![]() ![]() She discovers that he was not originally a Taliban, but in fact a member of the Pakistani army named Wassim Chaudrey sent to Afghanistan to support the Mujahadeen rebels in their war against USSR back in the 1980s before he settled down in the country as a member of the Taliban Regime. While Imran and the rest are out exploring, Jessica discovers Imran's passport is a Pakistani passport. Once leaving Kandahar they travel through a farm and manage to capture a bullfight on film before stopping off at a stream coming closer to the Pakistan border. In the meantime, Suhel and Jai attempt to interview Imran, yet are unsuccessful when Imran threatens to shoot them. The four of them (Suhel, Jai, Jessica, Imran and Khyber) travel through various villages where they see horrific sights of poverty before reaching the southern city of Kandahar where Jessica gets the chance to interview US troops who are fighting to regain control of the city from the Taliban who occupy the area. Imran is attempting to cross the border, get past Pakistani troops and negotiate with his Taliban associates in Pakistan. Imran demands they listen to him and travel straight to the Afghan border with Pakistan or he promises they will be killed. ![]() However, shortly after leaving Ishtar, they are caught by Taliban official Imran Khan ( Salman Shahid) who has hitched a ride at the back of the taxi in disguise as an Afghan woman. Suhel and Jai then invite Jessica to join them on their tour of the country, which she does. ![]() They stop in a small cafe selling kebabs where they meet American journalist Jessica Beckham ( Linda Arsenio) who is working for Reuters in reporting on the US side of the Afghan war. On the way, they stop in the village of Ishtar along with the taxi driver Khyber (Hanif Humghum), who has watched his country fall apart over the decades. This follows an escape from capture by the Taliban. They take a tour of the country in a taxi, starting in Kabul. The two are shocked at the state of the country and the ruins that remain due to years of rule by the Taliban Regime. Suhel Khan ( John Abraham) and Jai Kapoor ( Arshad Warsi) are Indian journalists working for Star News who are sent into Afghanistan to create a report on what life is like in the country following the US-led invasion of the country in September 2001. ![]()
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