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Entangled Lives

Entangled Lives is a life history of a man from Afghanistan’s Nimroz province, where the illicit drug economy is part of the fabric of society. Learn about his life as a smuggler, through regime changes, migration, hardening borders and finally Covid.

⚠️ Content warning: Depictions of violence

Available in: English | Pashto | Dari

Length: 06:48

Partners: Drugs and (dis)Order, Afghan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), Organisation for Sustainable Development and Research (OSDR), SOAS University of London

Credits: Debasmita Dasgupta (illustration), Diana Garcia (Storyboarding), Adam Zygadlo (animation), Sana Safi (Script writer), Sara Wong (Producer), Dr Benjamin Worku-Dix (Director)