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(Now Playing) The Gun Markets of Pakistan - Episode 1 of 16

Feb 12, 2007

In 2006, Suroosh Alvi was one of a handful of journalists who was able to get into the massive guns market in Pakistan’s tribal areas – home base for the Taliban since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. He returned to Pakistan this month and found the entire country was a “powder keg ready to explode.”

  • VowelOwl1

    7 days ago

    i wouldn't be this relaxed if i were there! kudos suroosh for an interesting and eye-opening video

  • UKBrits4Ever

    7 days ago

    this is one of my favorite vids on this site

  • malignant

    7 days ago

    the guy making the handmade guns. you know, the one that couldn't talk. yeah, that guy.

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