Bill Murray plays a has-been rock music manager whose fortune changes while on tour in Afghanistan in "Rock the Kasbah", taking the time-honored route of using comedy to tackle more serious matters. Murray plays Richie Lanz, whose best years are behind him. When he takes his last client to Afghanistan to perform for U.S. soldiers and gets dumped, a twist of fate sees him meet Pashtun girl Salima Khan with a beautiful voice.

Source: Yahoo Music
Link: Murray mixes music dreams, darker matter in Afghan war comedy "Rock the Kasbah"