Patrol Base Jaker is a feature-length documentary film about the US Marine Corps and the practice of counter-insurgency in Afghanistan. The film apparently covers of the history of Afghanistan from the Soviet invasion to the current U.S. war against the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
We haven’t had the chance to see it yet, but Patrol Base Jaker recently unspooled at the GI Film Festival in Washington, and will apparently be released in theaters this summer (check the film’s website for further details). The trailer certainly makes the film look interesting, so check it out …