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Escape from Kabul Airport

Featuring unseen footage and exclusive interviews, this dramatic film tells the inside story of the largest airlift in modern US history, marking the end of America鈥檚 longest war.

A landmark documentary tells the inside story of the 18 monumental days in August 2021 when the US withdrew its troops from Afghanistan and subsequently evacuated thousands of Afghan citizens from Kabul airport after the Taliban seized the city. It was the largest airlift in US modern history, which despite the chaos and suffering, rescued 124,000 people.

Combining previously unseen on-the-ground archival footage from the evacuation with exclusive interviews with evacuees, eye-witnesses, US marines and Taliban fighters, the film also includes dramatic testimony from Afghan citizens attempting to flee. They recount their struggle to reach the airport, which was their last hope of leaving the country before the widely feared Taliban took control.

1 hour, 13 minutes

Last on

Tue 23 May 2023 22:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Producer Masood Shnizai
Producer Zarifa Amir
Director Jamie Roberts
Editor William Grayburn
Executive Producer Dan Reed
Production Company Amos Pictures Ltd

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