Indian director Kabir Khan, although with considerable security, is able to come and go much easier than any Westerner could. And one that conveys some of the complex attitudes of a warring people for whom it is the only home they ever know or want. A film that is half thriller, half comedy. How refreshing to see a film made there with care and attention to authenticity. Understanding the country through anything but a western political lens almost impossible. Today, visiting Afghanistan for a Westerner is almost unthinkable - travelling there overland probably suicidal. I often dreamt of the strange civilisations of Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, lands of jinn, ancient cultures, strange customs. I remember many, many years ago, someone said to me, "I don't think Andy's coming - do you want his place?" Before even the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, before the middle east became a constant war-ground, a number of my friends would follow the 'hippy trail' - overland to India through the strange and wonderful lands on the way like Afghanistan.
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