Afghanistan Movies

In suburban London, on New Years Eve in 1999, an Afghan housewife lives cut off from society by her controlling husband. In secret, with the aid of a...

The daily life of the citizens of Kabul during the civil war: the bazaar, mosques, the literacy movement awarded honors by UNESCO, women's education,...

A sweet musical about a poet and an independent woman, two friends who really love each other, with a bit of a Cyrano twist when the poet's best...

During the last three decades, war and terrorism have devastated much of Afghanistan's rich cultural past. Two giant Buddha statues were blown up by...

Afri, a three-time World Surfing Games participant, has spent a lifetime searching for the world's best coastlines for surf, but never in his home...

Abby Martin covers the whole truth about the Afghanistan War. Two decades, three administrations, tens of thousands of lives.

With Afghan Spring, Noriaki Tsuchimoto widened his focus to the international arena. Working in collaboration with his compatriot, Hiroko Kumagai,...

STARTING FROM ZERO documents the journey of three refugees — a female boxer, a TV personality and a journalist — caught in the...

The Soviet Army Prepares for Action in Afghanistan is derived from four shots of a Soviet film called Heirs of Victory (1975) which commemorates the...

This landmark documentary, filmed a year before 9/11, detailed the trip by a trio of Americans to interview al Qaeda and Taliban prisoners held by...

An Afghan mother and a US filmmaker, connected through one stray bullet, forge a surprising friendship amidst America's longest war.

A portrait of an unforgettable transgender schoolteacher in Herat, Afghanistan, who shines even with the prospect of the Taliban’s return.

In August 2021, U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban were back in power. One group answered the call of duty and volunteered to save...

This documentary produced in 1973 is a remarkable document on traditional Islamic culture in Afghanistan before the country met with the disasters of...

Frontline investigates the consequences of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. With exclusive access to a militant wing of the Taliban,...

"Inside the Talibans" - What will happen if the Talibans return to power? Swedish journalist Magda Gad travels the Herat and Wardak provinces of...

In this documentary from Germany-based DW Documentary, Afghanistan—Land of Endless War, the narrators are all women. They talk about their...

Shot by members of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, using both a regular and WITNESS hidden camera, Rise documents the...

How microchip technology ushered in a new era of American combat operations with stealth, networked air control and precision-guided munitions.