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An Everyday story of Afghan Folk

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By Liz Rigbey. A slice of life in a village in the wild, mountainous Pak-Afghan borders.

By Liz Rigbey. A slice of daily life in a village in the wild, mountainous Pak-Afghan borders, where the only law is tribal law and there is no road, electricity or mobile signal.

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15 Minute Drama: An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk

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An Everyday story of Afghan Folk: An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 2: Episode 1

An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk

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An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 2

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By Liz Rigbey. Stories from village life in the troubled and violent Pak-Afghan mountains.

By Liz Rigbey. Stories from a village in the troubled and violent Pak-Afghan mountains. Drones fly overhead while, below them, family life unfolds.

The poorest farmer in the village, Mewa Gul, has a double crisis. A sick cow will cost money to replace, so he really needs his daughter's bridal money. But when there is astonishing news about her fiancé, the wedding seems in jeopardy. We also meet the wealthy, landowning Akbar Khan, who is violently opposed to the village's new school.

A slice of daily village life from the wild, mountainous Pak-Afghan borders - where the only law is tribal law and there is no road, no electricity and no phone, but hi-tech drones fly overhead. 

An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk is based on characters and storylines from PACT Radio's daily soap, made by and for the Pashtun people of this untamed area.

Based on a PACT Radio production led by John Butt
Written and directed in the UK by Liz Rigbey
Sound design by David Chilton
Music by Olivia Thomas

Executive Producer: John Dryden
Producer: Anne-Marie Cole
An Above the Title production for BBC Radio 4.

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By Liz Rigbey. A slice of life in a village in the wild, mountainous Pak-Afghan borders

By Liz Rigbey. A slice of daily life in a village in the wild, mountainous Pak-Afghan borders, where the only law is tribal  and there is no road, electricity and mobile signal

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