these people here, stuck in the likes of the Shamshatu 00:00:55
camp just beyond the border with Pakistan. 00:00:59
Most of them, traumatized by the savagery of the combat, prefer to wait for a more secure 00:01:02
future. 00:01:06
My husband's dead. 00:01:07
My children are orphans. 00:01:09
Mine died as a martyr. 00:01:10
Mine as well. 00:01:11
I'm a widow. 00:01:12
Here, at the screening center at the Nazir Bagh camp, every day between eight o'clock 00:01:13
and four, 3,000 people go on the list of those wanting to return. 00:01:18
Armed with a small amount of money given to them by the United Nations High Commission 00:01:23
for Refugees, they pile their meager possessions onto overloaded trucks and then head off along 00:01:26
one of the world's most dangerous routes. 00:01:32
Between the border and Kabul, it takes more than two days to travel along a 200-kilometer 00:01:35
road that's in a bad state of disrepair. 00:01:39
Afghanistan is a transport corridor between five bordering countries, Turkmenistan, Iran, 00:01:43
Pakistan, Tadzikistan and Uzbekistan. 00:01:48
The road between Pakistan and Kabul is an economic lifeline for the capital, and from 00:01:52
next year, the European Union has decided to invest more than 70 million euros to have 00:01:56
it repaired. 00:02:01
The country has been destroyed. 00:02:02
The Afghanistan of Amid Kurzai is trying to rebuild itself. 00:02:04
ECO, the Office of Emergency Humanitarian Aid of the European Community, coordinates 00:02:08
and dispatches aid to the various ONG sectors. 00:02:13
People lived here before the war. 00:02:19
They were forced to leave when the Taliban came. 00:02:20
When they came back, everything was destroyed. 00:02:23
They gave us the rocks for the foundations that you see there, and then windows, doors 00:02:28
and beams. 00:02:34
Here we were given hinges and plastic insulation material. 00:02:37
This is the first help they've been given, and with that, they built a makeshift shelter 00:02:43
to get through the winter. 00:02:47
The biggest priority for people in Afghanistan, it's almost like another war, is clearing 00:02:50
the country of landmines. 00:02:54
Stepping over the redstone could be catastrophic. 00:02:56
An NGO called the Danish Demining Group is helping Afghans clear away mines left by the 00:02:59
Russians, the Mujahideen and the Taliban. 00:03:03
These discreet heroes are expected to uncover 10 million anti-personnel mines, almost one 00:03:06
for every two inhabitants. 00:03:11
I just got off a bus to go home. 00:03:17
Along the road, there were Russian mines. 00:03:19
I stepped on one of them. 00:03:21
They had to cut off my leg. 00:03:22
There have been so many mutilations that an orthopaedic clinic had to be created at Hazar 00:03:24
Ishawani, near Jalalabad. 00:03:28
The Sandy Gall Clinic usually takes in people who've lost lower limbs. 00:03:31
Once they've been cleared of mines, fields are cultivated. 00:03:35
In this country, which is 85% agricultural, there's been severe drought for several years. 00:03:38
ECO, the European Commission's Office for Urgent Humanitarian Assistance, is getting 00:03:43
NGOs such as the French organisation Madara to irrigate the land. 00:03:48
Little by little, the sand and stony ground is being transformed into oases of green and 00:03:53
fields of corn. 00:03:58
Over time, market gardening is expected to replace the poppy plantations. 00:03:59
Water is another very important issue. 00:04:05
There are numerous problems to do with drinking water. 00:04:07
For a start, only 13% of the population have access to it. 00:04:09
The construction of this well is very important for the health of the villages. 00:04:14
When we came to this village, we noticed that the locals had been digging holes and using 00:04:22
stagnant water for a period of five to six months. 00:04:26
The stagnant water was infested with parasites. 00:04:30
Every day, we found that five or six members of a family became ill. 00:04:37
Right across the country, numerous NGOs are involved in a race against time. 00:04:48
Here at Demusken, a small village on the Chamali Plains, water has been found at a depth of 00:04:53
between 25 and 40 metres, and an organisation called Dakar has created wells for more than 00:04:58
four million people. 00:05:04
The spread of polio, one of Afghanistan's major problems, is also showing signs of slowing 00:05:09
down in areas being developed, and Mohamed Mouhine, a village chief who's 102, is keen 00:05:13
to confirm the news. 00:05:20
Before we had wells, we drank polluted water. 00:05:21
It was black as tea. 00:05:25
Of course they became sick. 00:05:28
So it went on, medicine, injections, injections, and more injections. 00:05:31
Now thank God we're better off. 00:05:36
Children now no longer bound by impossible restrictions have the chance to go to school. 00:05:40
These are classes that are no longer subject to religious integration, and where girls 00:05:45
now have the right to learn. 00:05:49
The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan sends children into class and tries to teach them 00:05:51
by example, how Europe, through its values, has brought about stability. 00:05:55
The smile of a happy child is the first sign of success. 00:06:01
The country, up until now considered a bastion of terrorism, has been the focus of much hatred. 00:06:05
Thanks to Afghanistan working with the international community, young people can look forward to 00:06:11
a brighter future. 00:06:15
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2 de julio de 2007 - 15:17
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