The Afghan Warlord Taking the Fight to the Taliban

Afghan Warlords (2009): America has made a formidable new ally in Afghanistan - but how trustworthy are they? For similar stories, see: Is This the Most Dangerous Road in the World? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SswdvRDT5ks Afghan Soldiers Would Rather Get High than Fight the Taliban https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOoh7FB9WhI Rebuilding Opium Ravaged Afghanistan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk522vTxxNE Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/film/4462 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Despite shady pasts, powerful warlords are given recognition from Washington in return for their support fighting drug-traffickers and the Taliban. We take a look at America ’s new pragmatic approach. One such character is Gul Agha Sherzai, aka ‘The Bulldozer‘, Governor of Nangarhar for the last five years. After striking a political deal with President Karzai, he became a powerbroker to be reckoned with. Ruling from his Jalalabad palace, Sherzai shows off his power: ‘"The Taliban is no danger. I have defeated them’." By Afghan standards, security in his region has drastically improved along with an impressive fall in drugs production. "‘It ’s hard to argue that he’ s been anything but a success,"’ enthuse US counter-narcotics officials. However, his past is less than pristine. Sherzai allegedly got wealthy during his time as governor of Kandahar taking a cut from the opium profits from the area. While his former associate has been serving a life-sentence in the US, he’ s been enjoying a high-profile collaboration with Washington. Why? "‘There’ s a perception among the West that he ’s somebody who can be rehabilitated’. He was simply deemed more useful." ABC Australia – Ref. 4462 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.