The Fall of Kandahar

Ben C. Solomon and Adam Desiderio were embedded with elite Afghan forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan as the Taliban closed in. What they saw was an outnumbered military, hospitals being overwhelmed with wounded soldiers and civilians losing hope.
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[@bartownsu]

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

[@karabiner9819]

laying*

[@asfanmarkmcgwire]

@@karabiner9819 no, it’s lying

[@Sports_Gen]

Same here

[@1timerod]

Lmfao only did he knew

[@MiguelSanchez-pf6pd]

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

[@fabianbandera1650]

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]

Yes exactly

[@tristramlewis-stempel464]

100%

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

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]

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

[@saud9113]

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

[@drgloriareading]

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]

God bless💛

[@chrisburke624]

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]

Keep the in America

[@lokeshreddy2369]

Teaching in USA or somewhere else???

[@danielseaburg9763]

LMAOOOOO

[@mayb8876]

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

[@chewed596]

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

[@TheAir2142]

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

[@thisfacebelievesyou8862]

Did you feel it like a Bacha Bazi?

[@jaylu7021]

@@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]

Don Ascanio didn't the people vote for Ghani?

[@32gigs96]

@@AlexeiRamotar he stole the election

[@clivegoh5840]

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]

Shocker.

[@believer0001]

Where did US spent 2.5 Trillion 💰 BTW???

[@manavdougall8599]

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

[@fahad8719]

are they out of afg?

[@believer0001]

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

[@alishahrezaei8675]

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]

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

[@ej4458]

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

[@daveglynn748]

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

[@zuheyrcade6239]

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]

الحمد لله اشغللگران و مزدورانشان را بیرون راندیم

[@abdulbar8592]

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

[@fdfischer]

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

[@jamaljam13]

Bingo

[@timeforchange2539]

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]

@@timeforchange2539 its afghanistans fault not america or biden

[@yeoldeaesthetic3780]

@@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]

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

[@dblundz]

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

[@alaaeddinetheviking3235]

Hhhhhhhhhhhh lol

[@rickiex]

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

[@nebroskitheraut6705]

Couldn't agree more.

[@zeppkfw]

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

[@YouCanCallMeReTro]

​@@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

[@OwenReyyy]

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

[@acoolindian]

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

[@dmoney8602]

Your prayers and wishes are worthless

[@lugh6184]

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

[@wadakoli4140]

😂😂😂

[@agentmueller]

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]

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]

**Our politicians** in particular Bumbling Biden

[@aaronmstevenson]

Don’t paint with such a wide brush.

[@therealcool1144]

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

[@AC-uw4il]

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

[@aaronmstevenson]

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

[@lucas_2612]

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

[@lucas_2612]

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

[@MWEL92]

Ik so sorry for Hamza

[@truthseeker6041]

I came here by seeing the name Kandahar as it is in our history (religious) books which talk of this region of ancient time ..but very sad to see so much violence here..hope the sufferings end and Afghanistan returns to peace and people of Afghanistan lives a happy life 🙏🏻

[@strawberrychco7724]

If you mean ghandara, ghandara is in kpk Pakistan not Kandahar, Afghanistan

[@SherKhan-rd9uw]

Thats not Kandahar Thats Gandahar which is modern day Peshawar, Pakistan But the people of Kandahar and peshawar are the same. All Pashtuns

[@Ghurshah]

Khurasan as mentioned in religious books has been misrepresented and it's realities perverted thanks to British colonialism. Afghanistan is not really Afghanistan.it is Khurasan. The footage you see in this video is evidence of how Khurasan was further ruined and disgraced by the colonial Afghanistan project. Taliban are a Narco Mafia Khawarij force of terrorists that are occupying Afghanistan on behalf of the Pakistani ISI and their allies US UK Israel Saudi Arabia Qatar China etc. The Afghan forces shown here were mostly withdrawn and some of the first to leave Kandahar and then in Kabul straight to US....but the majority of the forces, those in hospitals, many others, they were all abandoned to be slaughtered. It was part of the US- Pakistan- Qatar deal to transfer power from puppet Ghani to puppet Taliban. All of them are alien to Khurasan.

[@abhirajsingh3071]

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

[@pissfather6798]

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

[@hamndv]

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]

@@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]

Exactly

[@user-mi7sn1ww7r]

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]

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.

[@wildcat8598]

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]

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]

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]

@@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]

@Abu Sayed no sir I don’t.

[@cuc6410]

Exactly they were sold out

[@paramoreparks9960]

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

[@russellwright1422]

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]

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]

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

[@chrisburke624]

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

[@rogerwilco5918]

@@chrisburke624 who told you that nonsense?

[@chrisburke624]

@@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!)

[@guard1an500]

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]

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

[@dla_915]

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

[@kalimanka]

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

[@Islamicones1]

Is also the Taliban land they are thr youth of Afghanistan

[@wheeloflife17]

@@alberttomimbang2481 they had no chance when us left

[@SpaceMissile]

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

[@ariessun888]

It's sad.

[@ariessun888]

@King Harold why? Because you're racist?

[@horizon2277]

@King Harold wtf?

[@louiswinchester9544]

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

[@motivatemehd85]

*Great work guys!*

[@goodluckokereke]

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

[@awwtergirl7040]

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]

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]

@@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-]

@@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]

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

[@petuniapop7819]

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

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

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.

[@MCilo2]

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

[@NatPat-yj2or]

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.

[@Randomdive]

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]

They went home to smoke some opium

[@musicalarchitecture7875]

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]

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

[@mistyrious8112]

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]

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.

[@zen_prog]

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

[@antsoto1236]

If its uncensored i would double the top dollar.

[@mohiman5242]

But you will never pay

[@jonathanvillegas7570]

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

[@antsoto1236]

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

[@unpredictablewarrior1431]

This is called cowards not courage!!

[@brightargyle8950]

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

[@dingomankam1845]

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

[@MisterCastro5]

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]

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

[@KVQ0]

@@dyenastyboy When did he die?

[@Josh-bf6ht]

@Huey Freeman have you been living under a rock?

[@yeon723]

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

[@TheUneducatedTeacher]

You failed as you should KM Hemmans The KZbinr

[@SuntaX10]

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]

@Highground It’s cool we got money

[@jeffriggins9106]

That's what all the gore sites are for

[@AIfixmath]

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.

[@randellbragg5013]

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]

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]

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

[@theboss069]

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

[@Federation42movies]

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

[@chapati72]

@@Federation42movies 😔

[@rocketboys4252]

@@Federation42movies i really hoped he escape

[@chains84]

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

[@craigdrury3191]

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

[@SuhailAhamed]

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

[@gees8999]

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

[@dargaitube]

Such a great documentary

[@LezahTX]

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]

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]

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

[@andreilin113]

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

[@samuraiboi2735]

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

[@daben7145]

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

[@MAPLERO4D20]

“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]

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

[@jimcricket8128]

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]

​@@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]

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

[@jimcricket8128]

@@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.

[@geraldstamour1312]

The reality of war, so painful!

[@qabizjan1143]

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

[@modernman7576]

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]

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

[@TravelwithWayfarer]

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

[@ThatFire9oNe6]

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

[@numbnumbjuice3375]

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

[@1988jeffy]

@@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.

[@timkenda8203]

"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]

Feelsbadman

[@Islamicones1]

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

[@kellymillermusic7305]

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

[@peloentupantalla7768]

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]

@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.

[@Hazardx88]

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

[@mbarr]

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

[@hassanhaqqani4554]

Fk your heart

[@GangsterInternet]

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

[@dexboyhandle]

They deserve it cowards

[@pdc4930]

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

[@Angelfinn12]

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

[@toastoftowne1076]

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

[@tams805]

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

[@KNO1412]

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]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ-8qYGJi8R_m5I

[@jamesCCCC1]

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

[@tacoreapermonir8725]

@@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]

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]

Your god doesn't exist.

[@Ryanfury99]

VICE YOU'RE THE BEST!

[@c3t1f13dgoon]

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

[@FerozKhan-sw8px]

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

[@BlackZeus88]

Sounds like a poor use of 20 years.

[@upcom1ng116]

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

[@Holuunderbeere]

Brother knew the gig was up

[@trevorcorey7910]

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

[@1989maihan]

@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

[@agentmueller]

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]

God Bless them

[@agentmueller]

@@Est.1995 Absolutely brother…

[@residentelect]

@@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]

@@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]

@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.

[@nasratullahnasrat8306]

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]

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

[@gallaugal9099]

thank you for your service

[@arog1928]

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

[@gabeusaf5483]

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]

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

[@tomd6053]

That’s what every Afghan does

[@Staerkebombe]

@@hwfq34fajw9foiffawdiufhuaiwfhw *you speak the Truth*

[@damanithegoat9653]

@@hwfq34fajw9foiffawdiufhuaiwfhw The U.S isn’t evil

[@yorgenibnstrangle3072]

@@damanithegoat9653 A million dead Afghans beg to differ.

[@olefella7561]

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

[@giorgisamkharadze8837]

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

[@User56538]

I am 5

[@kelvin5005]

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

[@moderncrusader9882]

@@kelvin5005 Why

[@brandonjohnson3703]

@Oxygen Thieving Libtards based soros

[@johnswanson1977]

I keep hearing the word “abandoned” when we were there for twenty years

[@kingtv2684]

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)

[@caiodeoliveiraa]

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]

They surrendered!!! Cowards!

[@caiodeoliveiraa]

@@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]

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]

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

[@caiodeoliveiraa]

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

[@emilgabriel81]

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

[@fan9775]

Backwards helmets and all.

[@toslimislamovi22555]

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

[@mikehawk120]

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

[@danielnelan8698]

@@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]

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

[@vetteredharper3179]

I know I'm late to watching this video, but man this hits home for me. I was privileged to fight along side some of these afghan soldiers (not the Commandos), as well as the ANA while in both Kandahar and Herat provinces. To see all of the hard work put forth during my time in Afghanistan is like watching ISIS parading around Iraq freely when we pulled out of Iraq. It really hurts see all the effort we put forth over the years fighting there lost in a blink of an eye... makes me sick t my stomach.

[@servant-of-the-federation]

Dont dare to come back

[@azharktk6391]

You no need to write so long ,just say taliban have taken fucking hard our Ass with siimple Ak 47s and with some pkm ,you had money ,3 trillion dollar plus sophisticated weapon machinery and every thing which could ask for ,but lost like a drainage rat

[@EsHaQ2024]

FYI It was all useless effort and war. The whole object was to grow opium and rent ANA to murder those who fight for their country. The EVIL evil Soviet effort also failed, & so is the NATO. ANA only fought to survive & receive their monthly paychecks. The Taliban fought to rescue Afghanistan from falling into the hands of barbarians & local thugs. 😂

[@janejones8672]

You did your duty sir.

[@enddaoccupation]

This is not Iraq. You are lucky, not kia, or injured. Tell yourself and your children to stay away from other people's lands.

[@ilovekabul]

Felt totally heartbroken. 😢

[@dougcastle1785]

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]

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]

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

[@superbenbenhahaha]

@@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]

@@superbenbenhahaha you have -100 IQ bro

[@arbit3r]

@@superbenbenhahaha America lost the war bro.

[@alperenerol1852]

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

[@allenwilliams7367]

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]

And Millennials got ground up in it.

[@jsmnzgb]

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

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@@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]

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

[@OBrienDesigns]

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

[@Wood.bridge]

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]

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]

@@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]

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

[@mustafam956]

@@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]

Thx for your courage, sacrifices, and service.

[@defyboom1153]

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

[@andrewcollins6954]

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]

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

[@rayorokr]

The Hindi word for enemy is also ‘Dushman’

[@masoudafzali5437]

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

[@dertythegrower]

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]

@@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

[@Shervan96]

This is so sad to watch

[@VICENews]

WATCH NEXT: Inside Afghanistan’s Death Valley - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGHSZWCgndOUfdU

[@ZhouMama69420]

Makes me respect journalists so much more

[@NathanRibau]

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

[@kopterikale]

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]

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

[@wtfisjuice5207]

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

[@Ajay_the_invincible_1997]

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

[@ghostscout9117]

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.

[@absconder9115]

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

[@suomipoika90]

“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]

You got that one out of your ass?

[@ajaugatarip5285]

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

[@maheshbisht1175]

even though i have no connection to Afghanistan but i felt defeated and demoralized the morning they surrender and didn't put up a fight i felt frustrated. That was very dishonorable thing to do.

[@MrWAZZUPJoey]

After seeing the documentation "this is what winning looks like" it feels like they are shooting at nothing all the time and just try to get some video material for the reporter.

[@albertaguilar662]

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

[@briank8697]

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]

@CRAM MARC yes, CRAM saves lives

[@Aiden_Muslim]

I'd think the same too

[@rickdiaz427]

What is the definition of fighting age male ?

[@briank8697]

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

[@johnsawyer3390]

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

[@drache-spricht-offiziel]

What a Suprise😅

[@Kiyoone]

Pulitzer prize worth... Just saying...

[@Tikolico]

I would have never guessed.

[@thatsportsguy983]

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

[@WhiteHatSr]

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

[@azcardguy7825]

As someone who trained some of those afghan “commandos” I just want to say how insane it is for vice to send guys in there with only afghan soldiers to protect them… absolute suicidal behavior

[@freshboxlive3272]

"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]

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

[@JohnSmith-hj8pg]

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

[@Deno2100]

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.

[@purplebug21]

"The Taliban were not stronger, we were just outnumbered by them" man, that breaks my heart. praying for Afghanistan and these brave soldiers.

[@DelaV3]

Quantity has a quality all of its own.

[@AhsanNadeem]

Brave soldiers lol😂😂 sitting in blast proof humvees and saying this fight is uneven

[@shariqueahmad05]

@@AhsanNadeem humvees will not provide food and bullets … a country with corrupt government and strong terror group will loose .. Allah save all these guys from those terrorists

[@AhsanNadeem]

@@shariqueahmad05 you been brainwashed by these western media Talibans were legitimate government not terror group. The current govt was puppet and you know that too taliban picked up guns when Americans invaded Afghanistan. Just look at the war crimes these Americans and theirs allies committed there even people of Afghanistan like talibans more than those puppet who flew from their beloved country even before USA.

[@gun3ro]

Brave soldiers? They literally gave up. You wanna see what is brave? Check german kids and women fighting against soviet troops in the Battle of Berlin

[@theascendunt9960]

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

[@l.y.lofficial410promotions9]

Why does the intro pic guy have two vertical grips

[@ebyrnes97]

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

[@kvsandeshful]

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

[@sanoptprie2682]

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

[@Ulyssestnt]

I was there with NATO in the buildup of the surge over a decade ago now. This country really deserves peace ,I really hope with time some of the wounds can heal.

[@nitzkr1761]

Respect for these soldiers bravo we all r proud of you

[@tonytonez3769]

قامتت استوار باد مرد شجاع افغانستان 🇦🇫 💪

[@dylanmoyer]

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

[@aenorist2431]

You can, they have been murdered.

[@dankorth1325]

Lice news wont cover that though. Shame.

[@alexng4]

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

[@bny7y]

@@aenorist2431 Stop lying

[@bovdoyle2942]

​@@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?

[@marcospc93]

"300 000 afgans troops" "There were only four of us"

[@SleepingZenitsu]

paper army bro

[@romanmanner]

Afghanistan is huge.

[@alioshax7797]

Yeah, the numbers proclaimed by Ashraf Ghani is at least three times more than the reality. And among these 100 000 soldiers, how many defected to the Talibans, how many just vanished and went back home with their weapon, how many surrendered before the first fightings ?

[@gun3ro]

Yes...thats what they say. Do you seriously think these guys drive around in a tank with only 4 people in the middle of nowhere? come on.

[@Islamicones1]

@@romanmanner so 70 Taliban and they still wining

[@sayedjamalsadaat3993]

Really sad times 😟

[@kermit6650]

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

[@fazalndeche6564]

As a soldier, I feel the situation in Kandahar was so frustrating for these courageous Afghan Commandos. They had the will to fight for their Country but their Civilian leadership betrayed them. Twenty good years of fighting lost in a blink of an eye. The courage of the injured ones is on another level. Hats off for the reporters who covered these events!!! They're ball-blasters for real.

[@EsHaQ2024]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@suhhian719]

all US soldier never win the afghanis ppl heart since the beginning

[@TheCetarius]

"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]

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

[@TheSunderingSea]

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

[@Islamicones1]

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

[@nandaagung8678]

Coz its a masterpiece of american script

[@NinjazTreatz]

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

[@grifyn882]

I was a Marine platoon commander in Vietnam 1968-1969. Hard year. Lost too many good Marines killed and wounded. We operated in different types of terrain that included sandy pine forests near the coast, rice paddies, elephant grass, jungle, and the mountains. It was physically and mentally exhausting. It was stinking hot in the dry season and it rained constantly during the monsoon season. I was a company commander in Hawaii 1975-1976. Hawaii didn't have a jungle course in those days, rather it was OJT taking the company on training exercises on both Oahu and the Big Island. I can confirm that the terrain really sucked in both places, especially keeping control of a rifle company. I did nearly freeze to death at the Army's Arctic Warfare Course at Ft Greely, Alaska in 1977 while I was the 1st Marine Brigade G-4 Operations Officer because one of our contingency plans was in the event of another Korean War. The commanding general wanted me to advise him as to how to prepare for that mission in the event we had to deploy to Korea during the winter. So he sent me to the Arctic Warfare Course. I also spent two years in Latin America supporting a host nation's counter-insurgency effort. I wasn't as dangerous as Vietnam, but it was dangerous work. It was a designated combat zone and so I received combat pay and fitness reports. The country also had some serious terrain challenges. Retired after 21 years. Greatest honor in my life was leading Marines, especially in combat.

[@mradilreaction531]

i was traveling from city herat through helman kahandahar ghazni while there were war .