{"id":43001,"date":"2026-08-20T09:21:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T07:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.looks.film\/?p=43001"},"modified":"2026-08-20T10:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:04:46","slug":"the-last-days-of-kabul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.looks.film\/en\/the-last-days-of-kabul\/","title":{"rendered":"THE LAST DAYS OF KABUL"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THE LAST DAYS OF KABUL<\/span><\/h1>\n

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VoD<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n

<\/i> Arte Mediathek<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1592215524041{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″ disable_custom_paddings_mobile=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1588327151504{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 50px !important;padding-left: 70px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=””]In August 2021, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan for a second time. A trillion-dollar, multinational effort to stabilize and transform the country collapsed in a few days as international troops withdrew.<\/p>\n

Twenty years earlier, in the wake of the 9\/11 attacks, the arrival of a U.S.-led coalition and the removal of the Taliban regime promised a new era for Afghanistan: democracy, peace and human rights.<\/p>\n

The three-part series “The Last Days of Kabul” returns to that moment to ask: what went wrong?<\/p>\n

At its core is extraordinary access to Afghan citizens and key decision makers, including former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. After seven years in power, his hasty departure marked the fall of Kabul. Around him are Afghans who lost their country: ordinary citizens, journalists, women\u2019s rights activists, former ministers and intelligence chiefs, as well as Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum. For the first time, a founding member of the Taliban retraces the movement\u2019s origins and path to comeback. Also featured are U.S. and NATO commanders, CIA officials and diplomats who shaped the war, including Douglas Lute and Zalmay Khalilzad, who negotiated the Doha Agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban.<\/p>\n

Through personal stories and extraordinary archives, the series reconstructs twenty years of conflict \u2013 exposing broken promises, corruption, political and military shortcomings that led to a global failure. Filmed across five countries and three continents, “The Last Days of Kabul” shows why Afghanistan must not be forgotten. Its legacy continues to resonate in today\u2019s conflicts.<\/p>\n

Photo: Farahnaz Forotan Field Mission \u00a9Farahnaz Forotan_Pressefoto[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ disable_custom_paddings_mobile=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1590585294391{padding-right: 70px !important;padding-left: 60px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=””][\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css=””]Distribution
\n<\/strong>Bettina Offermann
\ndistribution@looks.film<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Executive Producer<\/strong>
\nRegina Bouchehri
\nGunnar Dedio
\nBirgit Rasch<\/p>\n

A production by<\/strong>
\nLOOKSfilm<\/p>\n

In co-production with<\/strong>
\nNDR<\/p>\n

In association with<\/strong>
\nARTE & VPRO<\/p>\n

Directed by<\/strong>
\nBence M\u00e1t\u00e9 & Lucio Mollica<\/p>\n

Written by<\/strong>
\nBence M\u00e1t\u00e9
\nLucio Mollica
\nMohammed Ali Naqvi<\/p>\n

Creative Producer
\n<\/strong>Clara Georgi<\/p>\n

Commissioning Editor<\/strong>
\nClaudia Cellarius (NDR)<\/p>\n

Production Manager
\n<\/strong>Melanie Clausen (NDR)
\nJohannes W\u00fcnsch<\/p>\n

Archive Producer
\n<\/strong>Laura B\u00f6hme<\/p>\n

Line Producer
\n<\/strong>Nathalie Dietrich<\/p>\n

Post Production
\n<\/strong>Volker Schulze
\nKaren Bornkessel
\nMartin Ritter<\/p>\n

Head of Production
\n<\/strong>Jens K\u00f6rner<\/p>\n

Head of Creative Producing
\n<\/strong>Christin Schutta<\/p>\n

Film Music
\n<\/strong>Nils Kacirek<\/p>\n

Funding<\/strong>
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