Return of the Taliban

FRONTLINE reports from the lawless Pakistani tribal areas along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and reveals how the area has fallen under the control of a resurgent Taliban militia. Despite the presence of 80,000 Pakistani troops, the Taliban and their supporters continue to use the region as a launching pad for attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan. In a region little understood because it is closed to most observers, FRONTLINE investigates a secret front in the war on terror.

• Martin SmithDirector
• Martin SmithWriter

• Latif AfridiSelf
• Sheikh Rashid AhmedSelf
• Richard Lee ArmitageSelf
• Ryan CrockerSelf
• Pervez MusharrafSelf
• Barnett RubinSelf
• Osama bin LadenSelf
• George W. BushSelf
• Hamid KarzaiSelf
• Will LymanSelf - Narrator (voice)