Welcome to Episode 119 of The Afghanistan Project, where we cover all topics related to two decades of war in Afghanistan, and the fallout of our Afghanistan withdrawal. Today's guest is director Ankita Kumar, discussing her new documentary, 'Far From Home,' which tells the story of an Afghan family living in India, where they seek refugee status and a path to rebuilding a life.Ankita talks about why she focused on the refugee situation in India, and how she chose the subjects of her film. We discuss future projects, and upcoming screenings of the documentary.About Ankita:Ankita Kumar is an award-winning journalist-turned-documentary filmmaker. Far from Home is her first film. It has screened at over 8 film festivals last year and won several awards. Before filmmaking, Ankita worked for news organizations such as Deutsche Welle (DW) and POLITICO. Her core coverage areas are refugees, migration, immigration and culture. Ankita has taught at UC Berkeley's Journalism school. She is currently working on her next feature documentary on Carnatic music (a form of Indian classical music) and producing another documentary on a Syrian-Armenian artist.About the host: Beth Bailey worked in support of Afghanistan operations as a civilian intelligence analyst for the Department of the Army between 2010 and 2013. She is a freelance contributor to Fox News Digital and the Washington Examiner. Follow Beth: on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bwbailey85/ on Twitter: https://x.com/BWBailey85 on Substack: https://substack.com/@bwbailey85 on the web: https://bethwbailey.com/