Episode
VICE: Afghanistan After Us & La Haine
Overview
Ben Anderson returns to Helmand, the country'smost violent province, to investigate the security situation in Afghanistan as American involvement winds down. Vikram Gandhi goes to Paris to gauge the causes of the growing hate in the City of Lights.
Details
- Series
- VICE
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2015-06-19
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Afghanistan After Us & La Haine is Episode 13 in Season 3 of VICE. It aired on 2015-06-19. The runtime is 30 min.
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