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# Afghanistan: The Wounded Land - Part 1: Kingdom | Preview
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/doc-world/trailers/doc-world-afghanistan-the-wounded-land-kingdom-preview/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:50:49.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T13:14:57.000Z
- Description: Afghanistan opened to the world in the 1960s. When communists seized power, a war began.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Doc World, #ZZZ_Show_9465c414-dfa5-4739-85b0-2b204758369e, #geo-us, #v1.5, #ZZZ_Trailer_8fe6e58c-de7b-48e5-93bc-2e9478a3f90e, #trailer

In the 1960s, King Mohammed Zahir Shah opened up Afghanistan to the world. The city of Kabul looked like a European capital and the country was a destination for hippies in search of drugs and adventures. But Afghanistan was divided between the westernized elite and the majority population that was both traditional and poor. When communists seized power in 1978, a never-ending war began.