When that guy lying injured on his bed said ‘they’ll never take Kandahar’… gave me chills, man.

@karabiner9819

2 жыл бұрын

laying*

@asfanmarkmcgwire

2 жыл бұрын

@@karabiner9819 no, it’s lying

@Sports_Gen

2 жыл бұрын

Same here

@1timerod

2 жыл бұрын

Lmfao only did he knew

@MiguelSanchez-pf6pd

2 жыл бұрын

At 12:20 what would you do if a take over in your city/town happened? Be prepared God only knows .

when the ANA soldier said " All the politicians don't care, Their children are in safe haven" I felt that.

@TheAir2142

2 жыл бұрын

Yet again another example of the people being betrayed by the Politicians.

@thisfacebelievesyou8862

2 жыл бұрын

Did you feel it like a Bacha Bazi?

@jaylu7021

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAir2142 Betrayed by america and the west. If we going to be honest about it, puppet government, with a crappy leader, classic cia thinking crap. After bid laden was dead, they should have left already.

@AlexeiRamotar

2 жыл бұрын

Don Ascanio didn't the people vote for Ghani?

@32gigs96

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlexeiRamotar he stole the election

WATCH NEXT: Inside Afghanistan’s Death Valley - kzread.info/dash/bejne/nGSjlo-jmNHHd9Y.html

I am currently teaching English to some of these brave Afghan military men. My respect for them is boundless. They love America. They are working so hard to conquer the very difficult English language. Teaching them is the highest honor of my entire career.

@XxBishop78

Жыл бұрын

God bless💛

@chrisburke624

Жыл бұрын

I’ll second that, God Bless 🙏🏻 English is not an easy language to learn! The Afghan soldiers that were committed to the fight were sold out & thrown to the wolves by their own president. He fled, with literally bags of cash (so much he had to leave some behind as the helicopter would be overweight…) It was either “go home, we won…” or “fight us, and die.”

@msc.fahmdyar1483

Жыл бұрын

Keep the in America

@lokeshreddy2369

Жыл бұрын

Teaching in USA or somewhere else???

@danielseaburg9763

Жыл бұрын

LMAOOOOO

these afghan soldiers were not cowards, the real cowards were their politicians

@wadakoli4140

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@agentmueller

2 жыл бұрын

Ignore the guy that put the laughing faces. You are 100% spot on. These commandos fought like rabid dogs with huge efforts but being outnumbered and outgunned with no air support, they couldn’t do anything more. My hearts go out to them. They are legitimate, disciplined serious warriors, and their leaders and their politician cronies sold them out and threw them to the wolves. They deserved better. Bless them…

@kevingnomen6092

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. They were ready to defend and fight for their country but there’s only so much they could do when they’re leaders are cowards trying to save their own asses.

@laserbeammoontrip

2 жыл бұрын

**Our politicians** in particular Bumbling Biden

@aaronmstevenson

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t paint with such a wide brush.

This reporter has balls man, mad respects (and the cameraman of course!)

@alaaeddinetheviking3235

2 жыл бұрын

Hhhhhhhhhhhh lol

@rickiex

2 жыл бұрын

He almost got trapped, he wasn't sure about the future when Kandahar fell. I'm glad he got oyt

@nebroskitheraut6705

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more.

@zeppkfw

2 жыл бұрын

@@Chicagonem Vice sometimes does hilariously dumb journalism but sometimes they create masterpieces like these

@YouCanCallMeReTro

2 жыл бұрын

​@@zeppkfw Their international news journalism is top notch, its just when they wade into domestic politics that they are going to alienate 50% of viewers

Good job vice! This is gold. Please keep this up. It's highly appreciated.

As an former Afghan army officer this video brought tears in my eyes, what a brave and professional special forces we had but corrupt politicians sold them , what a beautiful country and fought for every inches of it unfortunately everything disappeared in hours

@tonytonez3769

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service Sir. There is a Second Resisitance forming.

@ej4458

Жыл бұрын

Are people living alright under the taliban now? has the economy recovered or improved?

@daveglynn748

Жыл бұрын

And that brave soldier in the hospital bed' who refused to believe that Kandahar would fall. God bless him.

@zuheyrcade6239

11 ай бұрын

Did the money from US has been stopped ,you hypocrite? You should've chosen to fight against the infidel Americans instead of your own brothers , Ni matter how they're different from you but they're the ones who will say in this country even if they're defeated not the Americans who will leave(as occured) .

@PulseClaim

9 ай бұрын

الحمد لله اشغللگران و مزدورانشان را بیرون راندیم

Its sad because we can see that many of the ordinary afghan soldiers want to fight but there is a lack of will and leadership and corruption among the senior management.

@willd84451130

2 жыл бұрын

Shocker.

@believer0001

2 жыл бұрын

Where did US spent 2.5 Trillion 💰 BTW???

@manavdougall8599

2 жыл бұрын

@@believer0001 they should have spent it on their own education.... stupidest country in the world

@fahad8719

2 жыл бұрын

are they out of afg?

@believer0001

2 жыл бұрын

@@fahad8719 are u living in cave ?????

I think it would have been wise for Vice to censor the Afghan soldier's faces, to avoid future reprisals against them by the Taliban.

@2PMisTimeless

2 жыл бұрын

Yes exactly

@tristramlewis-stempel464

2 жыл бұрын

100%

@fuzzydunlop7928

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not like they don’t ask them. I’m more concerned about the TIMING of this video’s release when it comes to reprisals. It’s one thing to try and melt back into the civilian world when someone would have to go out of their way to single you out, this is being published when the Taliban are in control and a purge would be most advantageous for them - rather than digging through old footage or caring more about regime survival in the future rather than recompense. That’s how these sorts of things work - on convenience, so this seems very poorly-timed.

@RyanBlundell

2 жыл бұрын

@@fuzzydunlop7928 Considering that VICE released this AFTER the fall of Kandahar / Kabul I find it highly immoral that they did not blur faces!!!

@saud9113

2 жыл бұрын

The Taliban has declared "Amnesty" for all soldiers and they wont break thier pledge.

This channel has made the best documentaries I've ever seen

Such brave and more importantly, honest journalism. This is why I love Vice News.

This whole situation seems like a failure from leadership because of either corruption, incompetence, or both

@jamaljam13

2 жыл бұрын

Bingo

@timeforchange2539

2 жыл бұрын

That's 10% for the BIG Guy. Nobody is more corrupt than Biden's. Need a favor buy some Hunter art. Loves smoking crack and painting.

@Sixth_donkey

2 жыл бұрын

@@timeforchange2539 its afghanistans fault not america or biden

@yeoldeaesthetic3780

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sixth_donkey maybe the Afgani's don't have as much of a problem with the Taliban as we in the west might think. We're not all the same.

@owenb8636

2 жыл бұрын

It's so frustrating. How suicidally corrupt do you have to be to not feed your army?

7:50 this is heart of a soldier, never admit the enemy were better, never say they will take over their land, never say that there is no option left, never give up. mad respect for this guy

@alberttomimbang2481

2 жыл бұрын

But they did let the enemy took their land...sad

@dla_915

2 жыл бұрын

All I see is denial.. nothing to have respect for.

@kalimanka

2 жыл бұрын

He has nothing out of our respect. Or compasion, sorrow, emphaty.

@Islamicones1

2 жыл бұрын

Is also the Taliban land they are thr youth of Afghanistan

@wheeloflife17

2 жыл бұрын

@@alberttomimbang2481 they had no chance when us left

Is I'm the only one who is seeing this video after the fall of whole country ?

@Joshuamed18320

13 күн бұрын

Afghanistan didn't fall.

There fighting spirit is an remarkable 💯 Stay safe to those brave soldiers out there.

I feel sorry for these soldiers, they had incompetent leaders, they were willing to fight but unfortunately the politicians sold them out.

@AC-uw4il

2 жыл бұрын

Same here these are guys who are willing to fight for their freedom and rights to the end

@aaronmstevenson

2 жыл бұрын

Large swaths of the ANA are considered dregs of society. Different culture don’t paint with a wide brush

@lucas_2612

2 жыл бұрын

the Americans can redraw but they still need to supply the afghan army some supplies and weapons at least to continue fighting

@lucas_2612

2 жыл бұрын

@Abcde Fghijk if you don't supply them they are dead

@DeurKlink25Euro

2 жыл бұрын

Ik so sorry for Hamza

“Hey we were trying to get on that”: Vice journalists continue to be insanely chill in the most insane situations

This is so overwhelmingly saddening and hard to watch especially for everyone who patrolled the outer mountainous regions of the Kandahar Province. Thank you however, for showing it. And keep reporting on it! I’m sick of how incompetently this was handled and now our lack of leadership thinks they’re just going to sweep it all under the rug… Dereliction of Duty is what they call it. 🇺🇸

@rogerwilco5918

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps if the reality star hadn't removed the troops and released thousands of Taliban prisoners when he surrendered things would have gone differently?

@foysalahmed1701

Жыл бұрын

Lack of confidence of ANA was the major constraint to their success.Nothing else

@chrisburke624

Жыл бұрын

@@rogerwilco5918 the withdrawal negotiations started under Obama, continued under Trump, and finished under Biden. This wasn't the doing of just one administration.

@rogerwilco5918

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisburke624 who told you that nonsense?

@chrisburke624

Жыл бұрын

@@rogerwilco5918 it was a documentary I watched shortly after the fiasco A majority of the negotiations happened under Trump, including most dates. But the final final negotiations, including the actual withdrawal, obviously happened under Biden ^ is what this piece had explained. (By all means, it could be wrong!)

I LOVE VICE NEWS!!! Thank you for ALL for the work and time... it's needed and appreciated💫

3:12 - "If Kandahar is captured, assume Afghanistan is captured." that aged well.

@ariessun888

2 жыл бұрын

It's sad.

@ariessun888

2 жыл бұрын

@King Harold why? Because you're racist?

@horizon2277

2 жыл бұрын

@King Harold wtf?

The other day I saw a video of an Afghan soldier who was literally crying telling one of his CO’s that he didn’t wanna give up his rifle and asking why no ones wants to fight against the Taliban and I really felt his pain. The story for the past few weeks has been that the soldiers were cowards and just gave up their weapons but looks more like they were sold out by crooked and pitiful “leadership” very sad.

@Scorch052

2 жыл бұрын

It seems complicated. Consider that alot of this video and others you see like the one you mentioned are of the SF members of the ANA. The most well-trained, well-equipped, and devoted. Many ANA troops did not meet those standards.

@residentelect

2 жыл бұрын

Let's get it right... Joe Biden, a man who has never a done a day's military service in his life, what stood at a podium surrounded by armed Secret Services agents located inside of one of the most heavily fortified buildings in the world, essentially started the narrative of the ANA being "cowards". He obviously wasn't briefed on the casualty statistics of ANA and ANP personnel over the past twenty years. Senile old goat!

@wildcat8598

2 жыл бұрын

@@Scorch052 oh I definitely agree with that. Watched videos of US and British troops attempting to train them and it was like children but children on drugs. Said most of them were doing some sort of drug every chance they got. Some couldn’t even learn how to do a jumping Jack.

@wildcat8598

2 жыл бұрын

@Abu Sayed no sir I don’t.

@cuc6410

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly they were sold out

Total respect and admiration towards Afghan commandos and Afghan people... sending prayers and good-wishes from India

@dmoney8602

Жыл бұрын

Your prayers and wishes are worthless

Such a great documentary

Funny how comfortable US keyboard warriors call these guys cowards while never being even close to a situation this dangerous and desperate

@hamndv

2 жыл бұрын

I'll take my bois with 2 hmvs at night to turn the side of war are these guys even serious wtf is going on there

@pissfather6798

2 жыл бұрын

@@hamndv lmao have fun retaking kabul with your homies and fighting 60000 or so experienced insurgents while being completely abandoned by your own leadership

@jerry85g7

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@user-mi7sn1ww7r

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr everyone who isn’t involved in the situation feels entitled towards the situation… like shut up you’re living in your moms basement 😂

@stanisawnielepkowicz1881

2 жыл бұрын

You are watching SF unit's in this video, not the regular ANA troops. People call most of ANA cowards because that's how it is. They didn't even bother destroying their own equipment so that the Taliban don't use it. They just fled... Watch Ben Anderson's video's where you can see the real ANA, not SF which obviously has much higher morale, better training, equipment etc. and see for yourself.

"There were only four of us. The Taliban were not stronger. We were just outnumbered."

@awwtergirl7040

2 жыл бұрын

And thats all it takes to win a war. To out last the other peoples will to fight. In some way that IS a strength and should never be discounted in war.

@drebuhaniyah1988

2 жыл бұрын

Dear Taliban are stronger as they are non corrupt and determined plus they have a cause to fight for ... Afghan army was just protecting the western cause !

@DarkShroom

2 жыл бұрын

@@drebuhaniyah1988 well yeah it was just politics.... we had Al Quada years ago, we could have left them, still caught Osma Bin Landen with a drone to settle the grudge in our media our leaders at this time, their speaches went pretty much like this "we need to stay there cos we need to get the terrorists, they're doing terrorism, did i mention the terrorists, terrorism, terrorism" these speaches would go on for solid minutes, complete with Tony Blairs looooonnnggg trademark pauses, and then repeating the exact same thing he said now anyone supporting a "terrorist" is also a "terrorist", and if that 2nd person is a "terrorist", so too must anyone he knows be a "terrorist"..... this just went on and on until we basicly couldn't afford to find any more terrorists a funfact is when we killed Sadame, we actually killed his entire family line also, kids and all, sort of a mini-genocide.... this is how our secret services and defense agencies work, anyone who knows this guy, also a terrorist ad infinitum it's guys like Edward Snowden and Julian Assange who are the true heroes of our time... this is mankind vs some sort of war machine.... this is not about Russians vs Americans, or Muslims vs Christians.... it's more like the what the sit down protests in Viet Naam achieved.... nothing to do with actual war at all.... it's a legal and political war

@Chris-Christopher-

2 жыл бұрын

@@drebuhaniyah1988 "protecting a western cause"... Tell that to the millions of Afghans who are trying to flee to western countries to get away from the Taliban cause.

@mejamakan3054

2 жыл бұрын

300k ANA vs 50K taliban…what are you talking abt sain biden😂

The reality of war, so painful!

This is the kind of Vice I was used to, these reporters have guts.

I would pay top dollar for this kind of documentary, this is called courage, salute.

@antsoto1236

2 жыл бұрын

If its uncensored i would double the top dollar.

@mohiman5242

2 жыл бұрын

But you will never pay

@jonathanvillegas7570

2 жыл бұрын

@@antsoto1236 The fact that you said this means you are a liar. The original content is uncensored, they censor it for KZread.

@antsoto1236

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanvillegas7570 i l know but i dont know where it is to watch it.

@unpredictablewarrior1431

2 жыл бұрын

This is called cowards not courage!!

The troops shown here were clearly brave and fought hard. The issue was that the ANA as a whole was corrupt to the core and mostly vanished when the fighting started. It's hard to see these commandos left to fight essentially alone.

@2010Failbrids

2 жыл бұрын

They went home to smoke some opium

@musicalarchitecture7875

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone thinks they know why the ANA didn’t fight. 1) ANA had extremely low morale due to little pay and being poorly equipped 2) ANA was a hollow core from the statistics (3x less soldiers than the reality) due to theft and corruption 3) Afghanistan’s political institutions were weak 4) the Taliban were extremely tactical and smart, they bought local leaders that were alienated by the government 5) trump empowered the Taliban by cutting out the Afghans from deal 6) America abandoned Afghanistan before strong institutions were built - you can’t just invade and expect a poor country with many tribes and ethnic groups to become the next Singapore in a measly 20 years.

@jonmolina948

2 жыл бұрын

@@musicalarchitecture7875 You forgot the close air support the US was giving them. When that ended, they lost.

@mistyrious8112

2 жыл бұрын

Can't expect a country with corrupt leaders to be able to defend itself from insurgents even with the billions of dollars in equipment and reconstruction aid that Americans gave, but the Taliban seems like they might make a government and inherit some of the aid and equipment the Americans left and lets just hope the Talibans become more kinder to the people, it seems like a wish but still hoping.

@amitkuldiya1285

2 жыл бұрын

Or Maybe US chose the wrong ally. Pakistan backstabbed. See how their leadership is warming up to Taliban. Their PM has gone on record to stay that OBL was a martyr and when their foreign minister was asked to clarify it. He dodged the question.

VICE YOU'RE THE BEST!

This was a hard watch. After being deployed here for 6 months and seeing it now....

@NatPat-yj2or

Ай бұрын

Thanks for your service brother. I'm sorry for this. I have good friends that served multiple tours over there, and one of them is a Marine (MARSOC) with 5 or 6 tours between Afghan and Iraq, and he was crying when I talked to him the week after Sloe Joe Kidf***er Baby Biter Biden betrayed the Afghans. My friend became good friends with a translator and his family, and was in the process of helping to secure a visa for the man and his family to move here, but never made it in time. As of February 2024, he has still not heard from them. A husband, wife, and two wonderful daughters, one wanted to be a doctor and the other wanted to be a scientist, and a son who wanted to join the US Marines as a service to America for helping his family... you and I know both know what probably happened to this family. I am (we are) disturbed and sickened by what we did to that desperate country that day. Meanwhile, sending 150 billion to Ukraine in a war we have no business being involved with. Don't let it get you down. You surely made a difference in someone's life over there and it's not your fault. You did your job, but our government failed you and the rest of us. Thanks again for your service.

Ben and Adam doing some excellent journalism. Kudos to journalists that gambles their life for us to watch how horrific this whole scenario is.

@militaryjunkie6207

2 жыл бұрын

@Highground It’s cool we got money

@jeffriggins9106

2 жыл бұрын

That's what all the gore sites are for

I remember being part of the effort to secure this place back in 2001-2002, how times have changed. Such a shame. RIP to all those that gave their life and limbs.

@dyenastyboy

2 жыл бұрын

This whole war was a scam. I'm happy Bin Laden is dead but we have left a generation of destruction behind.

@KVQ0

2 жыл бұрын

@@dyenastyboy When did he die?

@Josh-bf6ht

2 жыл бұрын

@Huey Freeman have you been living under a rock?

@yeon723

2 жыл бұрын

you forgot to add "for no reason" at the end

@TheUneducatedTeacher

2 жыл бұрын

You failed as you should KM Hemmans The KZreadr

This is so sad to watch

Really sad times 😟

this Reporter and the Afghan Soldiers who were in the frontline - mad respect to both.

8:15 When the wounded soldiers says "They will never be able to take over Kandahar" This got me

@Federation42movies

2 жыл бұрын

It's likely that he was still in that hospital bed as they came through the doors.

@chapati72

2 жыл бұрын

@@Federation42movies 😔

@rocketboys4252

2 жыл бұрын

@@Federation42movies i really hoped he escape

@chains84

2 жыл бұрын

@@rocketboys4252 with a bone jutting out of his foot?

@craigdrury3191

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I went looking for this comment when he said it, that's a true soldier right there, he believes in what he's doing, it's a shame he couldn't be on the front line for longer

Did anyone notice in the thumbnail the soldier has 2 vertical grip's on his rifle?

@ethan3443

Ай бұрын

😂

crazy to think not even 3 years ago i was in this very same province patrolling along with others and now it’s just completely different

I feel like the taliban let them go because they knew they'd crumble without their weapons and ordinance. Just like they did in Kabul shortly after.

@eustache_dauger

2 жыл бұрын

Also to provide "incentives" for the ANA troops to just surrender without a fight, and stay alive. Propaganda & PR move by the talibans.

@TravelwithWayfarer

2 жыл бұрын

@@eustache_dauger gotta admit taliban had better war tactics than ANA or American troops

@ThatFire9oNe6

2 жыл бұрын

@@TravelwithWayfarer not really. All they had was time. A Taliban quote: "you guys have the watches, we have the time."

@numbnumbjuice3375

2 жыл бұрын

They would have got the weapons either way and why fight if the soldiers were willing to lay down their weapons?

@1988jeffy

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThatFire9oNe6 That is an old saying. Didn't originate with Taliban. Yeah they have good tactics, they know how to leverage the tribal politics, relationships, and customs the US never bothered to understand.... and actively marginalized those who DID understand.

Top notch reporting, Vice. Truly riveting to see your reporters go bravely where others flee. If true journalism is in the ICU, then Vice is the ventilator. And this coming from a conservative Afghan war vet... the Afghan situation is difficult for us to watch unfold, as so many of us have spent months/years learning the land & culture, building relationships & rapport, and investing blood sweat & tears into what we were told was in support of a greater mission. I'm thankful for your raw take, and that your eyes are on the ground.

@bb-6359

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, these past few weeks vice has been putting out some solid work, almost like a return to form of many years past where they put out some of the best reporting and journalism imo

@ArtOfficialKreations

2 жыл бұрын

@@12xenn45 It may come as somewhat of a shock to you, but this particular conflict has apparently _BEEN_ happening for about 20 years!!

@andreilin113

2 жыл бұрын

@@12xenn45 lol what do you want them to do then? Pick up a gun and fight? 😂

@samuraiboi2735

2 жыл бұрын

Well if they only had more units to replace the injured or dead

@daben7145

2 жыл бұрын

Wonder what republicans need to do for people to neglect their conservative ideals, drop an atomic bomb on texas? Probably wouldnt be enough still.

very sad documentary.salute to the reporter camera man and soldiers especially their families.godbless them.

when will vice go back and do a follow up on what the old bases look liike

“The issue is there’s a lack of troops” that’s because other than the commandos, most of the ANA aren’t interested in fighting. Only have to speak to or read the literature by veterans who’ve fought with them.

@ZeOneGuy

2 жыл бұрын

You can look at the documentaries by Ross Kemp. The regular Afghan army just weren't professional soldiers at all.

@jimcricket8128

2 жыл бұрын

It's sad to say this, but these people want to live this way. They support the Taliban. The US killed way way to many civilians to turn support to our side. Too few Afghanis really felt the benefit of the occupation. Too many bad deals we made with war lords and monsters.

@dongster529

2 жыл бұрын

​@@jimcricket8128 That is just ignorance speaking. Even before the US invaded, Afghanistan was made up of minor factions and the US just empowered the north to take over the south. Turns out the Northers never saw the south as their people and vice versa, so they accepted bribes and abused their power. No surprise other factions united under the Taliban banner, when the US blindly supported the corrupt, US ground troops will attest to the mistreatment and even vice itself covered it 5 years ago. Every ground commander will admit to how stupidly they were used by the locals to fight their battles.

@REDCONone

2 жыл бұрын

Alot of them we're always hi all the time.

@jimcricket8128

2 жыл бұрын

@@dongster529 i am pretty ignorant about Afghanistan. But can you at least admit if the US administered the billions in Afghanistan correctly. Where people at the top, in the cities, weren't lining their pockets. And instead spent more money in rural Afghanistan. The country would look different. They relied on corrupt people, to pass out the crumbs.

ANA Commando: "They left us in a tough spot where the country can be taken in a blink" - prophetic words.

@BlackZeus88

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a poor use of 20 years.

@upcom1ng116

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackZeus88 Not their fault, their government is a joke.

@Holuunderbeere

2 жыл бұрын

Brother knew the gig was up

@trevorcorey7910

2 жыл бұрын

@@upcom1ng116 yeah. Like, Don’t be so hard on Americans they do try.

@1989maihan

2 жыл бұрын

@aki hiko yeah wouldn’t call the taliban the real Afghan army. Most of them grew up in pakistan and went to Islamic schools there. Culturally they’re very different to afghans. Why else would they reject such a symbolic flag? Real Afghans know their history

Damn, these guys fought til the end. Mad props.

This has to be the most heartbreaking event since 9/11. Imagine fighting for a country only to eventually abandon its people and letting it succumb to terror that easily after almost twenty years of fighting...

@walterdayrit675

Жыл бұрын

American is known for abandoning it's trusted allies when it suits "the best interests of the United States of America". That much is clear.

@hamzahassan2005

Жыл бұрын

the most heartbreaking event since 9/11 should be US foriegn occupation of afg/

Man thousand of well equipped soldiers but no good leaders such a waste, i feel bad for those who fought bravely and even died

The Taliban never left this city. They just waited and when the US finally announced the evacuation/retreat that was the signal for these inner Taliban cells to start attacking and disrupting the cities functions. The government was corrupt as hell and did what they needed to do for their personal interests.

@chemistryhacks5289

2 жыл бұрын

The US didn't leave for nothing soldier casualties,cost put a huge burden on them

@tomd6053

2 жыл бұрын

That’s what every Afghan does

@Staerkebombe

2 жыл бұрын

@@hwfq34fajw9foiffawdiufhuaiwfhw *you speak the Truth*

@damanithegoat9653

2 жыл бұрын

@@hwfq34fajw9foiffawdiufhuaiwfhw The U.S isn’t evil

@yorgenibnstrangle3072

2 жыл бұрын

@@damanithegoat9653 A million dead Afghans beg to differ.

what a joyful seen ❤️❤️

What a nightmare.

When that guy said: “this is the promised they have made us , even if one of us stays here, they will send an airplane ✈️ “ that was hard to hear and watch. God be with them all. It’s sad.

@democracyforall

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaKN2rCMhsKylZM.html

@jamesCCCC1

2 жыл бұрын

don't feel bad, because they folded the second we left... they only cared if they were protected and paid. fucking cowards

@tacoreapermonir8725

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesCCCC1 Where was America when all the commandos and ordinary people when they were fighting in Herat, Khandahar and all the other cities for the past couple months. They have been fighting for months while Ghani and his goons were surrendering strategic locations without a fight and forcing the soldiers to disarm and surrender.

@KarstRats

2 жыл бұрын

They served both sides. They’d get paid to tell the taliban where they were going. Effectively getting paid to let the taliban hunt you in hopes you make it another day for a big pay day.

@Nightwalk444

2 жыл бұрын

Your god doesn't exist.

The fact that we get free documentaries on KZread by VICE News is truly a gift 👍 👍 👍

@giorgisamkharadze8837

2 жыл бұрын

KZread is the best thing that ever been created by human being

@User56538

2 жыл бұрын

I am 5

@kelvin5005

2 жыл бұрын

im burmese and if i had a weapon i would lay down my life and fight till i die to fight the military

@moderncrusader9882

2 жыл бұрын

@@kelvin5005 Why

@brandonjohnson3703

2 жыл бұрын

@Oxygen Thieving Libtards based soros

I feel so helpless watching this. I wish I had the funds and resources to do something to help.

You were recommend this.

These commandos fought like rabid dogs with huge efforts but being outnumbered and outgunned with no air support, they couldn’t do anything more. My hearts go out to them. They are legitimate, disciplined serious warriors, and their leaders and their politician cronies sold them out and threw them to the wolves. They deserved better. Bless them…

@Est.1995

2 жыл бұрын

God Bless them

@agentmueller

2 жыл бұрын

@@Est.1995 Absolutely brother…

@residentelect

2 жыл бұрын

@@agentmueller I was in Kandahar with the Royal Air Force on my second deployment to Afghanistan, and watching this breaks my heart. Although I don't recognise any of the men featured on this documentary I served alongside the ANA Commando Units on joint ops with British personnel. Unlike many of the ANA regulars' these guys (as demonstrated here perfectly) were fiercely loyal to the Afghan government, truly believed in making their home country a true modern democracy including equal rights for women and religious minorities, and absolutely despised the Taliban and their twisted interpretation of Islam. I just hope as many as humanly possible made it out alive and can start afresh with their families. They would be more than welcome in my home town. God bless them.

@agentmueller

2 жыл бұрын

@@residentelect Thank you for your comment and first hand Insite, and thank you for your service sir. Across the pond or not, our governments throw us into the same messes whether we like it or not and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your sacrifice no matter the weight.

@residentelect

2 жыл бұрын

@king I don't use the MSM, King. Oh, and climb down from your high horse. I was a Combat Medical Technician/Paramedic. I was there to render aid to whomever needed it, irrespective of them being ISAF, foreign insurgent, Pashtun, Durrani/Ghilzai Sunni, Shi'a, Christian, so and and so forth. Account created six days ago? Go troll someone else as I'm busy. Ma'aasalaama.

I'm not sure how smart of an idea it was showing soldiers' faces like that

@dexboyhandle

2 жыл бұрын

They deserve it cowards

@pdc4930

2 жыл бұрын

@@dexboyhandle they weren't the cowards. By then the cowards already left.

@Angelfinn12

2 жыл бұрын

@@dexboyhandle Listen to the underage kid call afghan soldiers that are poorly feed, supplied and paid, cowards.

@toastoftowne1076

2 жыл бұрын

@@dexboyhandle I think your mommy’s calling dexboy dexboy your dinner’s ready

@tams805

2 жыл бұрын

@@dexboyhandle Be ashamed of yourself. Most of those there weren't the cowards. Did you even watch the video?!

5:17 yeah dude, the sniper definitely can’t see the AK under that hat 😂

I knew an afghan woman from Kandahar. We were good friends. The last I heard from her, she told me that times were precarious and that it’s like two giant elephants fighting. I haven’t heard from her in years but I always think of her often. She’s changed the way I see things. And even though, we were a part f one anothers lives for a short while, I always consider her still one of most important friends I made. I hope she is alive and ok today. Always thinking of you, Rubina.

I felt the frustration in each every soldier's eyes. It's sad to fight for your country for so many years, taking step by step, and then see everything crumble in just a few days...

@skebonafidepalaone8632

2 жыл бұрын

They surrendered!!! Cowards!

@caiodeoliveiraa

2 жыл бұрын

@@skebonafidepalaone8632 they were ready to fight, but the order to leave all behind came from high comand, how would you fight against the support from your country, outnumbered and outsourced? Just think a little bit

@skebonafidepalaone8632

2 жыл бұрын

300,000 soldiers and billions of dollars to waste??? They only want that free plane ticket! Cowards!! Don't come to America stay in your country and fight or join the taliban!!

@skebonafidepalaone8632

2 жыл бұрын

Lol...All that equipment and guns and uniforms handed to taliban!! Cowards! They sold Afghanistan and flee like cowards to live better life!!! 🤣

@caiodeoliveiraa

2 жыл бұрын

@@skebonafidepalaone8632 300.000 soldiers, where did you get that information? Lol

"The enemy has very advanced weapons right now". You should see them now

@fan9775

2 жыл бұрын

Backwards helmets and all.

@toslimislamovi22555

2 жыл бұрын

Why You Called Enemy..?? At first you know learning Them then you decide.

@mikehawk120

2 жыл бұрын

What is crazy, is those weapons the talib got, we’re all meant for the ANA or ANP. They gave them up.

@danielnelan8698

2 жыл бұрын

@@fan9775 because most ethical people consider those who murder innocent people and abuse women to be their enemy. You don’t really need to learn anything else about them to know they’re the enemy.

@jamesCCCC1

2 жыл бұрын

don't feel bad, because they folded the second we left... they only cared if they were protected and paid. fucking cowards

I had a feeling Vice was on deck for the fall of Afghanistan 🤣 Vice is everywhere, I love them! 🇺🇲

greatest journalists. greatest channel

I was waiting on these kind of footage from you guys since the whole thing started

No one matches Vice News and its reporters in ground reporting. Absolute Bravery

what are your feeling about 20 years of fighting,??? His answer makes me cry 😭😭😭😭 how many orphans, widows,we had

How many of them were taken care of and how many were left behind? Also is it safe showing their faces?

“Morale is really low in the ICU where everyone is seriously wounded”

@Frag-Drache-Offiziel

2 жыл бұрын

What a Suprise😅

@Kiyoone

2 жыл бұрын

Pulitzer prize worth... Just saying...

@Tikolico

2 жыл бұрын

I would have never guessed.

@thatsportsguy983

2 жыл бұрын

yeah I was expecting the dude with an amputated leg to be playing dance dance revolution and the kid missing an eye to read everyone a bedtime story. Jesus Christ what a dumbshit thing to say

Makes me respect journalists so much more

@NathanRibau

2 жыл бұрын

The balls these guys have are insane. literally in the middle of a warzone, unarmed and inexperienced. Crazy

@kopterikale

2 жыл бұрын

Some journalists, writing about gender studies bullshit of a millionth new gender they came up with or buzzfeed clickbait of Trump eating ice cream doesn't require much of anything

@akashjadhawar8924

2 жыл бұрын

Respect soldier's you idiot they protect repoter all the time.

@wtfisjuice5207

2 жыл бұрын

@@akashjadhawar8924 he's an anime profile pic loner. He's going to refuse to acknowledge the soldier's existence

I am one of these guys who was serving in NDS 03 Special forces unit in Kandahar, i found this documentary unexpectedly and watched with a flood of tears 😭😭😭 , we lost many guys ,we were doing the most heavy missions in all Afghanistan ,but thanks US and our leaders they sold us as other afgan security forces, the problem is that TALIBAN only seraching for guys who were working in this unit, i lost many of my friends during this last few months , TALIBAN are seraching their Houses at night time , unfortunately non of them are safe...13/08/21 it was the saddest night of our life ...in real we are died just breathing...! why ? for what ? for who ? Just we Afghans paid the cost of this bloody war . I suffering from phy.... ,i cant forget anything.😭💔

@bhatmedis8836

2 жыл бұрын

Man, why u were even fighting against Taliban and supporting USA, they unexpectedly invaded u in 2001 on blaming 9/11 attack, killed lacks of civilians, I maybe wrong somewhat coz I hardly know ground situation and what common people really want, I also found that Afghan government was highly corrupt, only govt. People like u supported them. Taliban wants islamic rule and u want entertainment government,now tell me whome world muslims should support,

@Wood.bridge

2 жыл бұрын

@@bhatmedis8836 Fighting against terrorist doesn't mean that we are supporting US or someone else, we as afgan special forces were fighting against Taliban and other terrorist groups and we will continue untill we are, yes now we are not in the field but soon we ll return, we were fighting for securing our nation not for America , if u see the vedio there isn't any US soldiers during the clashes, yes we accept that afghan gov.. high official were corrupt but it doesn't mean to not fight against Taliban , now TALIBAN asking help from US and united nations, so why and for what they were fighting..? Every one know the truth but the world closed their eyes . Only afghans are the victims of this bloody and endless war .

@glamoruph9314

2 жыл бұрын

@@Wood.bridge you traitors sold Afghanistan for 20 years, we will never forget or forgive you traitors

@mustafam956

Жыл бұрын

@@Wood.bridge so stop fighting funny. You had 20 years and the war was lost by 2006. Your commanders and politicians all were fighting each other for money thinking it will never run out. This is all dumb tribal stuff. Your ishaqZai bs Noor Zia vs barakzai beef has nothing to do with us. A government is now in place that has full sovereignty. Grow the economy first and worry about freedom second. Lol. Once the economy is good and people get used to peace they will want freedom anyways. Even Saudi Arabia went that way.

@judithlowitz3605

Жыл бұрын

Thx for your courage, sacrifices, and service.

My boss Brad served here he had some insane stories, he blew up a gas station on accident shooting a pen flare at a kid throwing rocks at their vehicles from a rooftop.

Just to think that the Taliban view the journalist just as regular afghan military guys is scary .

@briank8697

2 жыл бұрын

I see why, he is an adult male, he is capable of picking up a weapon and fighting. I'd think the same too

@briank8697

2 жыл бұрын

@CRAM MARC yes, CRAM saves lives

@Aiden_Muslim

2 жыл бұрын

I'd think the same too

@rickdiaz427

2 жыл бұрын

What is the definition of fighting age male ?

@briank8697

2 жыл бұрын

@@rickdiaz427 the US Government definition is any male from the ages of 16 to 60

"terror has prevailed" As someone who watched the towers fall on 9/11 in the 6th grade As someone who lost friends fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, and many more fighting their demons after coming home As someone who never agreed with the endless war, the military industrial complex, the staggering defense budget, the taking of liberties in the name of defeating "terror" That statement really breaks my heart

@dangodango1055

2 жыл бұрын

Feelsbadman

@Islamicones1

2 жыл бұрын

Killing innocent people in the Middle East and the soldiers are traitors

@kellymillermusic7305

2 жыл бұрын

It shows we never should have been there in the first place right?

@peloentupantalla7768

2 жыл бұрын

If you go in someones house and kill his family, do you expect him to take your foreign "values" or do you expect him to take arms against the tyrant?

@kellymillermusic7305

2 жыл бұрын

@Inigo Arroyo the problem is that the us army has defending itself in over 250 countries for decades now. There has to be a limit to our military.

We haven't forgotten about you Afghanistan :( Our hearts break for you. Solidarity.

@hassanhaqqani4554

2 жыл бұрын

Fk your heart

God Bless All the People of Afghanistan. Peace and Love will save them. خدای دې د افغانستان خلکو ته روغتیا، شتمني او سوکالي ورکړي. سوله او مینه به دوی وژغوري.

Dam you can see the difference in professionalism and training between this Elite Unit and the regular ANA. Mind boggling the difference in discipline.

@Elmo914

2 жыл бұрын

Its because the afghan army was trained by a bunch of fucking morons like General Milley who mocked the Green Berets by making his own training force in the U.S army called the assistance brigade. Afghan Commandos are professionals, they were trained hardcore by the U.S Special forces and the French Special forces. We made the mistake of not allowing the Green Berets to train units, as many of them understood the culture and spoke the language needed.

@ladderzombie

2 жыл бұрын

And yet...for nothing, because Biden couldn't be arsed to at least continue air and logistical support.

@superbenbenhahaha

2 жыл бұрын

@@Elmo914 lol, if anything the green berets or the french special forces are garbage, otherwise they wouldn't get their ass kicked by the talibans

@chrrispy3650

2 жыл бұрын

@@superbenbenhahaha you have -100 IQ bro

@arbit3r

2 жыл бұрын

@@superbenbenhahaha America lost the war bro.

Interesting they don't call them Taliban, they keep saying "dushman" which simply means enemy. The Soviets used to call the mujahadeen "dushmani" and the mujahadeen called the Soviets "shuravi" which means councilmen or the literal translation of the word Soviets from Russian.

@masoudafzali5437

2 жыл бұрын

Shuravi means the soviets, doshman is in many languages enemy. Iranians too call it "doshman"

@rayorokr

2 жыл бұрын

The Hindi word for enemy is also ‘Dushman’

@masoudafzali5437

2 жыл бұрын

@@rayorokr yeah and Pashtuns say "dushman" too, so not only Persians

@dertythegrower

2 жыл бұрын

They translated mujahadeen as taliban, and that is totally incorrect. mujahadeen is basically local farmers, and taliban is a group that we see in the news

@masoudafzali5437

2 жыл бұрын

@@dertythegrower Mujahedeen were freedom fighters during soviet invasion, many of the freedom fighters (including my father) were farmers and normal citizens. Some taliban fighters are from the mujahedeen who still fight "foreign invasion" which means they are still kinda correct

Americans got out of Afghanistan in a humiliating way that will be remembered for a long time

Vice is the best 👏👏👏

Boomers saw the fall of Saigon Zoomers saw the fall of Kandahar

@allenwilliams7367

2 жыл бұрын

Both equally pointless ventures made by corrupt idiots funneling American resources into a never ending war machine while letting America's infrastructure collapse and be privatized to benefit the elites. How about less war and more building America. They have two trillion dollars for Afghanistan but not two trillion dollars for infrastructure or a green new deal?

@romanmanner

2 жыл бұрын

And Millennials got ground up in it.

@jsmnzgb

2 жыл бұрын

And intelligent people who don't support American imperialism saw the LIBERATION of both!

@fuzzydunlop7928

2 жыл бұрын

@@jsmnzgb Perhaps it’s wrong to consider both equivalent. Afghanistan is not the same country of Vietnam just because the West saw them the same. Afghanistan is much more divided in so many different directions, it was not meant to be a state.

@mekolame

2 жыл бұрын

@@allenwilliams7367 the green new deal is a very good concept, however way to fucking expensive to the point of it not being viable.

I can't imagine what happened to all those injured soldiers who were probably left in the hospital ....

@aenorist2431

2 жыл бұрын

You can, they have been murdered.

@dankorth1325

2 жыл бұрын

Lice news wont cover that though. Shame.

@alexng4

2 жыл бұрын

unfortunately, there's news of them being left behind in hospital and getting killed after Taliban ran the city.

@bny7y

2 жыл бұрын

@@aenorist2431 Stop lying

@bovdoyle2942

2 жыл бұрын

​@@bny7y You think the taliban congratulated them for trying to resist? They cut the hand of thief and kill women for adultery, what punishment do you really think they'll get?

As an Afghan former air force pilot, who was trained by the US air force, watching this kind of documentary reminds me of the hardest days I flow missions without even proper nutrition and sleep. all that hard work went for nothing due to US and NATO's bad policies.Taliban's are not Muslim or Afghans they are puppets of Pakistan and other neighboring countries. I have proudly boomed them for two years and if would get a chance again would defiantly do again. they are the most coward people on the face of the earth. they were using kids and women for their cover. they have never had the ability to fight with us face to face. I have lost so many of my good classmates Taliban assassinated them on the way to their homes. sooner or later would be back for this battle.

@theanglo-lithuanian1768

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service. It's sad to see how things turned out. Wish you luck in life!

@gallaugal9099

2 жыл бұрын

thank you for your service

Why thay guy with m4 on video image has 2 grips on his riffle?

"The enemy's weapons are so advanced right now anytime they shoot, they hit" 3 minutes later you see a taliban fighter with no rear optic, and yet has a bipod.

@sniper2693

2 жыл бұрын

A bi pod isn't necessary for a optic a bipod just stops recoil, you can use one without optics

@JohnSmith-hj8pg

2 жыл бұрын

They were outnumbered that’s why the commandos only made up 3% of ANA and they were the only ones fighting.

@Deno2100

2 жыл бұрын

Bipods, optics, armor ect. ect. its all optional in war. After witnessing the US loose to a bunch of guys in flipflops people still dont understand that a "will to fight" is the most dangerous weapon.

Poor soldiers , all the funding money went in the stomach of riches, corruption made this more worse.

The Magnets on the Back and the stiffnes Fix are the best features, i was looking a looong as time for a new belt( my current belt is like 11 Years old haha)

the right segment host finally

This conflict shows that it is no use having good and expensive equipment if your country and the army is not willing to fight

@JR-jp7mi

2 жыл бұрын

They wanted to fight, just didn't have the support of leadership and moral is down.

“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived.” ― George S. Patton Jr.

@jsmnzgb

2 жыл бұрын

You got that one out of your ass?

I love these documentaries shame it wasn't longer

Damn, everyone one is literally fighting for there lives. It’s different when you know there is no way to leave

Makes me thankful for the roof over my head and the food in my pantry 🙏🙌

@kvsandeshful

2 жыл бұрын

As long as Islam doesn't infest your country !!!

"We only have 20 men in this district" "There are thousands of soldiers on the Airport" how does that fit together? also if there are so many Taliban, why are they no airstrikes or even artillery fire??

@Snagabott

2 жыл бұрын

Trump signed a -surrender- deal with the Taliban back in early 2020. Biden apparently feels bound by that deal.

@TheSunderingSea

2 жыл бұрын

@@Snagabott Biden Admin literally threw out the agreement via executive order, trump rattling in that head rent free.

@Islamicones1

2 жыл бұрын

The Taliban don't have air support too is about time the Afghan army fight like a man

@nandaagung8678

2 жыл бұрын

Coz its a masterpiece of american script

@NinjazTreatz

2 жыл бұрын

@@banz9911 the taliban don’t have any air support neither

This makes me so upset to see allies left behind

That's a level of reporting that no media house will ever cover. Kudos to Vice.

@melo7572

2 жыл бұрын

It’s like watching a movie

@saumyajeetbehera9798

2 жыл бұрын

Check out WiON. They have a reporter who have balls of steel.

@ByronBohte

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of journalists are there part of the press corps - most of them write rather post videos...

@Pilot-Ali

2 жыл бұрын

@@ByronBohte Yes indeed, there are lots of decent writers.

People in the comments: "I'm a foreign foreign policy expert today !"

@24james

2 жыл бұрын

It certainly doesn’t take an “expert” to realize Saigon Joe should have evacuated our US Citizens & BILLIONS in military hardware before pulling out our troops💯🤮

@alexanderastoria4906

2 жыл бұрын

I am actually.

@dave_riots

2 жыл бұрын

@@24james It certainly doesn't take an expert to realize that invading foreign countries brings consequences. And yet, here we are.

@dblundz

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderastoria4906 K.

@seanmacdonell3955

2 жыл бұрын

Brownie points for you. When Americans die and Joe pays the taliban to let hostages out of the country I hope you're proud of your president.

9 months till now these soldiers are living in peace and harmony no matter a self pinching shadow following their back. Since TB announced comprehensive amnesty, except few personal events overall all of these men have found livelihood in a peaceful manner. Few of them also inducted back to their barracks. No more civil war in Afgh. Peace be given another chance. Peace be prevail.

Love that full auto clip

A unique valid journalist account, one for the history books that directly answers the rhetoric of Afghan soldiers (not their political leaders) not willing to fight for their country. Thank you, Vice.