Afghanistan: The Great Game - A Personal View by Rory Stewart

Aired 2012-05-28

An account of Britain's interventions in Afghanistan in the 19th century. They arose from the fear that Russia was considering invading the country as a prelude to attacking India.

Aired 2012-05-30

Soldiers and generals from both sides tell how the Soviets were sucked into invading Afghanistan and the parallels that conflict shares with the current American-led intervention.