Our War Caught in the Crossfire (2011)
This episode: The final part starts in 2009 and tells the story of 2nd Battalion Princess of Wales regiment as it comes to terms with new rules of fighting brought in to protect civilians. Private Mike McCabe is filmed being shot in the leg during a Taliban ambush. By 2010, the Scots Guards find themselves fighting a very different war - a battle for hearts and minds. They struggle to train a local force, the Afghan National Police, who fight in a reckless and dangerous way. The risks are hammered home when Guardsman Daniel Clarke films a three-year-old girl who has been seriously injured by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by the ANP. The Scots Guards tour ends in tragedy when six members of the ANP are massacred in their sleep. Our War: The war in Afghanistan as seen through the eyes of young British soldiers on the frontline.
Primary Title
- Our War
Secondary Title
- Caught in the Crossfire
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 27 March 2012
Release Year
- 2011
Start Time
- 10 : 30
Finish Time
- 11 : 28
Duration
- 58:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 3
Channel
- BBC Knowledge
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Network
- BBC
Programme Description
- This episode: The final part starts in 2009 and tells the story of 2nd Battalion Princess of Wales regiment as it comes to terms with new rules of fighting brought in to protect civilians. Private Mike McCabe is filmed being shot in the leg during a Taliban ambush. By 2010, the Scots Guards find themselves fighting a very different war - a battle for hearts and minds. They struggle to train a local force, the Afghan National Police, who fight in a reckless and dangerous way. The risks are hammered home when Guardsman Daniel Clarke films a three-year-old girl who has been seriously injured by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by the ANP. The Scots Guards tour ends in tragedy when six members of the ANP are massacred in their sleep. Our War: The war in Afghanistan as seen through the eyes of young British soldiers on the frontline.
Classification
- 16
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
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
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Soldiers--Training of--Afghanistan
- Documentary television programs--Great Britain
Genres
- Documentary
- War
Hosts
- Shaun Dooley (Narrator)
Contributors
- Colin Barr (Executive Producer)
- BBC (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Soldiers--Training of--Afghanistan
- Documentary television programs--Great Britain