Last updated: 12 march, 2010 - 17:06 GMT
Child addicts: film focuses on plight of young Afghan heroin addicts
About 90% of the world's heroin supply originates in Afghanistan
A new documentary film about drug addiction in Afghanistan focuses on the plight of young heroin addicts in the country.
The producers of "Addicted in Afghanistan" say nearly a million Afghans are addicted to drugs, and women and children account for 40%.
The film focuses on two teenagers, Jabar & Zahir, who live in Kabul.
Director Jawed Taiman and producer Sharron Ward talk to the BBC's Fergus Nicoll.
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First broadcast 12 March 2010
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