Ben Anderson's VICE documentary shows embedded reporting on Afghan security forces and US Marines in Helmand during the troop drawdown, exposing incompetence, drug abuse and corruption.

Why Hacker News readers recommend it: Recommended during Afghanistan withdrawal threads as a sobering look at why the transition to local forces was failing.

“I highly recommend the 2013 documentary”

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