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June 28, 2024
The Backstory on ISIS-K, the ISIS Affiliate Believed Responsible for Moscow Attack
Revisit FRONTLINE’s reporting on ISIS-K, an affiliate of the self-declared Islamic State.
March 25, 2024
Senior Biden Adviser: Middle East Came ‘Perilously Close’ to ‘Much Broader Regional Conflict’ in Days After Oct. 7
The comments come in an interview with President Biden's senior Middle East adviser, Brett McGurk, conducted for the documentary 'Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza.'
December 19, 2023
Support, and a Warning: Inside Biden and Netanyahu’s Increasingly Fraught Relationship After Hamas’ Oct. 7 Attack
As tensions rise between the U.S. president and the Israeli prime minister over the scope and civilian toll of Israel’s military campaign in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, watch the opening scene of ‘Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza.’
December 19, 2023
Failure at the Fence
With The Washington Post, how Israel’s security barrier was breached on Oct. 7.
December 19, 2023
Amid Israel-Hamas War, Revisit ‘Shattered Dreams of Peace’
FRONTLINE’s seminal 2002 documentary on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process offers powerful context for the present moment — and is now available to stream.
October 20, 2023
Lockerbie Bombing Suspect Named in FRONTLINE Film Now in U.S. Custody
Suspected Lockerbie bombmaker Abu Agela Mas’ud of Libya is now facing charges in U.S. custody. Ken Dornstein uncovered new information about Agela and the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in the 2015 documentary series "My Brother’s Bomber."
December 11, 2022
18 Essential Documentaries on Afghanistan and the Taliban
One year after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan amid the U.S. withdrawal, watch these documentaries that reveal what life in the country is like now and that offer context on the nearly two-decade war that became America's longest.
August 15, 2022
Listen to the Top 5 ‘FRONTLINE Dispatch’ Podcast Episodes of 2021
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December 21, 2021
Watch 2021’s 10 Most-Streamed New FRONTLINE Documentaries
As another tumultuous year winds down, explore the 10 most-streamed FRONTLINE documentaries released in 2021.
December 21, 2021
The Threat of Al Qaeda and ISIS-K in Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan
How much of a threat do Al Qaeda and ISIS-K in Afghanistan pose to the U.S. and its allies, as well as to regional stability? Here’s a look at the current situation.
November 4, 2021
17 Essential Documentaries on the War in Afghanistan — and Its Consequences
These documentaries explore how the war in Afghanistan began and evolved, what it has meant for ordinary Afghan citizens and the ongoing consequences of the U.S. withdrawal.
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