ANGLO AFGHAN WAR (Afghanistan, 2006)
For nearly nine years now British troops have been fighting against the Taliban in Afghanistan. By now names like Kandahar and Helmand are as familiar to our ears as is the words ‘roadside bomb’. However, Kalpesh Lathigra is not interested in combat operations. He wants to know what makes the lives of soldiers in a war zone possible. Lathigra shows us well-lighted tents with air conditioning, hot showers and spotless, stainless steel toilets. Except for the sky, and an occasional translator, there is nothing Afghan to be seen. Not even any dust.