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On August 15, 2021, Afghanistan descends into chaos. In one day, the completion of the withdrawal of Western forces precipitated the debacle of the regime in place: the army vanished, the leaders fled and the Taliban took Kabul without a fight. The great Central Asian country opens a new chapter in its tragic history, twenty years after the "war on terror" launched by George W. Bush in response to the attacks of September 11, 2001. The undisputed masters of 40 million trapped Afghans, the "students of religion" are back and are savoring their revenge by posing as the United States' victors. Their program will surprise no one: to restore the Islamic emirate and set up the "true" sharia, i.e. a perfect world, with divine commandments applied to the letter as in the time of the prophet.

For 20 years, the United States has invested almost 90 billion dollars in the development of the Afghan army, but left as losers - just as the USSR left. The civil war continues, "democracy" has not taken root, a peaceful life is a distant prospect. The new inhabitants of the presidential palace promise not to commit genocide and assure that they are not the same as in the 90s. But nobody believes their words. Why has Afghanistan turned into a Taliban republic again and how will the lives of ordinary Afghans now change? Why should we be worried about what is happening in this distant country?

Adeel Alam struggles to balance his pro-wrestling career, where he portrays a terrorist in the ring, with his Muslim faith.

Almost five years after their return to power, a new era has dawned under the yoke of the Taliban, an inflexible fundamentalist regime. Under their rule, the former republic has disappeared, replaced by an ultra-rigid power structure closed off from the rest of the world and the foreign press. An "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan", largely unrecognised, even by Islamic theocracies. After four shoots, mainly carried out outside the official framework, "The Taliban Country" offers a glimpse into the heart of this new Afghan reality. Through the eyes of the men and women facing these upheavals, the film paints a portrait of a paradoxical and radical system. It offers an in-depth look at the workings of a state characterised by extreme rigour, unparalleled in the contemporary world.

Inside a counter-terrorism unit in Karachi, Pakistan that’s dedicated to tracking down Taliban suspects.

Sushmita and Jaanbaz live in India, and they are in love. They intend to marry, but Sushmita's family is strongly opposed to the marriage, since Jaanbaz is a Muslim and they are Hindus. But Sushmita and Jaanbaz do get married, and Jaanbaz takes her with him to his country--Afghanistan. On the way there, Sushmita is horrified to see mutilated corpses, bomb explosions, and armed militants. She is terrified and asks Jaanbaz to take her back, but Jaanbaz takes her to his home.

Recorded live at the sold-out 2003 Paramount Comedy Festival in Brighton, stand-up comedian Robert Newman performs From Caliban To The Taliban - 500 Years of Humanitarian Intervention; a painstakingly researched tale of capitalist expansion and America’s global terror campaign waged “with goodwill to all.” Few stand-ups have attempted to create causal links between a 1609 Bermuda shipwreck and US adventures in Guatemala, via Shakespeare and Sir Francis Bacon. Hardly a laugh a minute you might think, but Newman has managed to pepper this unlikely comic dish with the endearing gags that made him famous.

Watch in horror as crazed fundamentalists from the future lead by evil commander, Protar Abdul Omar, kidnap Mr. and Mrs. Claus and plot to send an imposter Santa to deliver toys contaminated with radioactive camel turds to unsuspecting earth children on Christmas Eve. The future of Christmas rests in the hands of the Modern Props team! Merry Christmas indeed!

The Taliban take over Afghanistan, and the threat of ISIS and Al Qaeda intensifies. On the ground, reporter Najibullah Quraishi (Leaving Afghanistan, Taliban Country) investigates uncertainty and fear among the Afghan people and revisits the lead-up to the U.S. defeat and the Taliban’s return.

The Taliban take over Afghanistan, and the threat of ISIS and Al Qaeda intensifies. On the ground, reporter Najibullah Quraishi investigates how life has changed for Afghan people under Taliban rule. For many, especially for women and minority ethnic groups, their return spells disaster. For others, it represents a new era of peace and stability. Najibullah revisits watershed moments in Afghanistan’s history over the last 20 years, up to the U.S defeat and the Taliban’s return.

The story of four kids in Afghanistan whose lives changed dramatically after US troops completed their withdrawal and the Taliban swept to power

FRONTLINE reports from the lawless Pakistani tribal areas along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and reveals how the area has fallen under the control of a resurgent Taliban militia. Despite the presence of 80,000 Pakistani troops, the Taliban and their supporters continue to use the region as a launching pad for attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan. In a region little understood because it is closed to most observers, FRONTLINE investigates a secret front in the war on terror.

"Inside the Talibans" - What will happen if the Talibans return to power? Swedish journalist Magda Gad travels the Herat and Wardak provinces of Afghanistan to meet with the Taliban fighters.

The Woman Who Joined The Taliban is the personal and tragic story of a woman’s quest for truth amidst the global war on terrorism. Beverley Giesbrecht is a publishing executive and devout Christian living near Vancouver, when the events of September 11th change her life. Within seven months, she converts to Islam and begins a journey that takes her to the heart of Taliban territory in the mountains of Pakistan.

Frontline followers a reporter who is embedded with Hezb-e-Islami who are group of insurgents allied with the Taliban.

"Living with the Taliban" offers a powerful glimpse into post-2021 Afghanistan. Through personal stories, it shows the experiences of regime supporters and those whose lives have changed, highlighting the struggle between hope and despair.

For LGBTQ+ people living in Afghanistan, the years before the return of the Taliban saw life showing signs of slight improvement. But in 2021 all that progress quickly evaporated, and they were forced back into hiding. This film follows a handful of LGBTQ+ Afghans who are now terrified, persecuted and now hiding from individuals they had previously lived alongside peacefully.

Taliban Oil investigates an unknown story - the secret negotiations between the Taliban and US about the rights to transport gas from Turkmenistan through Afghan territory and to drill for the vast oil resources in North Afghanistan.

How did the U.S. lose the war in Afghanistan? Who bears responsibility? And what has been the human cost? Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and U.S. officials, this epic three-part investigation traces how America’s 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory and examines the missteps and consequences.

An insight into a girls' school in Afghanistan which imposes an even stricter interpretation of Islam than the Taliban.

Battle-scarred and disillusioned by the war, Corporal Chris Merrimette is put in charge of a unit whose next mission is to resupply a remote outpost on the edge of Taliban-controlled territory. While driving through the hostile Helmand province, a Navy SEAL flags down their convoy and enlists the unit on an operation of international importance: they must help an Afghan woman famous for her defiance of the Taliban escape the country. Without tanks or air support, Merrimette and his team will need all the courage and firepower they can muster to fight their way across the war-torn country and shepherd the woman to safety.

Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength and resilience to fight to the finish.

A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.

During the United States' 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, a group of female soldiers posing as medical relief are sent back in to rescue a group of kidnapped teenagers caught between ISIS and the Taliban.

A group of Korean tourists is taken hostage by an extremist Taliban group in Afghanistan. The Korean government dispatches Jae-ho, known as one of Korea's most skilled diplomats, in order to handle the situation. Once he arrives, he asks for the Afghan government's cooperation and uses every means possible to free the hostages. However, his efforts go in vain. Due to his failure, he's forced to work with Dae-sik, a special agent who is an expert on the Middle East. As they begin making their move to get to the Taliban, the first hostage death occurs. With nowhere else to turn, the two become unlikely allies in a race against time to save the rest of the hostages.

A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.

Afghanistan. War correspondent Elsa Casanova is taken hostage by the Taliban. Faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces unit is dispatched to free her. In some of the world’s most breathtaking yet hostile landscapes, a relentless pursuit begins between her kidnappers who have no intention of letting their prey escape them and a group of soldiers who risk their lives in pursuit of their single aim – to bring her home alive. This strong, independent woman and these men of duty are thrown together and forced to confront situations of great danger that inextricably bind them – emotionally, violently and intimately.

Jason Gedrick and a small group of Marines are stranded in the remote Afghan desert. But it ain't the Taliban that's worrying them, it's these giant refugees from Tremors. In fact the big worms prove to be an ally of sorts by doing better against the Taliban than themselves but battling these enemies is something not covered in their training.

A gunned down Navy SEAL Master Chief must guide a child to safety through a gauntlet of hostile Taliban insurgents and survive the brutal Afghanistan wilderness.

A dramatization of the complex and dangerous life of Omar Sheikh. A convicted terrorist who many believe had financial connections to 9/11, Sheikh is widely known as the man responsible forthe 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.

Directors Hetherington and Junger spend a year with the 2nd Battalion of the United States Army located in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous valleys. The documentary provides insight and empathy on how to win the battle through hard work, deadly gunfights and mutual friendships while the unit must push back the Taliban.

A look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on the young Pakistani school girl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls' education and the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations.

Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo military base in Helman province. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal – no actors.

Jawed Taiman takes a distinct look at Afghanistan and lets the Afghan people have their say. En route through the different provinces, through urban and rural regions, in discussion with intellectuals and simple folk, politicians and Taliban fighters a multifaceted picture emerges of a country that is often portrayed as incomprehensible.

In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dislodged from her comfortable American lifestyle, Barker finds herself in the middle of an out-of-control war zone. Luckily, she meets Tanya Vanderpoel, a fellow journalist who takes the shell-shocked reporter under her wing. Amid the militants, warlords and nighttime partying, Barker discovers the key to becoming a successful correspondent.

The story of the last months of the 20-year war in Afghanistan through the intimate relationship between American Green Berets and the Afghan officers they trained.

A docudrama about the escape of Russian pilots after being taken hostage by the Taliban in 1996.

Following the 9/11 attacks, the war on terror against Afghanistan continues. With the Taliban insurgents hiding out in the mountains however, they become increasingly difficult for the US military to engage. The solution is to try and flush them out by adding low level chemicals to the water supply. Little do the USA know however that enemy scientists have adapted the chemicals to make their own formula, one that can bring the dead back to life.

After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a preteen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.

A mockumentary about a hopeless wrestling promotor who gambles it all on one tour with a dream team of professional wrestlers from the United States.

Brew City Beatdown was a professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on July 14, 2012 at the Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Rhett Titus vs Mike Sydal Jay Lethal vs Mike Mondo ???, ??? & Tony Kozina defeated ???, Samson Walker & Shiloh Jonze Kyle O'Reilly vs Tadarius Thomas Roderick Strong (w/ Truth Martini) vs BJ Whitmer Michael Elgin vs Silas Young Rhino vs Eddie Edwards The Briscoes vs Jimmy Jacobs & Kevin Steen in an Anything Goes Tag Team Match

1. Alex Koslov, Bino Gambino, & Top Gun Talwar vs. Disco Machine, Nemesis, & Ronin 2. Mr. Excitement vs. TJ Perkins Number One Contenders Match 3. Arrogance ("Photogenic" Chris Bosh & "The Professional" Scott Lost) vs. Cape Fear (El Generico & Quicksilver) Number One Contender Match 4. B-Boy vs. "Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen 5. Human Tornado vs. Scorpio Sky Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Championship Title Match 6. Joey Ryan (c) vs. Chris Sabin Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Tag Team Championship Title Match 7. Super Dragon & Davey Richards (c) vs. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels & AJ Styles

1. Supa Badd & Human Tornado vs. Charles Mercury & Top Gun Talwar 2. Apollo Kahn vs. Ricky Reyes 3. Disco Machine vs. Scorpio Sky 4. The Iron Saints (Sal, Vito, & Brandon Thomaselli) vs. The X-Foundation ("Funky" Billy Kim, Scott Lost, & Joey Ryan) 5. B-Boy vs. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels Handicap Match 6. Hardkore Kidd vs. Deranged & Lit (w/ Teddy Hart) Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Tag Team Championship Title Match "Photogenic" Chris Bosh & Quicksilver (c) vs. Excalibur & Super Dragon 7. "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Samoa Joe

1. Supa Badd, Disco Machine, & Human Tornado vs. "Photogenic" Chris Bosh, Charles Mercury, & Top Gun Talwar 2. "Tornado" Tony Kozina vs. Puma 3. Hardkore Kidd vs. "The Future" Frankie Kazarian 4. Bobby Quance vs. Ricky Reyes Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Tag Team Championship Title Match 5. Excalibur & Super Dragon (c) vs. MDogg 20 & Josh Prohibition 6. B-Boy vs. Scorpio Sky 7. The Ballard Brothers (Shane & Shannon Ballard) vs. The X-Foundation (Scott Lost & Joey Ryan) Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Championship Title Match 8. "Scrap Iron" Adam Pearce (c) vs. Babi Slymm