Rethink Afghanistan
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Rethink Afghanistan is Brave New Foundation's newest full-length documentary campaign. Released in parts online for free, this film focuses on the issues surrounding the war including costs, military escalation, terrorism, women's rights, and Pakistan. The goal is to raise critical questions about the war, serving as a driving force behind congressional oversight hearings that challenge policymakers
and educate the public.

As part of Rethink Afghanistan, Director Robert Greenwald is traveling to Afghanistan to meet with some of the people and organizations, conduct in-person interviews, and gain a better understanding of the war. In doing so, this documentary campaign will be able to delve deeper and convey a more complete Afghan perspective.

Blog Entries by Rethink Afghanistan

Debunking the Myths About Women's Rights in Afghanistan

Posted July 13, 2009 | 14:10:49 (EST)

Afghan women continue to face horrific violence, despite one of the oft-stated goals of this war. And yet proponents of the war continue to use recent incidents of rape, abduction, and brutality toward Afghan women as further justification for US military escalation. In order to reveal the truth about how...

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Robert Greenwald Talks Afghan Civilian Casualties on MSNBC's 'The Ed Show'

Posted June 12, 2009 | 17:33:46 (EST)

Director Robert Greenwald appeared on The Ed Show yesterday to discuss the civilian casualties of war, the fourth segment of Rethink Afghanistan. This was the first time Brave New Foundation's exclusive footage from an Afghan refugee camp reached mainstream news audiences. And Greenwald was right there to hammer home...

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The Cost of War in Afghanistan (VIDEO)

Posted April 15, 2009 | 14:42:00 (EST)

As we pay our tax bills, it seems an appropriate time to urge everyone to Rethink Afghanistan, a war that currently costs over $2 billion a month but hasn't made us any safer. Everyone has a friend or relative who just lost a job. Do we really want to spend...

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From Kabul, My Account of the Intense Security

Posted March 25, 2009 | 14:15:02 (EST)

It's hard to put into words many things about Kabul, where I've been interviewing members of the Afghan parliament, women's advocacy groups, and former Taliban members who want to negotiate peace.

One of the most sobering things I've seen is how security takes over your daily life, and this footage...

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