Unreported World Afghanistan's Child Drug Addicts
While the world's focus is on the fight against the Taliban, Unreported World reveals a hidden result of the conflict in Afghanistan: a huge rise in the number of children addicted to opium and heroin in a country now said to have the youngest drug addicted population in the world.
Acclaimed foreign affairs programme, where reporters travel to some of the most dangerous and neglected parts of the globe to offer an insight into those whose lives are not often glimpsed by world media.
Primary Title
- Unreported World
Episode Title
- Afghanistan's Child Drug Addicts
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 1 February 2011
Start Time
- 19 : 35
Finish Time
- 20 : 00
Duration
- 25:00
Channel
- TVNZ 7
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Acclaimed foreign affairs programme, where reporters travel to some of the most dangerous and neglected parts of the globe to offer an insight into those whose lives are not often glimpsed by world media.
Episode Description
- While the world's focus is on the fight against the Taliban, Unreported World reveals a hidden result of the conflict in Afghanistan: a huge rise in the number of children addicted to opium and heroin in a country now said to have the youngest drug addicted population in the world.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Heroin abuse--Afghanistan
- Children--Drug use--Afghanistan
- Opium trade--Social aspects--Afghanistan
- Documentary television programs--Afghanistan
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Ramita Navai (Reporter)
Contributors
- Quicksilver Media (Production Unit)
- Channel 4 Television (Production Unit)
- Matt Haan (Director)
Subjects
- Heroin abuse--Afghanistan
- Children--Drug use--Afghanistan
- Opium trade--Social aspects--Afghanistan
- Documentary television programs--Afghanistan