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Forced to Flee: 6 Documentaries to Watch to Understand the Global Refugee Crisis
The number of people around the world who have been forcibly displaced is at a record high — again — says the UN’s refugee agency.
June 19, 2019
FRONTLINE Wins Three Overseas Press Club Awards
David Fanning, who founded FRONTLINE in 1983, will receive the OPC's President’s Award for lifetime achievement, as two FRONTLINE documentaries on ISIS are also named award winners.
April 28, 2016
FRONTLINE Wins Peabody Award for "ISIS in Afghanistan"
FRONTLINE's chilling, first-hand look at the terror group's emergence in Afghanistan was honored in the documentary category.
April 26, 2016
FRONTLINE Receives Three Peabody Award Nominations
"Growing Up Trans," "ISIS in Afghanistan " and "Inheritance" earned nods.
April 12, 2016
Pentagon Given New Authority to Target ISIS in Afghanistan
The White House has granted the Pentagon new authority to target ISIS in Afghanistan in addition to the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
January 21, 2016
Why Afghanistan's Children Are Used as Spies and Suicide Bombers
In a country that has experienced nearly endless conflict for more than 30 years, Afghan children have regularly been recruited to join armed groups on both sides of the battle line.
November 17, 2015
ISIS is in Afghanistan, But Who Are They Really?
It appears ISIS-allied fighters are gaining a foothold in Afghanistan, but just how similar are they to the group's branches in Iraq and Syria?
November 17, 2015
"The Most Risky … Job Ever.” Reporting on "ISIS in Afghanistan"
Najibullah Quraishi has covered the war in Afghanistan for more than a decade, but embedding with ISIS fighters who've recently emerged there "was the most risky and dangerous job ever I've done in my life," he says.
November 17, 2015
WATCH: A Conversation With Teens in Training as ISIS Suicide Bombers
As ISIS expands its reach into Afghanistan, it is training children and teenagers to become the next generation of jihadis.
November 16, 2015
ISIS in Afghanistan: School of Jihad
The emergence of ISIS in Afghanistan has introduced a new level of brutality to the conflict, beyond what has been practiced by the Taliban.
November 1, 2015
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