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The original painting of Afghanistan 1380 was to help
promote the movie documentary, also known as "Collateral Damage," shown
at Mount Saint Mary's College in Brentwood, Ca.
Filmed in Afghanistan in October through December 2001, thefilm follows
the continuing challenges for surgeon Gino Strada and medical
coordinator Kate Rowlands from the human rights group "Emergency."
Having joined forces to set up a hospital in Kabul,Afghanistan, they saw
it shut down by the Taliban. In October, 2001, they decided to re-open
the hospital while the city was still underheavy attacks in order to
guarantee medical and humanitarian support to civilian war victims.
AFGHANISTAN YEAR 1380 shows life from the perspective of the Afghan
people during this extraordinary time, and the treatment of Taliban
prisoners of war in Northern Alliance jails |
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