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Opium Brides

32m 46s

Afghan opium farmers have long borrowed money from drug gangs to subsidize their crops. Now, as the Afghan government destroys their livelihood in an eradication program, the farmers find themselves in a horrifying situation: repay their debts or give their daughters to drug-traffickers. Najibullah Quraishi reports on the harrowing story of the collateral damage of the counter-narcotics effort.

The Secret War

17m 18s

Stephen Grey and Martin Smith go inside the deepest front in America's war against Al Qaeda and the Taliban: Pakistan. They uncover new details about border-crossing CIA-funded Afghan militias, investigate covert support for elements of the Taliban by the Pakistani military and intelligence, and explore the Obama administration's escalated campaign of drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal areas.

Opium Brides Preview

31s

Afghan opium farmers have long borrowed money from drug gangs to subsidize their crops. Now, as the Afghan government destroys their livelihood in an eradication program, the farmers find themselves in a horrifying situation: repay their debts or give their daughters to drug-traffickers. Najibullah Quraishi reports on the harrowing story of the collateral damage of the counter-narcotics effort.

"The Madoff Affair" - Preview

30s

FRONTLINE unravels the story behind the world's first truly global Ponzi scheme - a deception that lasted longer, reached wider and cut deeper than any other business scandal in history. 12/6/2011

Gavriel Holtzberg Thanks Chabad House Donors

1m 51s

Filmed after the Holtzbergs moved from a Mumbai hotel room to the Nariman House. Their new multi-story building, purchased in part with a financial gift from the Rohr family, allows for regular guests, meals and study. The Chabad House was later attacked by Lashkar-i-Taiba during its siege of Mumbai in November 2008. Gavriel, his wife, Rivka, and four others were killed.

An Early Warning about Lashkar

1m 51s

It took the 2008 Mumbai attacks for much of the world to recognize Lashkar-i-Taiba's threat, but renowned French investigative judge Jean-Louis Bruguiere had for years warned of the Pakistan-based terrorist group's evolving international ambitions. In fact, a year before the Mumbai attacks, he successfully convicted a French citizen who had been deployed by Lashkar on an international mission.

"Syria Undercover": Inside an Activist Safe House

2m 47s

FRONTLINE reporter Ramita Navai experiences life as a fugitive in Syria firsthand when she is trapped in a safe house with three of the country's most wanted opposition leaders. As the security forces and the militia raid houses on their street, the three men fear they will be captured and tortured, in "Syria Undercover," airing Nov. 8.

Syria Undercover Preview

30s

FRONTLINE offers a rare look from inside Syria, as we travel with undercover reporter Ramita Navai into some of the most dangerous parts of the country to meet members of the opposition movement forced into hiding, in "Syria Undercover," airing Nov 8.

On Finding Out Has HIV

2m 49s

Magic Johnson had traveled to Utah for a preseason game when he received an unexpected phone call from his doctor telling him he needed to return home immediately. Johnson tells FRONTLINE his main concern was "How am I going to live for a long time?"

Death by Fire - Preview

30s

Did Texas execute an innocent man? FRONTLINE examines the conviction and 2004 execution of Cameron Todd Willingham - for the arson death of his three young children - in light of new science that raises doubts about whether the fire at the center of the case was really arson. 10/25/2011

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