Sundays, Aug. 6 – 27 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Mondays, Aug. 7 – 28 at 7 a.m. on KPBS 2 In the 1960s, Afghanistan was at peace, and King Mohammed Zahir Shah …
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