HU OSA 392-2-7 Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan

Identity Statement

Reference Code
HU OSA 392-2-7
Title
Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
Date(s)
2001 - 2002
Description Level
Series
Extent and medium (processed)
6 DVD-ROM, 0.06 linear meters

Content and Structure

Scope and Content (Abstract)
This collection of 6 DVDs contains footage taken or acquired by WITNESS partner Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) in the aftermath of the American bombing of Afghanistan in the fal ofl 2001, as well as video recordings of the destroyed giant Buddhas in Bamiyan.
Accruals

Not Expected

Conditions of Access and Use

Conditions governing access
Open to researchers
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright held by producers
Languages
Persian
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
DVD ROMs

Description Control

Archivist's note
Processed by Zsuzsa Zádori and Anna Kövecsi, 2005 - 2008.
Call Number Description
DVD-ROM #1
392-2-7:1/1
[Footage Taken in the Aftermath of the American Bombing of Afghanistan in Fall 2001] [1/2] / [1/2]
In this footage a number of people are interviewed in front of their property which had been destroyed by rockets on the morning of the taping. The tape shows other people in a destitute, bombed out city. In a number of interviews, a life of terror under the Taliban is described, including tales of exile, the loss of all belongings, bombings, and the killings of loved ones. Footage includes: rubble and ruins of bombed buildings; smoke from the bombing; people mourning over dead bodies; various shots of bodies, very badly mangled, dismembered and burnt
Pushto; Pashto language, Date of production: 2001-09, Duration: 40 min.
Digital version available | HU OSA 392-2-7_001
DVD-ROM #2
392-2-7:2/1
[Footage Taken in the Aftermath of the American Bombing of Afghanistan in Fall 2001] [2/2]
In this footage a number of people are interviewed in front of their property which had been destroyed by rockets on the morning of the taping. The tape shows other people in a destitute, bombed out city. In a number of interviews, a life of terror under the Taliban is described, including tales of exile, the loss of all belongings, bombings, and the killings of loved ones. Footage includes: rubble and ruins of bombed buildings; smoke from the bombing; people mourning over dead bodies; various shots of bodies, very badly mangled, dismembered and burnt
Pushto; Pashto language, Date of production: 2001-09, Duration: 1 min.
Digital version available | HU OSA 392-2-7_002
DVD-ROM #3
392-2-7:3/1
[Hidden Camera Footage of the Hanging of Four Men in Afghanistan]
Public execution by Taliban: Undercover footage depicting four dead men hanging from cranes, on display, in the center of Kabul. The 4 men were found guilty of carrying out a series of bomb attacks last year. Afghanis crowd around to catch a glimpse of the dead. Some Taliban fighters are visible, here and there. An official Taliban radio (Radio Shariat) report is recorded at the end of the tape; their account provides the names of the victims and the charges against them.
Pushto; Pashto language, Date of production: 2001-08-08, Duration: 46 min.
Digital version available | HU OSA 392-2-7_003
DVD-ROM #4
392-2-7:4/1
[Report from Bamiyan] [1/3]
Footage includes ruins of the giant Buddhas carved into the sandstone cliffs, which were destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001. The earliest was thought to have been carved in the third century A.D. The statues were the tallest standing Buddhas in the world. The footage also shows people at work outside in fields, RAWA schools, women and children, interviews, caves in which people live. There are un-translated interviews.
Pushto; Pashto language, Date of production: 2002-07, Duration: 36 min.
Digital version available | HU OSA 392-2-7_004
DVD-ROM #5
392-2-7:5/1
[Report from Bamiyan] [2/3]
Footage includes ruins of the giant Buddhas carved into the sandstone cliffs, which were destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001. The earliest was thought to have been carved in the third century A.D. The statues were the tallest standing Buddhas in the world. The footage also shows people at work outside in fields, RAWA schools, women and children, interviews, caves in which people live. There are un-translated interviews.
Pushto; Pashto language, Date of production: 2002-07, Duration: 15 min.
Digital version available | HU OSA 392-2-7_005
DVD-ROM #6
392-2-7:6/1
[Report from Bamiyan] [3/3]
Footage includes ruins of the giant Buddhas carved into the sandstone cliffs, which were destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001. The earliest was thought to have been carved in the third century A.D. The statues were the tallest standing Buddhas in the world. The footage also shows people at work outside in fields, RAWA schools, women and children, interviews, caves in which people live. There are un-translated interviews.
Pushto; Pashto language, Date of production: 2002-08, Duration: 35 min.
Digital version available | HU OSA 392-2-7_006