2001 Invasion of Afghanistan | Animated History (REMASTER IN DESCRIPTION)

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Jones, Seth G. In the Graveyard of Empires: America’s War in Afghanistan. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2010.
Neville, Leigh. Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2011.
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[@Victor-tl4dk]

It's finally out!!

[@cynicaltheastrocreep4504]

I'm glad you're covering more recent and controversial topics like Afghanistan. Iraq next, please! Then maybe the Syrian civil war, and the war on terror in general.

[@cynicaltheastrocreep4504]

Hurricane Katrina would also be cool.

[@zackamor8043]

Welcome back

[@Bluehairedgirl89]

Thank you for the awesome video.

[@bin4ry_d3struct0r]

2001: The Taliban controls Afghanistan. 2021: The Taliban controls Afghanistan ... but with Blackhawks and UAVs.

[@birdienuke2979]

they already crashed a blackhawk they got no clue how to use them things

[@wasifzakwan8722]

@@birdienuke2979 They'll learn some day.

[@ufffd]

@@wasifzakwan8722 not before it's all broken. Not even the ANA can maintain our gear, and we trained them to.

[@shadowbanned58]

@@ufffd The fact that they have it at all is kinda f**k'd. Yet they are soo worried about those 2A nuts with pee shooters.

[@Stinger913]

I’m more worried they’ll just send it to Russia or some other country to clone it. China already copied the Blackhawk with their Z-20. They could make it even closer to the original with the original in Afghanistan.

[@Zenth93]

Its surreal watching this the day the U.S evacuates.

[@georgewbush7021]

All that I worked for down the drain smh

[@LNKSonYOUTUBE]

it was the inevitable outcome, be happy it happened now I guess

[@georgewbush7021]

@@LNKSonKZbin your right

[@allensu9363]

I hope he makes a new episode on the rest of the war now that the Afghan government is history

[@danielnutter3670]

Same

[@mohammadsamimnoorzai6023]

I was born on January 25th, 2001 in Afghanistan. Now I live in the U.S. Me and my family went through all of it. From soviet union invasion, civil war, and then end of the war (operation nothing) amid extreme poverty, corruption, lack of security and stability. Miraculous survival after experiencing a lifetime of war, poverty and displacement. Of course, we each got our own mental conditions (PTSD, GAD etc...)

[@harrylouberrie]

I'm so glad you survived all these, and I hope you get everything in life you're dreaming for ❤️

[@reginaldcopperbottom1738]

Bruh Soviet union failed,wish it won

[@babyigotchomoney]

We gotta keep an eye out on you

[@righthandstep5]

No you dont​@@reginaldcopperbottom1738

[@W4emTP]

@@reginaldcopperbottom1738ez skill issue

[@Trey_816]

Dad was involved with the Afghanistan Campaign. He got his left arm blown off while trying to disarm a landmine and returnd home alive on Christmas Eve.

[@angrybutgoodbosniak9128]

Such a shame that America,such a beautiful nation,is run by a evil and unfair bully government, I say,hell for them all and the cops,agents and bullies. Also the American girls,God,what sweeties they are.

[@nobodyherepal3292]

When stuff from 2002 starts becoming “history”, I , a 23 year old, feel old.

[@SuperDeadzombeh]

I mean technically 5 seconds ago is also history

[@darklighter8968]

A legit boomer here, almost 31, feeling old af.

[@FrostyWheats]

Feels like yesterday I was seeing newsreel footage covering the war in Iraq and Afghanistan and seeing casualty reports

[@belialsteele6428]

It makes me excited to see the future pass and get my peace

[@dragonmandestructinator2847]

@@FrostyWheats it *was* yesterday when I read last year's afghanistan casualty report.

[@JackWalshissupercool]

So, who is watching this for a bit of context now that the Afghan government has collapsed today?

[@tristenjacob6081]

My friend is actually being shipped back to Afghan very soon smh

[@Tenebraeification]

I feel that around 7:15 to 7:55 perfectly sums up why the USA failed as miserably as it did. This is going to be one awkward 9/11 memorial for America.

[@yunzensal5466]

@@Tenebraeification they got what they wanted. Kill Osama but still it was pointless. Any war is pointless

[@franco7928]

Me!!! The helicopters evacuating were as memorable as the planes crashing into wtc...

[@aadizai1]

me watching American Humilation on live Tv , What a historical humilation for USA

[@sudoblue9777]

This is the history channel with the best atmosphere. The music, the drawings and the tone are really immersive.

[@juliusstout3612]

5:39 caught me offguard.

[@meliodasschreiber1664]

Oh boi good luck getting this monitised

[@Victor-tl4dk]

LoL :-(

[@James-uu6xs]

My exact thoughts before I started the video.

[@TheArmchairHistorian]

We're monetized right now!

[@mhx6437]

@@TheArmchairHistorian Oooorrahh! Let's hope it'll stay like that on this and your next videos. You've got my respect for still going, doing all this hard work (including animators, etc).

[@dew7555]

You have no idea...

[@Atlas-si2jp]

The KZbin algorithm has a sick sense of humor

[@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347]

More like, at least have some sense of History Seriously, after Kabul’s fall, I guess we can all use some context

[@diegode415]

KZbin is basically trying to tell to the U.S "don't f*ck with others"

[@alanr4845]

Bro they recommended Tom Cruise's stunt where he held on to a plane in Mission Impossible just as refugees are doing in Afghanistan. It's fucked.

[@tony3003001]

Long story short: don’t intervene in other state affairs.

[@zoaero]

Yuh

[@Panzer_links.]

I’m watching this 3 years later and it is incredible of the evolution of your videos! Love your Chanel!!!

[@craigduddy9349]

the Taliban never refused to hand over Bin Laden or to attempt dispelling Al-Qaeda, Bush refused their terms and the Taliban had been attempting to dispel Al-Qaeda for years, particularly after the embassies were attacked in the 90's.

[@Arbiter710]

No many of the taliban went to Al qaeda or play both sides

[@normantan23]

Yes. After knowing this fact, I wander if US had not invaded Afghanistan and Iraq spending trillions for a President to play war hero, would US have less problems at home. The sad things is nothing good came out of it for the people of Afghanistan. They are just as poor and corrupt during and after the US occupation and the inevitable death of thousands of civilians caught in the cross fire.

[@Western.war_edits]

Thank you!! Such f*cking American exceptionalist propoganda from this dude

[@Raven_12345]

What were the terms they gave to the United States?

[@liamferreira9928]

Blatantly false, but whatever floats your boat

[@DaytimeAce]

-clicks immediatly so I don't miss this again-

[@TheArmchairHistorian]

Good idea haha.

[@mapmuncher5587]

Commenting for the algorithm...

[@yum395]

@Caleb Hall more comment

[@SteelCurrent]

Of Course

[@TiciaM]

Did the same thing. And commenting for the algorithm.

[@jimmyraven93]

Love the Star Wars Battlefront “zoom in” reference

[@SuperDeadzombeh]

Thank you I knew but I couldn't place it

[@BrianEspinozaOfficial]

My nostalgia kicked in

[@Magplar]

Only real ones caught that!

[@gelgamath_9903]

Do-dodo-do, do-dodo-do

[@SamGittings]

Those were the good days

[@davelowe8105]

I'm loving these videos sir! I wish I could have found them sooner lol. Looking back, I wish I'd went in historical order, but I've corrected the mistake and I'm off and running lol. Thank you for the education!

[@bigman21ize]

LOVE THESE! I'm so glad I found you man.

[@mgt1429]

Now make an animated version of our withdrawal.

[@realgoogleuser]

It's not history yet

[@anthonyfelice2759]

@@realgoogleuser I hope not

[@anthonyfelice2759]

@@realgoogleuser well should have never even been there

[@Balls1414]

Gonna happen in like 10 years

[@jaredgomora6506]

Its to short for this animation

[@MinesomeMC]

“Any suspicious patch of grass” *Grass just chilling* *Explosion*

[@SebAnders]

I heard the grass shout "DEATH TO AMERICA!" it was a valid target.

[@LocalHeretic-ck1kd]

poor patch of grass was just minding its own business

[@alucardvigilatedismas2868]

That grass has successfully prevented itself from being seen. Unfortunately, it has chosen a very obvious hiding spot.

[@Crankiebox99]

MinesomeMC it got vibe checked

[@DaygoG]

Grass: Blows in the wind Bombs: So you've chosen death

[@MypronounIsKing]

What an awesome video I loved every minute of it cheers bud

[@Harveyb358]

This is a great channel. Well done. Similar to the operations room. About the only place I can watch history.

[@jascrandom9855]

"What one should really fear is not a competent enemy, but an incompetent ally." Napoleon Bonaparte.

[@reneernesto5748]

ww2 italy

[@imdk_pk]

There are no allies. Personal interests for US and for every other country.

[@amacca2085]

“You’ve been ruining everyone’s lives and eating all are steak” Napoleon dynamite.

[@enkiimuto1041]

every match on league of legends

[@erikeriks]

That's the most stupid thing I've heard this hour.

[@Viviko]

The Taliban “Offered no resistance” when the forces invaded the capital. So, just like the Afghan military when the Taliban took it back… lol

[@octavianpopescu4776]

Apparently, Afghans don't do cities, only mountains and valleys.

[@Ahmedadelel]

@@octavianpopescu4776 this is true but its different. The taliban offered no resistance because its the US, if it was some other warlord or something they would have fought. while the afghan army, I really dont know why they didn't do something to try and hold the city, they outnumbered the taliban like 3-1

[@Thunder97629]

How could Taliban showed resistance when Americans us their airforce and launch airstrikes with so many nato countries involve,taliban did show resistance,all the airstrike kill many taliban,civilians,houses,kids,woman,young and old,Americans attack their weapons,it take many many years for taliban to regroup and emerge stronger and become victorious,today they won,no special force of usa,uk or any nato can stop the taliban,it is not fall of kabul but the fall of America,no sas,no delta force can stop Taliban from taking over

[@minusdagreez8817]

@@Thunder97629 we shouldve just nuked the country and have done with it ..

[@xxfrosty609xx3]

@@Thunder97629 They cannot win any prolonged combined arms or conventional warfare, but they do know how to wait the superpowers out.

[@brrrt7623]

Your narration and cinematic quality of animation is second to none. Thank you for this great content.

[@bluemanno7901]

I like how you show the AK-47 being shipped with US supplies to Afghanistan. During the Russian invasion of Afghanistan the US shipped Russia's own weapons to Afghans to help them fight. They did not send US weapons.

[@mrttripz3236]

Hey how about the invasion of Afghanistan from the Soviet perspective? (guys I mean the communist invasion of Afghanistan from the Soviet perspective)

[@felipesubiabre314]

@dachicagoan he said the soviet perspective, it would be fine for yt because it would serve as propaganda

[@cookiecreeper22]

@dachicagoan Is that why the gulf war video was also demonetized? Or what about the anti-soviet ones also being demonetized? Nice argument snowflake.

[@DazedandInsane]

@dachicagoan liberals ruin everything these days

[@monslenomer]

@dachicagoan I wonder where this notion that leftists hate history came from. Of course it's a right wing distortion. And its implications are apparent enough. But it's always interesting to see such a similar talking point arise in so many different contexts. Unfortunately for you, your recitation of this argument is less sophisticated than most I've seen. People have specifically claimed that Marx fundamentally misunderstood history, which is a claim more worthy of examination than this third-rate parroting on display here.

[@katey1dog]

Watch THE BEAST OF WAR.

[@robertbrazier5097]

OVER 31,000 Afghan civilians lost their lives from this conflict, not something that should be overlooked Edit: This comment thread blew up more than I expected

[@robfl100]

A lot of that was caused by Taliban/other terrorists

[@wassimrahmani3561]

@@robfl100 Not because of the us oh ofc not the us is innocent!!!

[@robfl100]

@@wassimrahmani3561 what are you on about with your word salad?

[@holyskadootle3941]

@@robfl100 you can run but you can't hide

[@advocacies]

@@wassimrahmani3561no one has ever said the us was innocent

[@hamzamahmood9565]

We need part 2 for this!!

[@kylevoelker8124]

Wow I am happy I discovered your content!

[@RaphaelAnthony]

When we lost the History Channel from the late 90's to reality TV, I'm thankful for your channel. Keep it up!

[@azmanabdula]

I remember watching hardcore stuff on history channel Like people visiting head hunter tribes and what not

[@assassin_rk42]

@@azmanabdula I remember watching their ww2, ww1, Vietnam and other war documentaries. It was a real interesting watch when I was a kid, now the History channel is trying to be like a&e, and it sucks hugely.

[@MistarZtv]

Yeah history and true crimes were my favorite growing up. Couldn't stand the clownery that is reality tv on their Network anymore

[@coolcat5798]

I hate what they did with the history channel

[@cristianvillanueva8782]

I used to love watching those old boring British black and white documentaries on both the world wars. Those were my favorite as a kid

[@Slybaby420]

I am an Afghan and I was an interpreter for U.S Army special forces in Afghanistan for 11 years, I witnessed most of the crazy things that happened in my country. After 19 years of conflicts and spending trillion dollars, Afghanistan is in a worse situation than 2001 before the invasion.

[@b0leg23]

Do you prefer the USSR era of Afghanistan? Or do you support the americans in the soviet afghan war? Would like to hear it from you :) Note: im not russian, I am turkish

[@Slybaby420]

@@b0leg23 I highly support America 🇺🇸.

[@b0leg23]

@@Slybaby420 And may I ask why that is? Because afghanistan was very modern, at least compared to after-war, and is was developing, in terms of human rights as well, no? Do you really think a US that supports jihadists is better? Thanks for the reply, I am interested

[@bl8892]

@@Slybaby420 9/11 was a inside job

[@bl8892]

9/11 was a inside job

[@lhpoetry]

Four points: 1)The Northern Alliance was in danger of failing after Massoud's death, and the Taliban had been pretty clear that they weren't going to respect international borders. The Taliban never truly ruled all of Afghanistan, just like Karzai's government also only had nominal power. It was their solidifying of power and threatening the borders of post-Soviet Central Asia that changed the situation. This is also why Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan provided bases to the US (also those governments like money too) and even Russia initially supported the invasion, because they had just gotten out of Chechnya and the civil war in Tajikistan so they were not wanting to have to intervene in Tajikistan again two years later. The potential existential threat to the world order and the realities of life under taliban rule were reasons why a broad coalition of NATO nations were involved in Afghanistan, unlike in Iraq where pretty much only the UK followed the US. While September 11th provided an excuse and made the war popular, I do not believe September 11th was the reason that the US invaded Afghanistan. Someone was going to do it, and taking care of Bin Laden would have been easier without a full-scale invasion. (Likewise the resolution to basically have the Iraq War happen and get rid of Saddam Hussein was passed in 1998 by congress as I recall, and Clinton bombed them in 1999.). Whatever September 11th was, it was mostly useful for propaganda purposes...it was not a strategic reason for waging these wars, at least not beyond special forces and drone wars. 2)ISI was divided internally as well: Pakistan's foreign policy is pretty clear though: India bad, do everything to keep India from getting any military advantage. Painting ISI as a monolith here...like painting Karzai's government or the Taliban as a single faction...fails to capture the complexities, since often certain leaders would act on their own...some aiding the US, some lying to the US, some actively undermining the US the whole time. There were numerous times where Bin Laden's Arab Taliban fell afoul of local sympathies as well...for example some of their number were killed after they destroyed graves...which...because of the old Sufi influence and even pre-dating Islam (I mean, Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan are the "home" of the bones of Adam and Mary according to the stories), graves being important is something that goes way back in the region. 3)For the people saying, "what did the US have to gain?" Markets for US products and raw materials for its companies. That's true of any invasion anywhere always, from Russia in Ukraine right now to Chingiz Khan. Also, at the time the US was expanding its power and influence in the Middle East, the former Soviet Union, and Central Asia. For many in the old guard from the USSR and the USA the cold war never ended, and many in the US have been quite eager to support color revolutions, Arab Spring, the expansion of NATO, and other expansions to their spheres of influence and profit. 4)When you create a "democracy" from the top down and flood it with millions in dollars in aid money, the result is inevitable: deep-rooted corruption, nepotism, and a government that will be dependent on aid money rather than for and by the people. The three million dollars to fight shows how the US ran this war and what happened after. That kind of leadership breeds resentment, not loyalty.

[@heibk-2014]

Look up warsoftheworld documentary on the history of afghanistan its amazing 🇦🇫

[@BrianGriffinW]

Can you tldr these?

[@zanerogers5839]

TL:DR 1. Somebody was going to invade, 9/11 was an excuse at best 2: ISI was fractured and any information from them is shaky at best 3: The US had both political and financial motive to invade 4: The “democracy” we established was never going to succeed

[@rebelblade7159]

For point 3, the US managed to make Afghanistan buy US weapons using its own taxpayer money and the occupation also created opportunities for military contractors to make profits.

[@bearkingv2577]

Thank you for unlocking that core memory, that was the star wars battlefront 2 radar noise. Cheers to the editor!

[@christopherhernandez3909]

It sucks we have to learn the details 19 years later. Imagine what goes on today that won't be confirmed until 2040. smh.

[@maryjoygelizon4268]

If there is a 2040

[@kimilsungia7507]

The "Uyghur re-education camps" are today's "big lie". Vocational education and training centers in which young people are taught job skills in addition to the national language and Chinese law are being construed as "concentration camps" by the same media companies that pushed the narrative of Saddam's "WMDs", of Kuwaiti babies being "taken out of incubators" by Iraqi soldiers and left to die. The US fears China's rise and wants to do everything in its power to sabotage China. I'm not going to be very popular posting this now, but in 20 years history will prove me correct. Ever wonder why China has allegedly been doing this for decades, yet we've only started hearing about this since mid-2018? This is why; it's 90% disinformation and 10% truth. Please, I urge you to look into this. Here's a good video on the matter. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJC7emCXnqiUaZY

[@l.n.m.m.6945]

don`t even try to be "informed", better to be true to your own thoughts. you gonna be just more misinformed, not informed. so you get the feeling of not missing out if you just don't listen to the radio or watch tv anymore, wich is messing you up anyway. trust me. am a 32 year old guy that discovered there is no "truth" in history, it`s more like storytelling I guess

[@HawaiiDEEPS]

@@kimilsungia7507 If that's true then China can show and tell us everything about the camps. They won't, probably because they're not really re-education centers.

[@ChodeMaster]

@@kimilsungia7507 Who cares about uyghurs lmfao

[@crusaderanimation6967]

9:57 his dissapointment is precious XD His face says: "Those days you can't even smoke calmy."

[@FlymanMS]

"Meanies :("

[@austin2147]

Another great video

[@hoserzzzs]

Love this channel!

[@thedemongodvlogs7671]

As I am watching this the President of Afghanistan has fled and The Taliban have won, still comprehending the fact that we went to war for 20 years for no reason.

[@diego-bm7mi]

4 trillion taxpayer dollars down the drain, damn.

[@breakfast_food]

@@diego-bm7mi sadly, most of the budget goes to the military. Sigh

[@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347]

I saw a similar comment that says Afghanistan is this decade’s Vietnam Can see why

[@zombieepx1933]

Wouldn't say for no reason the US did accomplish things. The Taliban takeover was always going to happen when US operations ended no matter what it should be no surprise simply because the loyalty and bravery of the Afghan National Army is practically non existent. Full of corruption and people you would never be able to rely on.

[@Enrique-peralta]

@@zombieepx1933 ya that's why we could never leave before they knew when they left this would happen

[@frogchip6484]

Imagine being that one Taliban soldier in interrogation ''Where are the rest of your regiment?'' ''They said they saw something cool and would be back in a minute'

[@andi2658]

@Vladimir makarov oh so you cherrypick cases now? by taking one of the worst lucky shots taliban had on US copters with soldiers on board? yeah the problem is thats not the common case we have, in nearly all other cases it is taliban who lost fighters to the US-Afghan forces what? did you tune in your news channel only when that copter got downed then tune it off again clueless of any other fights against the taliban?

[@georgewbush7021]

@Vladimir makarov the ussr lost also so chill Russian troll

[@kebman]

@Vladimir makarov I'm not sure you could say that America "lost." Suppressing a foreign regime, and making sure your own puppet is in charge, is not "losing." Sure, occupying Afghanistan was uncomfortable for both American troops and not least for "public opinion," but in the end they solved the mission. I'd call that a "win" personally, though it has elements of a phyrric victory. Albeit not in allied _lives_ lost, but in esteem and honour lost by the American government and people. This is where we learned that America is no longer the land of the free, and that they are just as ruthless and top-heavy as nations we don't normally like to compare ourselves with...

[@kebman]

Americans were keenly aware of this loss of honour, and perhaps that is their biggest loss to date, because being faced with people criticizing them on every corner of the world can't be easy for a people who identify themselves as a bastion of opportunity, democracy and freedom. It is for _that_ reason Trump won so many votes simply by having a slogan saying "Make America Great Again". I mean, obviously America is "Great" as in a nation to be feared for their military power, but no American really wants to be feared. Americans wants to be loved, like they were in most of the world in the 50's and 60's (with the notable exception of the Communist nations).

[@space_lemonz4561]

Vladimir makarov Need I remind you how much men the Russians lost to the Germans?

[@philrisser6853]

keep rocking with the videos. iv watched 2 i think and when it starts your not too sure but having it cartoonified then its like cool man. alsmost like infographics but this is better i think so far

[@slavsquat8788]

Just discovered this channel! I love the visuals and detail. Very well narrated. Respect to all who fought and those fallen to both sides. Edit: all sides (obviously wasn't just the US and Afghans)

[@Al-Is-Gaming]

I love how that single Taliban guy was like "awww."

[@user-te2vs2vt3r]

Poor guy was vibin.I died at this part😂

[@f.palmero5010]

@Gamers? Educators? Anyone there? He was arrested for the crime of trying to smoke through his mask.

[@lunarservant6781]

poor guy he was on break today, he doesn't need this :p

[@amorphoussolid8512]

Ikr! I felt that.

[@comradebonaparte5821]

I feeling him

[@cristianvillanueva8782]

Damn the animation is really getting better.

[@Caesarea186]

Yeah people keep commenting about the video going to be demonetised but god damn the animation looks hella better

[@gmodfan53]

@@Caesarea186 He's hired animators to help

[@theminipetabyte4610]

This really is amazing, it's got alot of tiny nuggets of humor sprinkled in with the animation which just makes it so awesome!

[@aaron3890]

My thought exactly! It seems like at least one new fancy technique gets added with each new video.

[@ivanpinto2080]

bro the animations are so fucking raw with emotion good work very nice

[@stacey_1111rh]

Great stuff! 👍🏼

[@epicduckeh6]

I was deployed in Afghanistan, spent some time in Sangin Valley and met a Gunnery Sergeant who was there advising Afghan soldiers. He told me how he fought to take control of this same valley almost a decade ago as a young Lance Corporal, and here we are again in the same valley retaken by the Taliban to fight again.

[@jebus914]

That's a very infantile perspective you have there regarding foreign affairs. Most people in that valley don't give a crap about you or I or the taliban. They just want to be left alone to live out their lives. How does gassing their land help us exactly?

[@taylor3769]

@Lordtrainwreck Shinehorn so we should kill everyone with a gun to stop potential school shooters? Cause that's the same as the solution your implying.

[@taylor3769]

@Lordtrainwreck Shinehorn that's just plain fucked up and childish. So what if they are foreigners they are still human beings that have done nothing wrong

[@ReviewWingsDSP]

I was there in 2011. Glad I’m retired. The taliban is useless but will stack their own bodies during a firefight.

[@vergilcool]

@@ReviewWingsDSP thank you for your service

[@tuaigets77]

Nice video bro. Me being an afghan I can tell you got 95% of the History right, the only things you missed are that 1: Pakistan Never stopped helping the Taliban, Pakistan is helping the Taliban till the present day 2: America was never 100% in control, a few years after Karzai came to power Taliban controlled 50% of Afghanistan mainly southern parts 3: opium production continued after the American invasion but this time the profit split between western forces and the Taliban.

[@neelammalik7899]

May God give you a peaceful and happy life brother love from india

[@forgottenredemption4970]

Yall deserved better. My apologies for the failures of America.

[@dzraider362]

God bless bro , we arabs algerians also in 1990 2000 faced same terroristes problems, what a shame to us

[@musabkhan9043]

It was the us and pakistan who killed doctor najeeb and this is what is happening afghanistan suffers most of pakistan suffers except punjab while the US a d pakistani high officials have their pockets warm

[@musabkhan9043]

@Rafael yes it was taliban but taliban were backed by US and pakistan and in an interview with a talib who was with mullah omar he said clearly that we had orders from mullah omar to surround dr najeeb's house and not to do any harm to him or his family but as we went there dr najeeb was already dead they had killed him placed a bottle of wine in his hand and were dragging him and according to that talib the only one that can benefit from dr najeebs death except taliban was pakistan because he was against pakistan

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

This stuff is amazing

[@Mur76ad70]

Peace be upon you. Greetings from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from Afghanistan. Greetings to all of you. My message to the world. Who wants good relations with us, we Afghans are welcome. Or whoever wants to approach our country or occupy it, we will bury him there as we buried Britain, the Russians and America. We are a nation that loves death as you love life. Our nation, our religion, Islam is number one, our dignity, freedom and honor number two, so we are 40 years old fighting for the independence of our country and the freedom of our nation. No one plays with us Afghans because he will regret itcemetery of empires

[@deeznutz3712]

KZbinr telling complicated & bloody history: Get demonetized Big corporation do the same: it is ok The thousand of likes are indeed a surprise but a welcome one

[@lacombar]

ooth, AH is pretty subjective on this one...

[@skeletonrowdie1768]

Hooray capitalism

[@ace2578]

Knowing KZbin their is most likely really inappropriate things on KZbin but they allow it because it’s “educational”

[@SuperPineappleBomb]

You understand that this is so the elites can control the narrative? All major US newsmedia is owned by 6 people. If individuals not on the payroll of the elite class were allowed to control the historical narrative, they may propogate inconvient truths.

[@coaxill4059]

Big corporations do much worse than bloody history. They often engage in lies and blatant propaganda. Prager U is a big one.

[@aden5776]

KZbin: we banned your video. Griffin: y tho KZbin: Money

[@mapmuncher5587]

Commenting for the algorithm...

[@Spongebrain97]

Internet mr krabs at it again

[@moisesmunguiafalloutmoises112]

Me: Revolt!

[@nguyenhoanglong420]

@@moisesmunguiafalloutmoises112 you will not like ANY VIETNAMESES OR AFGHANISTAN ! COMMUNISM NOWSADAY KNOW HOW YOU THINK AND REBEL

[@ry_bread9173]

Great video

[@childishgrahambino]

great video!

[@Wicked-hx7yg]

Then years later USA signed a deal with the Taliban.... need part 2 of this

[@47dudelove]

with the help of pakistan

[@nxshuu]

Tom Voke Trump?Traitor?For stopping a 18 year long war and saving thousands of Americans? Yeah right.

[@bodassassin6387]

@Tom Voke People loving the conspiracy theory that Putin made Trump president, even though that theory falls apart if you have common sense.

[@colin9174]

Traitor Trump 😆😆 Get help

[@ProfRavenSteel]

@@47dudelove hope Taliban will repay by gifts and booty. Pakistan will be thrown like a use and throw pen as it serves no use. Taliban will definitely repay Pakistan, just wait.

[@aws96314]

"You have the watches, we have the time" -- Afghan Proverb

[@def3ndr887]

Watches were created when the proverb was made?

[@mkiii1447]

"You can't have the time without the watch, smartass"

[@mkiii1447]

@ARMY الجيش Time exists, but it is useless unless you can tell it.

[@EL-FROZZEN]

@@mkiii1447 this dude tryna sound wise 🤣🤣

[@Lestat21500]

Greaaaat video sir!

[@Mainesian]

you deserves 100 million subs

[@MrTeniguafez]

It's so weird hearing all these names and places I heard all the time as a kid, without knowing what they really were about, finally put into their proper context. Great video dude.

[@AlbertWillHelmWestings2618]

same for me too

[@thesnake2620]

Yeah same one of my most vivid memories was listening to the radio reporting that the death toll of British soldiers had reached 100

[@quintustheophilus9550]

I remember as a kid my family came together over at the living room while the TV broadcasted the invasion of Iraq.

[@eshaanbidarakoppa5738]

I remember, I was really young, watching some people cheering in a bar. The news had reached the people of New York that bin laden was killed

[@DarlingtonBMX]

Biracial Boy 🤣

[@colejames423]

12:21 - Anybody else get violent Star Wars Battlefront I flashbacks. Got damn

[@TheArmchairHistorian]

That was one of my favorite games as a kid, I literally ripped the sound effect from that game for the transition.

[@mohamadashkar3201]

Attention Sargent on deck geetsly

[@nicholasonufrak]

@@TheArmchairHistorian When it came up, I paused your video instantly to comment this. Good form, sir.

[@TheGugu93]

God that map zooming was amazing, good old times

[@danebelling9526]

Damn! As soon as I heard that sound I went to the comments to see if someone else had pointed it out. Just the sound gives me flashbacks to sitting in the middle of the living room playing through the campaign over and over again.

[@Mulholland1334]

Around 12:25 you had the zoom in noise used in Star Wars Battlefront! So cool

[@pmeagle]

If you have a spare hour, and If you actually want to learn about the war Vice's "This Is What Winning Looks Like" by Ben Anderson is actually a great documentary for how things have been going for decades there, and how the operational success actually was reported while in the ground the situation was completely different. Yes Vice you heard that right, on rare cases they do have some quality.

[@nick-jj1wj]

Fun Fact: Every single AK has its safety on

[@1Orderchaos]

kool

[@alexworld257]

aid

[@ThirdDimensionalBeing]

bub

[@ithurtsthepainpleasehelp5405]

Somebody once t-

[@legolas-xu6ou]

Finally its back! KZbin cannot stop our desire for history!

[@moisesmunguiafalloutmoises112]

They must learn about history before we make them learn about history

[@undeadpresident]

This isn't history this is propaganda pretending to be history.

[@qadeerbaloch8767]

Outstanding

[@PATTT_]

this was really good animation.

[@RandomIdiotGS]

America: "Take that Soviet-Russia!" Soviet-Russia: "Wat" 2001 Al-Qaeda: America: "Wat" 2020: Afghanistan: "Wat"

[@ozahmed4523]

Exactly. Notice how ISIS is driving Ford and Chevy pickup trucks. Its and excuse to go to war so that the oil fields can be secure. Why do you think America hates Iran? Because they figured this out in the 50s unlike Saudi.

[@1Orderchaos]

@Stephen Jenkins The US still made who Osama was and started this whole thing

[@1Orderchaos]

@Stephen Jenkins It was still a war the US should never have entered

[@daddykun7709]

Stephen Jenkins you heard of mujahadin or even watched the video .... that was the US’s creation stop lying to yourself

[@GreedPainLove]

@@daddykun7709 The mujahideen fought Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban, even if that was a failure and eventually created the circumstances in which the Taliban seized control of Aghanistan, that doesnt mean the US created the Taliban

[@aleksandersokal5279]

"History begins today", sounds like something Gen. Shepherd would say.

[@guestguest4487]

EXACTLY THO

[@Cardinallios1]

What the hell kind of name is "Soap" ?

[@farisabuain6832]

It’s kind of a bad ass line though, you’ve got to admit.

[@aleksandersokal5279]

@@farisabuain6832 Gen. Shepherd was bad ass until a point.

[@adrianshephard378]

@Shreshth Maurya what did I do to you? :(

[@paulmetz12]

Great analysis! How would you still keep this video up?

[@johngammon6450]

"Sir" "Yes?" "We found a suspicious patch of grass in the area" "CALL IN THE AC130 NOW"

[@Lado909]

As I write this , the last US military air craft has left Afghanistan with the Taliban in charge of the country once more. America has lost another pointless war.

[@DontStopJaime]

The military industrial complex won, they will find another reason to bomb some more freedom lovers.

[@alpearson9158]

not a lost war as in Vietnam but a poorly negotiated transition, This is very different from Vietnam even though the end was so poorly conducted

[@Guidance_seeker]

Oh yes show ur savage solders as heroes huh what a joke If u want to know the truth watch this: The untold story of Afghanistan with documents and videos shows what US really did kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioTTiH2ta62Zr7s

[@uberkloden]

We didn’t lose. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

[@thecommunistdoggo1008]

@@alpearson9158 The results were the same it was a lost war

[@muhammadzubairjamil8939]

"In July 2000, Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, collaborating with the UN to eradicate heroin production in Afghanistan, declared that growing poppies was un-Islamic, resulting in one of the world's most successful anti-drug campaigns"

[@alexcope8142]

Yeah that's just muller Omar, now the taliban are the world's biggest opiom producer, the taliban love their opiom/heroin business, remember the taliban control helmand province and they love all those poppies🤑🤑🤑

[@abdulellahnoori7022]

Then came America and it was running at 110% of work supply.

[@TheLandOfTears]

@@alexcope8142 How else are they going to drive out the ones that invaded them?

[@miliba]

islam must be introduced to mexico

[@Muneeb__Arain]

@@alexcope8142 That's Western Propaganda, While the US gets all the profit of Heroin/Opium production. Tell me Who smuggle drugs to Europe & America? Talibans or America?

[@Gunnumn]

Yo, I thought you were the youtuber PC centric. The likeness is uncanny. Great video as well.

[@nicolasagustinfarina3334]

Beauty you content and your comment Teacher!!! Greats from Argentina!!! I'm teacher of History too!!!

[@BolisStewie]

9:53 Poor guy, he just wanted to smoke his cigarette in peace 😔

[@Peezapper]

Damn

[@thehaus6998]

smoking over a 90 billion afghan army

[@oliverriley6126]

It wasn’t even lighted lmao

[@BxingOT.M]

He was about to smoke a blunt

[@wildlandsairsoft5499]

Bruh, could you imagine? You're alone chillin and the 75th Ranger Reg rolls up on you DEEP

[@davebowman9000]

"Only a single unfortunate Taliban soldier has been left as guard" Bad Luck Ahmed

[@user-ye2xc9ip3d]

Lmao

[@adelraad891]

What about now 2020 James lol

[@arsarma1808]

I figure that they figured the best they could do is keep any civilians from stealing their stuff, but if an army showed up it was a lost cause anyway.

[@redornament3248]

I guess he surrendered considering the circumstances

[@joynermaidana7058]

“Awwwwee” - Ahmed, 2001

[@lexplays5816]

the animation is so good

[@kkkkkk1497]

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

[@aporlarepublica]

And almost 20 years later, PLOT TWIST, the US are still stuck in a war in Afghanistan.

[@goldzen3019]

i thought they signed a peace agreement about pulling out

[@bobsmoth-iv3sp]

I was wrong about Afghanistan . I figured 10 years and $1 trillion , It ended up 20 years and $2 trillion

[@detectiverick9934]

@@goldzen3019 i mean yeah they did but come on, when has the west ever been able to bring peace in the region

[@kerubim402]

@Leopold what

[@hatinmyselfiscool2879]

Leopold I mean saudi arabia would somehow seem reasonable but wtf? Israel

[@michaelhowell2326]

The lone Taliban guard was my favorite

[@zoombini1831]

michael howell *was he now*

[@michaelhowell2326]

@@zoombini1831 yeah, it was. Poor lil fella got spooked by the Army.

[@benedictodunsky2790]

" aww man, can you guys just lemme smoke for a while, joining Taliban is harsh you know "

[@AHSANALI-tb3hs]

His mates fooled him and left him all alone.

[@mallikjf9908]

5:44 I don’t think that was necessary😅

[@christianhill7541]

Hey the zoom in sound at 12:23 is from the OG Star Wars Battlefront 2 game haha

[@olbradley]

I already watched this on the Armchair historian website but i'm watching the full thing again so that it can get recommended.

[@thaeldir8923]

Never gonna happen with a video like this, KZbin won't allow it.

[@RyBrown]

Thaeldir It was recommended to me?

[@thaeldir8923]

@@RyBrown thats happens based on what you watch, but this will N E V E R get on trending

[@Ronnie-Jones]

@@thaeldir8923 This video presents no threat to the owners of theirtube because it follows the official narrative. Now if you want to see a historical video that's a threat to our overlords you'll have to watch the most forbidden documentary ever published and pulled down from theirtube countless times since its 2017 release: "Europa The Last Battle". Watch the full 10-part series at archive-dot-org while you still can!

[@matts5247]

henrey well it worked

[@saggezzamaconprudenza1090]

isn't it like... 27 minutes shorter? how many things did you have to edit out? lol

[@TheArmchairHistorian]

The video I uploaded yesterday that was 40 minutes long was a rant on live-stream, not the actual video. This video is unedited from the original version.

[@tacticalideasdefense4243]

@@TheArmchairHistorian youtube when will they learn history is apart of history

[@hamdaanchalky7724]

Tactical ideas Defense wow I never knew history was actually history.

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

🎬 While there are not many, the few movies about the Afghan War (2001-21) are really good: 1. The Outpost (2019) 2. Lone Survivor (2013) 3. 12 Strong (2018)

[@sinmcgriff2284]

Nice star wars battlefront reference at 12:22 lol

[@ST-hn6eh]

bruh every day in parts of the middle east is 9/11

[@hamzasaifranjha4859]

That hit hard

[@indafield1173]

911 was done by Bush anyway it was inside job as an excuse to invade Afghanistan and Iraq and cause conflict and civil war while stealing valuable resources and heroin blood money is one of the most profitable for war CIA are working with afghan warlords and drug lords in the opium trade

[@gseth671]

Indafield “911 was done by bush.” That’s a weird way of saying mossad

[@meltup3668]

As a Middle-Easterner, I feel the Americans are being over-dramatic about 9/11. I get that it's a tragedy, but, come on, it's just two towers. If you combine all the bricks of all the destroyed buildings in the Middle East (or the US occupation of Iraq alone), you'd have enough bricks to build more than 10 World Trade Centres.

[@b0leg23]

@Rajeev Vij 9/11 conspiracies make sense, given that fake reasons were used for the invasion of Iraq. You can take the easy step and just say "lol u beliv erth flat lol" too, your choice.

[@Viper555]

This makes me feel old that this is on armchair historian, then I remember that this was 20 years ago 😦

[@fionafiona1146]

I was in daycare then, when will I be old?

[@bosbanon3452]

I still 4 years old

[@FlexBeanbag]

@@fionafiona1146 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ7GaoF8m82rbZY

[@FlexBeanbag]

@@fionafiona1146 23ish? I'd say you're old in 7 years

[@emmanueldedovets5960]

Let's not exaggerate... it was 19 years ago... next year when it becomes 20 then you will be old.

[@isaacdelong5283]

I loved the battlefront reference!

[@dingbat4]

Taliban in 2001: you’re gonna get tired and leave 20 years later: nice we got APCs

[@johnl.7754]

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend” is why Afghan is a mess.

[@EasyTricksJawidahmadzai]

Afghans are heros

[@wavyy]

@I'm not flat, stop asking the US support was substantial and improtant tho, they supported the most dangerous militias

[@FDNY101202]

@GG Allin what bit us in the ass was abandoning them immediately after the russians left and allowing the vaccum.

[@FDNY101202]

@The Anteater you have a source? According to the vid Pakistan ❤ Taliban.

[@rayzas4885]

Afghanistan is a mess because of its ethnic tensions, religious extremism, and the over all shitty geography that doesn’t lend well to great infrastructure

[@someguy6369]

Let's see if this will stay monetized.

[@cristianvillanueva8782]

I watched this as he uploaded it, 1 add hours later, none.

[@MarcosLopez-oh6ox]

Love the battlefront loading screen sounds

[@aidanjohnson8538]

The Chapman story is vastly under represented in this video his heroism barely stopped where his description of his acts ends before his death.

[@panther7584]

12:24 ahh, good times watching the loading screen on Star Wars: Battlefront.

[@isengrom6883]

The sound is iconic

[@panther7584]

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[@dylanbrockway823]

That’s exactly what I thought! I went straight to the comments to see if anyone else thought of it haha

[@anthonyartusa7425]

KZbin: DiD I jUsT hEaR AfGaNiStAn?

[@masyaf897]

looool

[@BensWatchClub]

Love that Star Wars battlefront transition/sound effect 😂👌

[@tacocat7822]

The beginning part I remember seeing that in another series video maybe Simple History

[@Allah-the-Almighty84]

Being an Afghan and from Kandahar, the story is totally one dimensional.

[@soul0360]

Most stories are. It's our job as viewers to recognize just that. Considering this is only 20min, I think it does a great job, at trying to explain this one dimension. "Historical reasons, why catching Bin Laden, and removing the Taliban failed in Afghanistan".

[@soul0360]

As A Danish Helmand veteran, who went to your country, to protect you and your countrymen from oppression. I'd say, I failed, my government failed, and the international community failed. I am truly sorry. I wish I could do more. I wish my countries leaders would do more, rather then just saying 'Mission failed'.

[@soul0360]

The main takeaway from this video, that I think is of historic relevance is. That the Americans, British initially, and ISAF in the long run. Didn't understand the culture and history of Afghanistan, hence could never succeed at their goal, unless being fully committed for the long game. Which history shows, none of them were. As an addition that the video doesn't touch. Forcing your own ideals, in this case western, on a completely different society, will cause tension with the local populace. Which probably isn't what you'd want, during an armed conflict, where you could be seen as the aggressor.

[@companionh1834]

@@soul0360 respect, you are a hero

[@bambam459]

@@soul0360 iijj

[@MrZiglvleit]

Your way of explaining with graphics, the background info you give and your clear English with a calm voice make it for a non-English speaker easy to understand. Thanks so much, Super!

[@ObeySilence]

check this out if you want a Red Pill on Afghanistans history kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXa6o52ZaamLp6c

[@zes3813]

wrgg

[@MrZiglvleit]

@@zes3813 wrgg?

[@brendameistar]

nazi loving scum

[@sergeant_salty]

🇷🇺

[@repugnant__6379]

So like, I've been a long time sub and I don't remember these thumbnails but I remember the videos. Did you retroactively do them over? Or am I experienceing the Mandela effect?