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Morrison-Knudsen construction company builds dams and irrigation canals in Afghanistan
Opening scene shows the Boghra diversion dam and associated irrigation canal built by Morrison-Knudsen Construction Company (MK) along the Helmand River in Afghanistan. Three MKA (Morrison-Knudsen-Afghanistan) engineers stand on the bank of the new irrigation canal of this project. Glimpse of a small power plant built on the canal. A man turns a large wheel releasing water from lateral canals into the main canal which would irrigate an experimental farming area. An MKA yellow truck,carrying three Afghans in the back, drives through an ancient gate to the headquarters for this experimental farm at an ancient caravan fortress named Nad-e Ali. Next, an Afghan is seen driving a tractor pulling a set of harrows to till the soil. A field where seed was planted. Scene shifts to later when the seeds have grown and an Afghan farmers are seen harvesting the new grain by hand. The next year, fields of alfalfa are seen from the first year's seeding. Another tractor is seen working at the edge of a field of crop. Afghan farmers use hand cultivators to tend the crops. View of large fields of crops. An Afghan boy stands on the bank of the Boghra canal. View of camels grazing in sparse desert area. Scene shifts to Afghan and MKA officials negotiating another contract. View of brass sign on the Export Import Bank in Washington, DC. Inside, officials of the Bank are seated around a table. (Narrator states the Bank provided a 22 million dollar loan for the new extended construction contract.) View of the Helmand River (and its deep canyon Northwest of Kandahar) and the Arghandab River, where large dams were to be constructed. Dump trucks are next seen commencing work at the Arghandab site, building a work road atop a dike along the side of the river. Camera pans across the broad sweep of the project underway. Construction equipment of all types seen moving along the work road and at work atop the dam. Afghan workers operating power shovels. Earth and stones moving on a conveyor belt. Wooden forms being built and steel reinforcing bars being installed. Afghans clearing areas for drilling operations. Afghan powder men ram charges into areas to be blasted. View of man pushing handle to ignite the charges. Explosion raises smoke, debris and dust. More views of construction equipment in operation Views of the dam at about the 200 foot height.
Morrison and Knudson company undertakes construction of the Kajaki Dam across the Helmand River in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
Opening scene shows glimpse of the construction site where Morrison-Knudsen company of Afghanistan (MKA) is building the Kajaki Dam across the Helmand River in Afghanistan. Wooden forms are already in place and Afghan workers fill them with rocks as they construct what narrator describes as "warehouse buildings and shops." Rock houses and dormitories are built to serve American supervisors and their families. An American girl and boy walk from their house. An American construction superintendent consults with an Afghan foreman. View of the Helmand River. Next, drilling crews are seen at the steep walls of the canyon placing dynamite charges. View of dynamite charges exploding along a stretch of canyon wall, and near the top of in another place. Following the blasts, men use poles to loosen large boulders. One is seen crashing down from the top of the canyon wall. View from above of a vehicle moving across a temporary bridge, built to allow work on both sides of the river. Men walking past one of two 35-foot diversion tunnels. View from the river side of the two diversion tunnels that will carry river water during dam construction. A large jutting rock in the water marks the location of a future cofferdam that will divert the river into the tunnels. Views of dump trucks discharging earth and rocks at the side of the river, and a caterpillar tractor smoothing the fill to create a cofferdam. Water surging as the river width narrows. Overview of the site as the cofferdam finally fills the gap. View of the river moving into the first diversion tunnel, followed by view from the other side, as water exits to continue the river's normal flow. High above, workers use high pressure water hoses to wash loose materials from the canyon walls. A power shovel begins digging the dam's foundation trench.
Agricultural modernization project in Afghanistan undertaken by the Morrison-Knudsen construction Company
Closeup of tractor pulling sheepsfoot compaction rollers. "MKA" (Morrison-Knudsen, Afghanistan) painted on the equipment. Power shovel filling a dump truck. Afghan welder repairing a part. Afghans working on tractors and replacing a huge tire on its rim. Afghans display their knowledge and skills operating heavy construction equipment. View from cab of a power shovel at the Boghra dam and irrigation project, where canals are extending their reach. Camel caravans arriving in the vicinity. Camps set up by Afghan farmers hoping to obtain allotments of irrigated land. The farmers drawing diagrams in the sand and discussing hopeful future plans. Afghan masons building homes for future settlers. Scene shifts to water seen flowing through the main Boghra canal and then emerging into the cultivated section of MKA's experimental farm project. Afghan farmers tending alfalfa hay. Two men walk among fruit trees in an orchard. Other crops, and Afghans tilling soil with machinery. Crops growing on strips of earth fed by small irrigation ditches. Vast field of green growing wheat, then shown later, ready for harvest. View of Afghans harvesting the wheat with machinery.
President Iskander Mirza arrives in Kabul and being greeted by King Mohammed Zahir Shah at the airport.
Iskander Mirza visits Kabul, Afghanistan during his tenure as the President of Pakistan. Pakistani President Iskander Mirza steps from an airplane. He is greeted by an Afghan military leader who introduces Mirza to King Mohammed Zahir Shah and other officials. President Mirza and the King shake hands. A military band plays as President Mirza reviews an Honor Guard. He shakes hands with dignitaries. Two children present flowers to the President. People milling about on the streets of Kabul. Exteriors of a mosque surrounded by trees. President Mirza visits the mosque with other officials and views a raised tomb there.
The Morrison and Knudsen construction company contracts to build dams in Afghanistan and commences operations
Film opens with camera panning over the rugged, arid regions of Afghanistan. Broad view of the city of Kandahar, where modern buildings are being erected. Street scene in Kandahar shows numerous pedestrians walking along a road. View of new homes and other buildings recently constructed. Scene shifts to agricultural activities and products. Men bring products to market carried on backs of donkeys. A man harvesting some type of crop in a valley farm. Houses in a valley farm. View of a river. View of camels grazing on semiarid land. Executives of Morris and Knudsen construction company are seen in their offices, discussing a contract to build dams and irrigation canals in Afghanistan. Next, are shown stacks of skins from new born Karakul sheep, which earn Afghanistan millions of dollars annually in exports, and would, along with other assets, pay for the project. Morrison and Knudsen engineers are seen working over plans for the project. Potential employees for the project are seen being interviewed. A field engineer is seen receiving his passport as he prepares to fly to Afghanistan. A uniformed officer enters an office building to present the first requisition for supplies to be obtained for the project. A man reads a Radiogram requesting supplies. A purchasing agent begins processing the requests. A woman types necessary requisitions and others work on the requests. A steam locomotive is seen speeding along a railroad, as supplies begin arriving at American seaports for shipment abroad. A freighter loading supplies for trans-shipment to Pakistan. Longshoremen use pikes to roll heavy timbers for loading. Forklifts move heavy crates for loading. A freighter crew loads large wooden crates by means of the ship's cranes. The supplies,including prefabricated structural items are loaded into the ship hold. A sea bird perches on a ship. View of the stern and wake of a ship carrying supplies for the Afghanistan project. View of Karachi, Pakistan (where Morrison and Knudsen maintain an expediting office). Local people walking and riding bicycles. A camel pulls a wagon heavily laden with cargo. Views of cargo being offloaded from a freighter. Men on the dock load cargoes into cars of the Pakistan Northwest Railway. A freight train heading North toward the Afghanistan border. Views from the moving train as it enters a tunnel. Views, from the train, of rural Pakistan.
Flashback scenes to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979; the Refugee situation in Afghanistan in 1985.
Correspondent and host Harry Ellis in Washington DC broadcasts a bulletin about the refugee situation in Afghanistan. Report opens with flashback scenes from December 1979 as Soviet aircraft bomb Afghanistan territory. Soviet helicopter MI-24 flies overhead. Situation in Afghanistan over the years since the invasion forces its people to leave their country. Current day scenes of Afghan refugees camped on land in Pakistan. Doctor checks the Afghan patients. Epitaphs of Afghanis who could not survive. Afghan Refugees work in Pakistan. Afghan laborer breaks stones and another laborer fills grain into containers and then into sacks. Afghan Aid Medical Clinic where volunteer doctors give free treatment to Afghan Refugees. Doctor and nurses attend to the patients. Afghan Refugees camped in Afghanistan. Man watches over a grazing herd of sheep. Young Afghani children at a village school in Afghanistan.
