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The Fall of Kandahar took place in 2001 during the War in Afghanistan. After the fall of Mazar-i-Sharif , Kabul and Herat , Kandahar was the last major city under Taliban control. Kandahar was where the Taliban movement had originated and where its power base was located, so it was assumed that capturing Kandahar would be difficult.
Kandahar (Dari: قندهار, "Qandahar") is a 2001 Iranian film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, set in Afghanistan during the rule of the Taliban. Its original Afghan title is Safar-e Ghandehar ( سفر قندهار ), which means "Journey to Kandahar", and it is alternatively known as The Sun Behind the Moon .
Norway At War: Mission Afghanistan (TV series, 6 episodes 2011) War for Peace (Swedish TV series, 6 episodes, 2011) Our War: 10 Years in Afghanistan (BBC TV series, 6 episodes, 2011–2012) Afghanistan: The Great Game – A Personal View by Rory Stewart (2 episodes, 2012) Afghanistan: The Surge (PBS documentary film, 2012) https://www.youtube ...
Jennifer Lawrence and Malala Yousafzai may seem an unlikely filmmaking duo, but the Academy Award winner and Pakistani education activist came together to produce an important new documentary. It ...
The show covers U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen (PJs), who rescue American and Allied personnel and civilians while on deployment at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. [1] The second season, consisting of three episodes and released over two years later, covers USAF Security Forces in Afghanistan.
The siege of Kandahar, also known as the Kandahar campaign, was led by Shah Abbas II of Safavid Empire against the Mughal-held city of Kandahar, in modern day Afghanistan. It lasted from 28 December 1648 to 22 February 1649, and ended in the permanent loss of Kandahar by the Mughals.
Kandahar, the second-largest city of Afghanistan and the capital of Kandahar Province, was a heavily defended city guarded by Afghan National Army (ANA) forces. However, amidst the 2021 Taliban offensive, the Taliban had led brutal attacks on the city, wearing down the defenses and causing many in the ANA ranks to desert and flee due to fear of being captured by the Taliban. [10]
A Kandahar Away is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Aisha Jamal and released in 2019. [1] Centred on her own family, who came to Canada as refugees from Kandahar, Afghanistan during the War in Afghanistan, the film documents a family trip to Kandahar, Saskatchewan, where her father Abdul has purchased plots of land for his children as a way to give them back a small piece of their ...