Calendar – Past Event

In February 2010, US Marines launched Afghanistan:  Operation Moshtarak, the biggest operation since the start of the Afghanistan war, whose main target was the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, a town in Helmand province. Journalist Ben Anderson, who spent two months with the American forces, offers an extraordinarily intimate look at the brutal realities of modern-day warfare in the harrowing documentary The Battle for Marjah, debuting Thursday, Feb. 17 (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, marking the first anniversary of this historic battle.

The Battle for Marjah was produced, filmed and written by Ben Anderson; directed by Anthony Wonke; executive producer, Guy Davies; editor, Gregor Lyon, original music, Andrew Phillips.  For HBO:  senior producer, Nancy Abraham; executive producer, Sheila Nevins.