Afghanistan: Inside the Taliban's Emirate • FRANCE 24 English

It's been four months since the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan, something they did faster than anyone anticipated. Since August, they have had to make a rapid transition to running the day-to-day business of a struggling state. From Kabul to the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar and the mountainous Wardak province, our team have witnessed the grim reality of Taliban rule. FRANCE 24's senior reporters Catherine Norris Trent and Roméo Langlois bring us this exclusive full-length documentary.
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[@TeamTwiistz]

I'd pay to watch a Taliban Cops reality tv show

[@bbalpha4921]

Lmao me too

[@TTIN23]

thatd be sick.....

[@AVKnecht]

Bad boys, bad boys...

[@phoenixalldayy5775]

They live stream cutting off fingers lol

[@__-si9ux]

@CHAOS What bout US NATO killed millions in Afghanistan Iraq Libya Syria Middle East still counting

[@benevolent6705]

"Here, everyone knows someone killed in an American raid. So the recruitment was easy." We've guaranteed them 60 years of power.

[@cheeseninja1115]

but with the US out of the nation they are no longer the big enemy to actively fight, sure on the international level they can argue but they don't hold much power there

[@kamaljohari2587]

American army also do more war crime and it must take to justice.

[@__-si9ux]

US NATO is the biggest Terrorists Organisation killed millions in Afghanistan Iraq Libya Syria Middle East still counting

[@wizardmongol4868]

@@sasquatch7234 lmao the same people who invaded foreign countries accusing others of subverting others amazing how irony works eh?

[@burn435353]

Take it easy there Lash Larue, you've heard the statement of a single person on a video on the internet, the situation was is way more dynamic and complex.

[@SageOfHeaven]

When they began shaking their heads while saying yes we are treated well, i got chills. Hope it turned out well for them.

[@mackenziehead9214]

i seen that..... sad

[@MrKindared]

before claiming the moral high ground ask the same question to people in guantanamo prison. you cant cuz no tv crew was allowed there. if you dont want to go there, visit any of the third world countries, if not, visit a prison here and you will get the same answers.

[@SageOfHeaven]

​@@MrKindared This situation is a bit special mate.

[@MrKindared]

@@SageOfHeaven very true. and this one dimentional reporting cant even begin to do justice to the actual situation there, considering they are reporting mass exodus of working class cuz taliban cant pay wages in the begining of film and by the end just casualy mentioning USA holding their money.

[@nemesis1291]

@@MrKindared the deal is that if you want aid from democratic countries then you have to act democratic, otherwise you will not be able to get any aid. This is how it has been working since aid was being given from the beginning, this are the rules from EU, USA, and the rest of the free world.

[@k7k8k6]

Yeah, I was in tears at 4:40. But, that....that is not an act. That is a young girl's crying heart in her eyes. Omg, look how she acts in front of the men that she is strong. That broke me, instantly. Nobody is going to help this "Islamic emirate" if they don't allow basic human rights to women. Sad, but it is the truth.

[@Muaythai.19]

You don't know what your talking about mate in Korea you can't do ir say certain things same like China let me see you go and invade them it'll be the last thing you do

[@matthewtopete1678]

Selling kids to save the other kids. That made me feel bad for them.

[@dhiraj6727]

Can you mention the time line plz?

[@rohitsehrawat900]

@@dhiraj6727 52:30

[@bconni2]

oh, what a shocker.

[@presidenterectwhiteycoloni8459]

All cultures are equal, open your nations to these poor souls, open your homes and your wallets, open your minds and hearts!, you bunch of racist infidel scum!!!

[@warrenbuffet5152]

Millions of babies are @borted each year in the U.S.

[@AlohaBiatch]

The section at 29:40 and you see the prisoners trying hard to show they mean the opposite of what they say was heartbreaking. .

[@animedubbed7982]

Still treated better than how americans treated innocent afghans at bagram and gitmo.

[@Smacked420]

@@animedubbed7982 Yep squads of 20-30 year old men going around and destroying cities just like the Taliban.

[@MikeisVS]

@@animedubbed7982 Being thrown in jail with no proof that you actually committed the crime is being treated better? Having your hand or foot cut off for a petty crime is being treated better? Being killed because of adultery is being treated better?

[@christopherstmarin]

Prisoners in Canada complain too! Waste of time

[@sk3lterh3lter38]

@@MikeisVS Source: Bro trust me, they didn't committed these crimes, i saw it on western media, Americans really seethe when they see people getting help instead of being doomed in drugs like the homeless people in California. Lol, is funny how they lack a lot of self-awareness.

[@ramindurrani1295]

It’s sad to see the poor girl weeping for her family 😥

[@samy_y0]

as an iranian I really Hope my Afghan Brothers and Sisters situation become Good and they Get what they Deserve This Country was full of Beauty and Happiness while back , It makes me sad to See Them at this situtation 💙

[@mattparsi4172]

تو گوه خوردی جاکش

[@maseehwardak6055]

Thank you!

[@agostocobain2729]

Yes! as an Iranian we know how beautiful Afghanistan was, and how great their people are. Afghans are our brothers and sisters definitely!

[@notsogreen]

Hope they get the humanitarian aid...some sanctions are very unnecessary.

[@Fareeddelsooz]

Likewise! We appreciate Iranian greatly.

[@Ste-The-Leo]

The prison scene - "they treat us well" - then looks sternly at the camera and shakes his head from side to side...

[@stokedd]

i noticed that too like wtf

[@Bytional]

Shake your head side to side means yes in these regions, like in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, it took me nearly a year to get used to that when I worked there.

[@littlemelvin5030]

@@Bytional so why was he nodding when he said they treat them well? 🤔 that maybe true what you said but in this context its clearly no

[@LoliPolice-bf7mw]

@@Bytional He obviously meant it as in "no"

[@Bytional]

@@littlemelvin5030 I didn't catch that, I only noticed they shake their heads side to side like normal people having conversation there.

[@reed2789]

Follow the language. There are 2 main languages in Afghanistan - Pashto and Persian (Dari). whenever you hear complains in the documentary - their main language is Persian. whoever praises Taliban - they speak Pashtu. This is what missing in this documentary. To understand the conflict, you need to go back in history and understand how these 2 factions came to be. My father is Pashtun and tells me all the stories about the reality of the situation which is absent in almost all documentaries available to date... in short, these 2 factions will never see a mutual ground until one control's the other.

[@ebenezer7789]

Hows the situation now that the Taliban has taken power

[@ecoideazventures6417]

Thanks Reed for this insight! every regime will have its supporters and opposers

[@bhaskarmothali]

Excellent point!

[@umersaleem4896]

@@CA_Pak119 Most Pakistani pashtuns recognise border . Imran Khan is not pashtun in the true sense as he cannot speak Pashto and migrated from Indian Punjab . He is a mixed Pakistani . Afghans dont recognise the Pak Afghan border and that is unacceptable for us .

[@umersaleem4896]

@@CA_Pak119 Most Pakistani pashtuns recognise border . Imran Khan is not pashtun in the true sense as he cannot speak Pashto and migrated from Indian Punjab . He is a mixed Pakistani . Afghans dont recognise the Pak Afghan border and that is unacceptable for us .

[@mitchellatkins7493]

bold reporting! glad you could share some of it with us!

[@markostojkovic5778]

Amazing documentary 👏🏻💯 thank YOU !

[@californianprepper8699]

The women protesting for their human rights have so much courage. I do hope they are all alive and well today.

[@13thdivision70]

I hope they will become my concubines

[@J.D.Vision]

Yeah, doubt it... They're probably sIaves or dead by now.

[@johnathanmandrake7240]

That's pretty naive

[@vinnieg6161]

protesting for your rights in a land where Taliban rules does not sounds like a smart plan

[@zaroonyakhyakhan4514]

@@vinnieg6161 look where human right got america a divided nation who stinks dead rotten

[@qaisersyed110]

Every critic / ex-employee speaks Farsi or Dari. Almost every person praising Taliban is speaking Pashto. Interesting.

[@snoozyweatherboy]

Thanks for the crucial piece of information!

[@qaisersyed110]

@@Brother_Jack Makes me wonder if not dividing political and administrative positions on the basis of ethnicity also a reason of Taliban's rising.

[@bobograndman]

@@qaisersyed110 well a major component of the Taliban's ideology is Pashtunwali, they are closely knit with the culture and past of the Pashtun people. It would make sense that persieved bias towards their ethnicity would radicalize them, and when they gain power it also makes sense that they would be biased themselves towards people of Pashtun decent

[@mahmad8528]

@@Brother_Jack this made me lose soo many brain cells

[@gubruikertje]

This used to be the case, but now not so much. One of the reasons for their success is that they started recruiting Tajik and Turkic peoples as well. They are in no way the same group they were in the 90s.

[@mobashar6502]

I am an Afghan secular and the Taliban‘s critic. It‘s around three months that I‘ve fled the country because of the Taliban‘s threat and danger. The report is one of the best and realist reports about Afghanistan‘s calamitous and severe situation. I also should say, as this report is deeply about the reality but sadly, it‘s just a part of the reality. There are many other tragic events that the media can‘t cover them up. Thanks to your great network🙏

[@clovenshield3067]

Why you run coward

[@caballogrande9921]

Just because the US withdrew doesn’t mean they’re keeping tabs on what’s going on look what happened to that Al-Qaeda leader he thought he was safe and sound and that hellfire missile took him out

[@clovenshield3067]

@@caballogrande9921 lol yes because the US hasn’t been taking out their leaders for the past 20 years and still lost

[@meyoutv9385]

U are part of the problem the secular states created the situation and now u left because u don't belief in ur nation and u don't like justice and freedom of ur ppl

[@ig9449]

don't go back stay where you are Mr Secular

[@ggasco1254]

I'll go out on a limb here, but I'm guessing Gillette isn't selling a lot of razor blades there

[@rufuspanjaitan5759]

The TOLO crew should get a journalistic award for their bravery.

[@Iammergeier]

Amazing how brave those women are. Literally filming with armed militias/terrorists watching them. They have my greatest respect.

[@KingZercules]

@@Iammergeier Those women fights for their very survival, I am amazed by their courage... while here in the West, our women don't give a damn about them, they only rage when their female movies don't perform well at the box office....

[@how2download916]

NO PARKING

[@gamerman866]

@@KingZercules the one who gets more then needed didn't give vaue to it

[@andressantos9130]

the main woman is dead. since june 2021. poor woman.

[@shamsllb1042]

It is painful and pity for Afghans struggling for past four decades

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

No in 1996 -2001

[@ricardoxavier827]

Any multi-ethnic country of the world, have union issues. Afghanistan must be divided in small 6 countries, with or without pakistan agreement. Pashtuns dont have their own country, so, they take all recognized afghanistan country to themselves. Pakistan dont want to give freedom to their inside pashtuns.

[@itismethatguy]

Taliban are doing great, girls education is starting, opium is banned as US Marines aren’t protecting it, though 10 people in the richest parts of Kabul are protesting

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

@@itismethatguy lol for taliban killing women

[@abcdedfg8340]

@@carkawalakhatulistiwa Lol for taliban destabilizing the country for 2 decades, then seeing people give them credit when they end the problem they started.

[@zirlianamatthew4598]

❤Thank you for News

[@heinricheugenvonhelmbrecht6905]

Very professional and power message! Thank you!

[@livingonthetyne]

"We are treated well" while shaking his head, the mouth says one thing, while the body never lies. How ever they aren't really going to say anything bad with the Taliban standing right behind the camera.

[@MsJavaWolf]

Some people are too rotten to accept the Word.

[@fvckcen5ortube147]

"C'mon man" - Jail Biden *Edit: Joe... whoops 🤭*

[@ArshkhanYT]

Well that's how you should treat the criminal who is in jail what's wrong in that !

[@danielashrafi6001]

All the people killed by USA drone strikes can't be filmed in this documentary to complain.

[@fvckcen5ortube147]

@@danielashrafi6001 American "leadership" did it deliberately. Americans wanted peace. American peacemakers wanted profit. And our Soldiers are homeless in the streets after deployment because that's it exactly- our government doesn't care about anyone. Please understand, while America doesn't agree with the Taliban there is a bigger, more malicious force: whoever seeks to usurp the human rights established in America and dismantle our democracy; the enemy of my enemy is my friend

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

30:00 Whether they are actual criminals or not, can't help but feel bad about the guy shaking his head slightly while saying how they are treated well. Nobody is going to talk badly about the Taliban when the Taliban are there with them. These people are probably hoping for leniency by doing this and I doubt they receive any.

[@c0detearz320]

Wrong, majority of people support the Taliban before 300 people a day were getting murdered under the United States puppet government, let these female judges get smackednup daily I say, convicting terrorists and letting warlords go deserve death

[@heisenberg11111]

All people against where already or going to be killed.

[@Catfish.Knudsen]

Agreed

[@victoreaton8082]

@@c0detearz320 who are you talking to? Nobody said anything in regards to what you’re talking about. The guy in the video obviously doesn’t support the taliban and nothing you can say about their history is going to change that. Publicly denouncing women and hoping for their demise is a horrible position to take as well. Grow up.

[@Islamicones1]

They criminal and drug dealers

[@x.shop01]

France 24, thanks for this report.

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent photography job. Enabling viewers to better understand what the orator was describing. Closed captions enabled viewers to listen to guest speakers.

[@andrewrobinson2565]

The first guy in the mountains speaks in Arabic, then the others in Dari/Farsi or Pashto (I can't understand it). Excellent reporting.

[@yoosefshoar1031]

Their Farsi sounds very poetic. I was born in Iran so I understand most of what they're saying and I'll let you know that the subtitles don't do justice for how beautifully the afghan people speak.

[@thestealth2448]

@@yoosefshoar1031 how similar is the Iranian dari with Afghan farsi?

[@yoosefshoar1031]

@@thestealth2448 it’s like asking how similar is American to Irish. Same language but you can tell when someone is speaking Iranian Farsi or Afghan Farsi

[@eriangelino7800]

If you listen to the reporter, then you would get the wrong impression of the whole situation for the simple reason that france 24 has an agenda of shaping public opinion.

[@sabahumayun7981]

They were doing prayers in Arabic but actually speaking in Pashto

[@MSMS-ug3zu]

A really good documentary. I am a little surprised that foreign TV crews were able to film in some sensitive places such as a prison. The film captures very well people's mixed feelings towards both foreign powers and the Taliban. Thank you so much!

[@crypton_8l87]

Coz the talib think they're gonna get foreign AID by allowing the filming. Simple straightforward mercenary.

[@asamalas736]

@@crypton_8l87 well maybe your stupid government shouldn’t have frozen all their money. So much for ‘helping the people ‘ - that was the mission lol what a lie

[@Caveman62]

i think atleast some of this is propeganda for the taliban to make them look bether. (i have not watched the whole video)

[@logoseven3365]

I think they have learned from the previous debacle.

[@tiagomelo8543]

@@Caveman62 ahahahahahahah

[@batmscot6149]

I feel so saddened for so many ordinary Afganistanian people who don't want any outside help from anyone , those who can only want to live and bring up their family's they don't want anyone telling them what to do and how to pray and live .

[@HerrKvellepelle]

Great report.

[@robLV]

I notice no one who is not Taliban is allowed to speak to France24 alone, but through Taliban interpreters

[@robLV]

@marouane Attahali lol I waste no tears over afghanistan

[@Berstaken]

@marouane Attahali The same applies to you :)

[@carstenhansen5757]

Who on earth will dance, in front of anyone, expect for love (not likely), money or threats. No one.

[@Wayne_R]

@marouane Attahali this dude defending Islamic extremists lmfao this is why they should turn the place into a glass parking lot

[@ptrgr72]

There was the lady working at the airport

[@SmaxyMiguel]

29:58 the guy shaking his head as he says "They treat us well."

[@goncalomeneses5611]

Indeed impressive. Absolute madness and misery what this kind of life´s view and regime brings to people.

[@SK-xp9xi]

They were smiling. Or didn't you see that part. Go take a look at the American prison system. And show me one guy who's smiling. Lol instead go look at the worst place on earth for a prisoner. Run by Americans . Guantanamo bay. Lol laughable comment.

[@NoWokeComedy]

@@SK-xp9xi just cos they're smiling, doesn't mean they're doing okay. it's called Defense mechanism. Get yourself educated. It helps the person cope with anxiety.

[@goncalomeneses5611]

@@SK-xp9xi If you really believe that that says a lot about you and why these regimes exist.

[@EskimoFreedomMovement]

You mean Oscar Isaac from STAR WARS?

[@jakubantala5666]

26:50 good music. Link?

[@notorio526]

We need an update

[@insomniacresurrected1000]

There was a time when hippies travelled from Istanbul, through Afghanistan to India and Nepal. The world has changed so much since then.

[@UditShah]

USA's war against communism brings us here.

[@LOLHAMMER45678]

@@UditShah The trail stopped when Amin decided to start throwing imams in prison in 1978

[@rchatte100]

The Hindu nations of India & Nepal are fine. Unlike the muslim nations of afghan & pak.

[@raible9554]

@@rchatte100 🤣True

[@red1004]

@@rchatte100 I wonder what will happen to your "hindu nations" when foreign powers will try to gain huge influence like they are trying to do in afghanistan and syria

[@pr073u569]

Glad someone is covering this. US media hasn't bothered covering it since ~11 days after the disastrous pull out.

[@PaintSlinger99]

It's because we don't give a F

[@JecsCarnage]

@@PaintSlinger99 No actually its because the us government doesn't want the media telling everyone about the billions of dollars of military equipment they left and that is now in the hands of the Taliban.

[@flatbuns16]

@@JecsCarnage everyone already knew that from the beginning

[@DrazCo786]

@@PaintSlinger99 We really don't though, just glad to see our boys outta their idc how disastrous the pullout was

[@leetanasa9255]

The USA 🇺🇸, and the rest of the country's involved in this war they make a huge mistake to pull out from Afghanistan. This is translated to me that in all this years all the soldiers what they die in Afghanistan they die for nothing

[@lw3646]

A good report. Such a fascinating country. I hope it gets the peace and stability it needs.

[@WillieJeng]

What happened to the title?

[@spikesguitarcamp]

Yelling, "They don't beat us, they treat us well". Sounds like paradise.

[@spikesguitarcamp]

@marouane Attahali Merry Christmas!

[@wira3359]

@marouane Attahali am catholic t

[@ShaddeyNNM]

These documentaries help me put things into perspective, what they are going through, not only since the Taliban takeover but also when these Western countries were there is something I will never begin to understand. I need to complain less, be more grateful.

[@anthonysavio3875]

I stopped complaining too....

[@alber1523]

Western countries tried helping the afghan people by giving them a less hardcore Islamic regime which is a great intention

[@Dame102988]

They aren’t grateful though. It’s sad in 20 years they didn’t want to listen and do better thinking US and NATO was going to be there forever. I was one of the last to leave. Afghans that worked for me still writing me trying to leave. I only helped those that worked hard and I know they would work hard in the states. After 20 years of giving them money they have nothing to show for it. Training wasted for nothing. Sorry my rant is over.

[@anthonysavio3875]

@@Dame102988 the scenes of mothers selling their children is sad and painful. Parents can decipher the situation better.

[@afghandiamond1225]

Exactly, gratitude is the key 🔑

[@mahendraks3383]

Thanks for this information......France

[@Fa3n5]

This documentary brought tears to my eyes, especially at 4:50. Sending love and strength to everyone going through similar struggles.

[@ahmedabdinaasir6913]

Same 😢😢

[@user-vq1pt7yw9l]

@@ahmedabdinaasir6913propaganda 😂

[@jakeleo4518]

Blame America ig 🤷‍♂🤷‍♂

[@Fa3n5]

@@jakeleo4518 For sure!

[@uglyburrito_]

It's crazy how people born in places that have raged war in the past century have it deeply planted into their psychology of being a soldier, as a normal guy against war and not from an area like this, I can't imagine what it's actually like, rest in peace to all those people lost and condolences of families lost, it can't be easy

[@uglyburrito_]

@Charli Chaplan you have hate in your heart

[@mannfred1440]

@Charli Chaplan its not like these people want war or death its US and their imperialism

[@zurg7029]

Past century? the Middle East has been warring with itself since before time was a concept lol don't forget that up until 1948 they destroyed the Jewish state being in the middle east and now they have even more reason to continue warring with themselves for another 2000

[@MarcSherwood]

While many in Western Countries want to dress up and play militia who are itching to get in a fight. When I see the armed "protests" at US gov buildings with people playing toy-soldier I don't see much difference.

[@jephtha7267]

Americans don't yet know that Biblical prophecy shows they ultimately end with SUDDEN nuclear obliteration.

[@reidlevering4136]

One visual detail I notice about these “new taliban” fighters vs. the old clips we used to see, their trigger discipline. It is such a small/minute detail and discipline that could be easily overlooked. But that in itself means that they have some sort of legitimate training to some degree now.

[@AspiringSpaceWizard]

They probably have accidentally fired into the back of each others turban enough times to learn trigger control

[@reidlevering4136]

@@AspiringSpaceWizard 🤣🤣

[@CBB-dg9jy]

Many joined the Afghan National Army and received training from the US. They then either committed blue on green attacks, deserted, or became a Talib after Afghanistan fell.

[@turtleguy123r3]

A little scary to see... I doubt there will ever be peace with he Taliban in control... People aren't a fan of being surpressed due to gender or any other reason. Especially sinse the Afghan people had a taste.

[@johnrunnion7570]

They have internet too. They probably watch the same gun channels that we do (e.g. InRange, IV8888, DemolitionRanch, etc).

[@akhlaqahmed3357]

Great to watch u r video much appreciated love you and best wishes from Canada. Godbless

[@marquinhomoreira7654]

Great documentary 👍😎

[@MayankRages]

Good documentary. But while watching this I was always on the edge thinking about how easy it will be for them to watch this documentary and identify people from it....

[@eyzmin]

journalists only care about getting the story, not the consequences for their pawns

[@irineu9731]

I was thinking the same way.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

I think they did a better job than many of these documentaries with the identity protection. they mostly showed individuals who very deliberately decided to be on camera, and I think therefular people just moderately speaking theirminda will be ok. the taliban are not strictly forcing people to pretend that everything is fine. if the taliban give journalists permission to film, I don't think that they will then punish people merely for talking to the journalists.

[@pheckeht]

@@Ass_of_Amalek You be wrong Jeff.

[@BoliceOccifer]

You're a bit too cynical if you seriously think that they're at any risk as a result of being filmed.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Great documentary

[@spaceballs44]

I see then walking around at a theme park but eventually it’s gonna break and I bet nobody knows how to make the repairs.

[@winniealwayo700]

Will things ever get better in Afghanistan??😭. Thankyou France 24 for this exclusive, well researched and indepth documentary.

[@Supremeteamcaptain]

They are much better now!

[@odd_shoes]

No.

[@Kolor-kode]

Spent many tours and multiple years in that country and it breaks my heart to see the civilians still suffering.

[@doggoneyou5401]

Thanks for your service I'm sorry for what let's go BRANDON did too the memory of the lives lost

[@aczun]

people Suffering more in the U.S than any orther place in the world , there a saying i am in the world but not a part of it . theres a nother saying dont look unto me but the One that sean me

[@wakeupdonkey1991]

Thanks to you is the country like that in the first place you fought for a wrong couse you will pay

[@infinitexbodied4698]

Thank you for your service

[@aczun]

people suffering more in the U.S than any place on earth , if you want to help people that suffering look at the U.S every day i put on my tv i see people dieing every day on the streets of the U.S theres so much suffering even becouse the colour some one skin every than any place on earth

[@D-Vinko]

29:52 Telling. So telling. The food comments, and the way he was shaking his head no and staring the camera down while saying "they treat us well" He was saying that, but he didn't mean it.

[@13thdivision70]

Based

[@kylestewart4630]

@marouane Attahali America needs to come back.

[@beyondrecall9446]

the us has to go back and set those drug addicts free.. and kill more innocents seems legit

[@askmehow7220]

@@kylestewart4630 ofc stupid.. Invade a country without a reason and kill innocent civilians.. why tf not?

[@captainnutsack8151]

@@askmehow7220 yeah, no shocker you have an anime default. Fruit. Probably a virgin too.

[@mog7501]

30:00 the way the prisoner is subtly nodding "no" as he says they treat us well is quite telling

[@Mahi_bhai_ji]

Please correct the Map you have shown at timing 25:47 in your video this wrong … You have to research before showing things or data in your documentary …

[@zoidberg1437]

15:34 "This woman will only speak anonymously because she is afraid for her life" . So now lets tell you exactly where she worked and what she did there.

[@spartanlazzor]

Remove this comment for obvious reasons.

[@ptonpc]

She will already be on a hit list. But the programme didn't identify where she was.

[@seltaeb9691]

Watch the vid. She was a judge on terrorist cases. Terrible religion terrible acts. There's no one happy there. Probably banned too. You laugh you die.

[@seltaeb9691]

@@ptonpc for obvious reasons Einstein.

[@ptonpc]

@@seltaeb9691 If you notice, I was replying to the OP who said "So now lets tell you exactly where she worked and what she did there." I was pointing out that; 1) She will already be on a hit list, so the Taliban know *who* she is. 2) The programme does not identify *where* she is. I have no idea what you are talking about "Probably banned too. You Laugh you die." Try to keep your insults to yourself, you're not that clever.

[@immetalisgood4u]

The painful smile on one of those prisoners...

[@oneallah5281]

Painful smile on prisoners all over the world

[@TolerantAcceptingModernCommuni]

And prisoners getting r*ped in US prison for dropping soap are extremely happy and wish to never leave right?

[@ChessNoobX]

@@TolerantAcceptingModernCommuni the practice of raping has largely disappeared in prisons.

[@starj5114]

@@ChessNoobX exactly 😭😂

[@MuslimunBaakistaaniyyun]

@@ChessNoobX 😂😂

[@nt8894]

The average family is starving they show, but notice how many of the Taliban important speakers had large protruding bellies. The Taliban holds power and with it resources. So if you want to eat well or enough, you must join them whether you like the principal of their teaching or not

[@WTG194]

30:00 "they treat us well" while shaking his head as if to say no they don't

[@bannedone3ice138]

All those speaking against them are Kabul’ites and Persian ( Dari ) speakers who were in government previously. That lady who was a judge at US base, where people were held and sent to Guantanamo bay.

[@ChErRyaVe20pK]

This comment right here is the truth

[@trustaman90s]

Looks fishy of course

[@IncognitoSprax]

So basically it's a lot more complicated than people are making it seem

[@D-Vinko]

Yes, even the dude shaking his head while saying "They treat us well", the random students, the poppy farmers, etc. Do I really need to go on? These were ALL government workers. Totally.

[@13thdivision70]

@@D-Vinko prisoners deserve it. Students and farmers are happy

[@khan-rx4ig]

The Neverending suffering...breaks one's heart.

[@zaroonyakhyakhan4514]

any country with democracy is a slave nation and Afghans are a free nation. because those who have democracy have no other choice. it is either democracy or Bombs. brave proud people take a stand and gain freedom cowards accept democracy and become slave in their countries. i as a real true Afghan feel pity on slaves.

[@zaroonyakhyakhan4514]

4:35 this is how american human rights look like.

[@sk3lterh3lter38]

@@zaroonyakhyakhan4514 Exactly

[@JRock_-nw1zk]

When they were at the prison that guy said they treat us well but he was shaking his head and moving his eyes saying Help. God please help them people

[@Stonehound503]

You gotta use reflective mylar. As well as burying it completely, and having just a little access door the deeper the better also build almost like a speaker box with insulation.

[@_np7]

What a sad reality for this country.

[@warrenbuffet5152]

You mean western countries? The authoritarian governments are jabbing people, denying them freedom and silencing opposition.

[@thor1696]

@@warrenbuffet5152 you r so hypocrite u say west is authoritarian what about iran turkey saudi

[@D-Vinko]

@@warrenbuffet5152 Imagine being a troll.

[@MartinDiStasio]

@@warrenbuffet5152 Warren Buffet is vaccinated, like most educated and all intelligent people are.

[@MartinDiStasio]

@Al Ka I love eating out without any non vaccinated allowed inside! they are the worst people in society and the world is a much better place with them being left behind :) my city has a great atmosphere atm, we are all free apart from the anti-vaxers mindlessly protesting.

[@johnbanks4761]

the unfortunate consequences of letting a medieval regime have power in a modern world

[@primzilledingyv9299]

These iterrorist are grown by the west , their procxy Punjabi Pakistan and the Taleban. US, Punjabi Pakistan and Taleban are all allies . That is known by all an sundry who have knowlege abt Pakistanis and US double dealing.

[@heidrich55]

Yes, you are right, the unfortunate consequences of letting a Stone Age regime of war criminals like the USA have power in a modern world. But now 20 years of western war crimes have come to an end. Not a word about the dramatic increase of opium production during the US presence in Afghanistan which hast cost the lives of many people all over the world... .

[@potterj09]

Speechless ... what is going on.

[@hopenotout4275]

20:00 hour accommodation looks very modern

[@kwpgabagool]

I wish this area of the world could just be peaceful for once

[@danielrivera1833]

I agree, but you do understand they have had peace before? Just didn’t last very long.

[@warrenbuffet5152]

Meanwhile there are protests going on in the streets of western cities and the media/ government is ignoring and silencing them.

[@DutchBane]

Ah well, most races and certain religions are inclined to a barbaric and subhuman way of life.

[@asamalas736]

@@danielrivera1833 yea only throughout the 1700s and then again for most of the 1900s. Only a few minutes right ?

[@asamalas736]

@@DutchBane barbaric inclinations are actually everywhere. Your recent ancestors cut peoples ears off for missing church and still today like to go and bomb places carelessly. Enjoy your sofa on the lawn with your Cheeto balls. Rich culture

[@bunnyboybishop9897]

My heart aches for these children and young ladies. They deserve the right to make their own future, not be predestined to a future someone else makes for them..

[@asddsdsssd]

And exactly how much freedom do you think they'll have under an authoritarian extremist regime?

[@superelectric8834]

Your heart should not ache too much. These woman have fathers, brothers, uncles, male cousins. All these men don't care for their own blood why would I give two shits about it. If you like your family live like these than so be it.

[@shaggydoggs]

@@superelectric8834 careful your ignorance is showing

[@billastell3753]

This is a foreign culture that is vastly different from ours. The Taliban were supported by the people of the land. These children and young ladies are part of that culture not of a western culture so they will adopt and will live by the rules of that culture or strive to change it but it's up to them. We can't impose our values on others just as we wouldn't want the values of others shoved down our throats..

[@yusriyahbagheri8843]

It is not your land, let them live the way they wish. We will live the way we want to live. Better to not mess with other countries or you get what we have now.

[@dil4857]

The toy car was priceless for my children, but I was forced to sell it, I had no choice. 💔

[@chukwumasomtochukwu4996]

This video made me realize the need to be grateful for the things I have. Stepping outside to get a drink or a coffee any time is a privilege that apparently not every body has. It's easy to be worried about mundane things in the first world country (gas prices, Instagram likes, being famous). If you ask one of those girls what they want, it wouldn't be to be famous or have all the luxury in the world; it will be to get a shot at their dreams. I pray God vindicates this ones and brings peace to afghan

[@ianbarker219]

History and it's past affairs, will whisper ever so slightly in many ears, only if they are willing to listen, and give a chance to true understanding....

[@NoName-cp4ct]

understanding what?

[@liquidsnail7305]

@@NoName-cp4ct to understanding why.

[@ianbarker219]

@@NoName-cp4ct that some countries, and their cultures cannot be changed or molded by others.

[@elvenkind6072]

Quality reporting, very well produced. Thanks a lot for sharing it here for free FRANCE 24

[@TheMVCoho]

Fascinating they are open to taking international aid.

[@rahmanekm4882]

heart breaking realities .

[@girishtiwari2593]

wow, what a extensive coverage. Kudos and keep it up. 🙌🏻

[@aravindc102]

The funny part was when he asked , " Do you know my brother in France , he has killed lot of French soldiers'' .., LoL Maybe he will try harder next time.,.

[@kanwarmuhammadareeb1335]

Time stamp?

[@reallyhappenings5597]

So proud of himself without four brothers, and oblivious to the fact that no one in France would know them or care. Limited horizons.

[@PARCE93]

@@reallyhappenings5597 How’s that any different from western countries celebrating their soldiers having 150+ confirmed kills, writing books about it, and even making movies? Talk about limited horizons. Hypocrisy.

[@goncalomeneses5611]

@@PARCE93 To install a perfidious regime? Get a grip.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

@@PARCE93 The pride is the same, but the assumption of significance in the other's perspective is not. He's all "perhaps you've heard of my brother" while his buddy swipes through his phone ("we do still have a photo of him, don't we?"). Fine to be proud of one's martial victories -- the ignorance of the world is the difference. Put it another way, he's never left Afghanistan and it shows. If you watch it again, you can see in his eyes that he's aware of this at some level... I assume the French crew didn't react the way he expected or hoped. Plus, it's just tacky to do what he's doing and illustrates how small and pathetic the Taliban are. Big honchos in Afghanistan once more, slapping people around and crushing young girls' dreams (mothers selling their babies!). Meanwhile, representatives beg the outside world for validation and cash because they can't deliver. That disconnect is the "limited horizon" I'm referring to, and this moment with him is just one example.

[@B_N_K]

Some main subtitles is missing, its not fair, documentary should be accurate.

[@augustebiz3176]

Good documentary

[@e5b7-wr811ouhih]

I'm going to sleep tonight not lamenting my personal situation, as I see others are having it pretty hard now..

[@paladro]

just now realized there are people less fortunate than yourself in the world?

[@zaidalkair1825]

ستكون مشكلتك الكبيرة عندما تعلم ان الدنيا دار ابتلاء للمؤمن . وممر له للجنة والنعيم الدائم .وليس عبادة المال والحياة المادية كالبهائم في الشهوات

[@jackl45]

30:05 "They treat us well" While having terrified eyes and shaking his head "no" as the words are coming out of his mouth. Truly sad.

[@whiskybooze]

I noticed that as well.

[@Harigawa]

true it's so sad..

[@twoplus7647]

STFU. We know how prisoners are treated in the US prison. Prisons are large gang *ape camps

[@ambitiousaydinclips5278]

@@twoplus7647 yeah but they are treated like that even as a civilian

[@twoplus7647]

@@ambitiousaydinclips5278 They love the Taliban. Just watch how thousands of Afghans attended and cheered the recent military graduates passing out in Khost province.

[@timeisup6844]

Great one

[@MZ-bl6wg]

4:54 breaks my heart! As a dad of 3 amazing daughters, 2 of my babies I was blessed to be able to adopt them asked by them and just want to give them the Loving father and Securitty they deserve,..this poor angel who’s lost her entire family I’d adopt in a heart beat and get her to America to a Loving family and a future she could thrive in, college and profession etc, wish there was some government site where children like her, females especially (becasue they have NO future in Taliban Afganistan) where westerners could put in to bring them to America and adopt into a loving family! If ever she sees this post somehow or someone that knows of any government official sites that can be trusted and vet’d for something like this please reply to my comment. These girls thst are destined to be abused by Taliban and kept from education, happiness, and a life in general DESERVE ALL OF THAT AND MORE! 💜

[@hln6821]

Keep your sick sympathy to yourself,no one will send their women where they will turn into onlyfans whores

[@ralphralpherson9441]

I thought the same thing. She reminds me of my daughter, just a bit younger. Her eyes fill with pain as they ask her to recite her brothers names as if they were sacred martyrs. Sadly, they were just in the wrong village at the wrong time, and I wouldn't be the LEAST BIT surprised to learn her family was used as human shields by taliban fighters. And yes, I know taliban is a proper noun... I just refuse to dignify it with a capital "T".

[@atiqmir6092]

Would you let her practice her religion freely without any hate

[@CBTheMechanic]

@@atiqmir6092 No, he would continue American cultural imperialism and teach her how to be a western slut instead of a wife.

[@user-iy4ss8kh7h]

​@@atiqmir6092yes I would let her follow her religion and her dreams

[@zingerman11259]

"KILLER of infidels, bring your message of PEACE" hmm..... something doesnt seem right about that sentence

[@rengokukyojuro4704]

What do you mean??

[@zingerman11259]

@@rengokukyojuro4704 kind of hard to bring a message of peace when you kill people just for thinking different than you lol

[@GoldenuggetZMC]

@@zingerman11259 So American soldiers now "identify" as civilians whats their pronouns Zey/Zem?

[@tictac2therevenge291]

@@rengokukyojuro4704 What is there to explain? Do you have too many chromosomes or something?

[@rengokukyojuro4704]

@@tictac2therevenge291 And who tf are you??

[@muhammadjamalkhan4103]

I wish that the people of this world and this region get every opportunity to live their lives in peace and happiness.

[@mohammaddh8655]

wishes do nothing, changes are results of actions

[@dunkenhunter167]

you know, there are enough weapons for them to grab and fight

[@mohammaddh8655]

@@dunkenhunter167 lack of courage maybe

[@dunkenhunter167]

@@mohammaddh8655 This is not a reason. There's no peace without war. they had military grade weapons, and all the things from thr US, they even could have asked russis

[@mohammaddh8655]

​@@dunkenhunter167 there are other problems, they have no courage and dont know wtf to do and people who know don't have enough balls to do it

[@naqib3482]

can you please made a corection in your subtitle translation? @ 52:50 or sometime around that. this lady said she sold her child for 30000 afghani. not euro. which is equal to 335 euro.

[@muslims774]

57:20 🥰 Love that - Great Reply

[@mr.kyborgadam2091]

It's quite interesting to see a wider range of stories, rather than those pushed only by either side. At least they do accept their past and try change it. We hope for a better future for the country.

[@quintonthesecond4420]

This guy gets it

[@reallyhappenings5597]

As long as they oppress women they will live in darkness.

[@giahuynguyenkim6389]

@@reallyhappenings5597 Until they realized that Quran isn't about oppressing women, yeah.

[@veritasabsoluta4285]

@@giahuynguyenkim6389 Except it is? Lmao

[@giahuynguyenkim6389]

@@veritasabsoluta4285 Qu'ran isn't about oppressing women though, it is just abused to justify misogony, I think.

[@asabuj4363]

By the way, thanks for great documentary.

[@b12_jegar]

So many problems and stress we have with our new government I hope one day Allah bring more peace and love to Afghanistan 🇦🇫 and to all the world 🌍

[@CuriousGorillaIq]

War torn country, but I’ll get a chance to visit soon Inshallah. May all those who have family there get a chance to visit them. Sabr and prayer.

[@oisinotoole9073]

It's so sad watching this compared to videos of the country 50 years ago or 60 years ago

[@nikkonikko8684]

They all look like they need a shower except the women

[@MsJavaWolf]

Because American empirialism is objective truth?

[@Surpriseify]

@@MsJavaWolf Its likely better than what you see here otherwise you are free to go live in Afghanistan.

[@Qingeaton]

Watching a history of the country, the different groups who have ruled Afghanistan are in the number 20+ range. I was trying to understand who the "real" or "first" Afghans were. Depends on who you ask I'm afraid.

[@simonwilliamnoelmurray9179]

They were originally buddhists before the muslims came

[@robLV]

Mixing since Alexander.

[@sirfrozsomji3984]

They go back to Vedic Aryan period.

[@dashlivingston5975]

Alhumdillababa

[@nealteitelbaum8660]

I've seen documentaries talk about Afghanistan's borders being a construct of westerners with artificial boundaries that group together people who have almost nothing in common except religion. I'm not sure what the truth is but they speak multiple languages and have very different customs depending where you go.

[@nt8894]

This documentary is missing a critical component. ALL of the extremist positions are from Pashtuns. The Persian speakers All talk about more progressive principles or have real social complaints. This must be mentioned and the role of it

[@anzordavidoff3742]

what name of the song on 7:35?

[@Steven663]

52:07 the old man asking for bread made me tear up :( why do humans have to make other humans life so hard and miserable. why can't we all just live in peace :(

[@halfhuman2.0]

cause some country need more oil, i think

[@skonafid]

yeah thats sad sight man

[@tootallno]

Its about greed and power. As long as you involve humans there will never be any justice in the world. Sad and true :(

[@Steven663]

@@tootallno very true

[@Steven663]

@@skonafid it really is

[@JR-gc5ef]

You just identified the woman who "used to work as a terrorism judge in Bagram and sent hundred of Taliban to jail".

[@TeamRhino-RhinoTeamStarz]

That one prisoner was saying they treat them good while shaking his head as a no

[@Tiagotubecarvalho]

heartbreaking

[@50shekels]

The women fighting for basic rights was a really inspiring sight. I hope they shall live to see them implemented.

[@45eno]

They were going to school before the unfairly elected biden administration made a complete blunder of this. See what happens when weak men get into power, no more school for women. How about ask the people that suffer who they wanted there in country? Many people the victims of bad evil governments around the world prefer the imperfect US although far better than there own leaders.

[@50shekels]

@@45eno Thanks. I appreciate you completely shifting the focus in favor of something much more pressing

[@ptonpc]

@@45eno It was Trump who negotiated the deal with the Taliban that lead to this.

[@ptonpc]

I doubt they will last long now the Taliban know who they are. Unfortunately.

[@nikkonikko8684]

Free though builds strong nations

[@AshishSharma-oj5ve]

Brave reporters need to be appreciated🙏

[@odd_shoes]

I know they are in a terrible situation, but selling your children is unforgivable.

[@danielgonzalez5787]

why are two guys holding hands at 8:45