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Tens of thousands of fresh American troops are now on the move in Afghanistan, led by a new commander, and armed with a counter-insurgency plan that builds on the lessons of Iraq. But can U.S. forces succeed in a land long known as the "graveyard of empires?" FRONTLINE producers Martin Smith (Beyond Baghdad, Return of the Taliban) and Marcela Gaviria (In Search of Al Qaeda) once again make the dangerous journey to the frontlines of America's biggest fight. Through interviews with the top U.S. commanders on the ground, embeds with U.S. forces, and fresh reporting from Washington, Smith and Gaviria examine U.S. counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan-a fight that promises to be longer and more costly than most Americans understand. This program contains explicit language. Viewer discretion is advised.

In the devastating aftermath of the economic meltdown, FRONTLINE sifts the ashes for clues about why it happened and examines critical moments when it might have gone much differently. Looking back into the 1990s, producer/director Michael Kirk (Inside the Meltdown, Breaking the Bank) discovers early warnings of the crash, reveals an intense battle among high-ranking members of the Clinton administration, and uncovers a concerted effort not to regulate the emerging, highly complex, and lucrative derivatives markets, which would become the ticking time-bomb within the American economy.

Producer Ofra Bikel chronicles how the middle class is faring in this recession through the stories of the people who she's come to know at the hair salon she's frequented for the past twenty years. The film reveals the struggles of a small business owner to stay afloat, her sister's risk of imminent foreclosure on her Florida home, and the various clients whose lives intersect at this New York City salon-from well-to-do bankers to struggling actors, each with a story to tell about how they're getting by in these turbulent times.

Following Iran's presidential election this summer, Neda Soltani was shot and killed on the streets of Tehran. She became the face of a powerful movement that threatened the hardline government's hold on power. FRONTLINE investigates the life and death of this woman, and also explores a number of unanswered questions in the aftermath of the greatest upheaval in Iran since the 1979 revolution. This program contains graphic imagery. Viewer discretion is advised.

As credit card companies face rising public anger, new regulation from Washington and a potential perfect storm of economic bad news, FRONTLINE jointly with the New York Times examines the future of the massive consumer loan industry and its impact on a fragile national economy. How are the credit, debit and pre-paid card industries repositioning themselves to maintain high profits under the new rules?

The film is the product of a unique collaboration with visitors to the Digital Nation Web site, who for the past year have been able to react to the work in progress and post their own stories online.

FRONTLINE investigates the crash of Continental 3407 in Buffalo, NY, and discovers a dramatically changed airline industry.

As the new U.S. strategy focuses on the south and eastern parts of Afghanistan, this film opens up a window onto a potential new front in the north, and sheds an important light on who's fighting the U.S. efforts in the country and why.

Do we have the right to end our lives if life itself becomes unbearable, or we are terminally ill?

On January 12, 2010, Haiti was leveled by one of the most devastating earthquakes in recorded history. Those responsible for handling the catastrophe, were crippled by the magnitude of the disaster and struggled to respond, as survivors were left without food, water or shelter.

In a new investigation FRONTLINE goes behind closed doors at the White House, in Congress and the boardrooms of the giant health-care lobby to examine the political battles and costly compromises that defined Barack Obama's health care endeavor.

In Afghanistan many hundreds of boys, often as young as ten, are being lured off the streets on the promise of a new life.

Controversy surrounds vaccines for many ordinary Americans.

The business of higher education is booming. It's a $400 billion industry fueled by taxpayer money. But what are students getting out of the deal?

FRONTLINE tells the dark tale of the men of Third Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st battalion of the 506th infantry; and how the war followed them home.

Behind the enduring images of heroic rescues undertaken by the New Orleans Police Department in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, there is another story of law enforcement in crisis, even out of control.