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Hell and Back Again is a 2011 American documentary directed by photojournalist Danfung Dennis. It follows US Marine Sergeant Nathan Harris of Echo Company during his deployment in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, and his return to North Carolina, where he contends with chronic pain and post-traumatic...

The 9th Company depicts the final months of the Soviet-Afghan War through the lens of a group of young soldiers. It is based on a real battle at Hill 3234, part of Operation Magistral, which represented the last major Soviet military operation in Afghanistan. The film’s narrative explores the experi...

"Retrograde" is a 2022 American documentary film directed by Matthew Heineman and distributed by National Geographic Documentary Films. It chronicles the final months of the United States' 20-year military presence in Afghanistan, focusing on a Green Beret unit and the Afghan National Army officers...

The Battle of Kamdesh occurred on October 3, 2009, when Taliban forces attacked Combat Outpost Keating, a remote U.S. military base in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. The assault involved approximately 300-400 Taliban fighters who overwhelmed the outpost's defenses, breaching the perimeter and setti...

The Battle of Roberts Ridge was fought on Takur Ghar in eastern Afghanistan in March 2002 during Operation Anaconda. It began after Navy SEAL Neil Roberts fell from a helicopter onto the mountain and developed into a series of attempts by United States forces to recover him and secure the summit aga...

Hollywoodgate is a 2023 documentary film directed by Egyptian journalist Ibrahim Nash'at that examines the Taliban's consolidation of power in Afghanistan. Shot over the course of a year, the film is set at the Hollywood Gate military complex in Kabul, a former United States base that became the cen...

Operation Anaconda was a United States-led military operation conducted in March 2002 in Afghanistan's Shah-i-Kot Valley and surrounding mountains. American and allied Afghan forces sought to destroy or capture al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters concentrated in the area, while coalition aircraft provided...

The Battle of Qala-i-Jangi was a violent uprising by Taliban prisoners at a fortress near Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, in November 2001. The captives had surrendered to forces of the Northern Alliance, but fighting began during their detention and continued for several days with support from United...

Korengal is a 2014 American documentary directed by Sebastian Junger. It revisits the experiences of U.S. soldiers serving in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley and uses material connected to the deployment portrayed in Restrepo, Junger's earlier film with photographer Tim Hetherington. Rather than conce...

The movie depicts a unit of U.S. Army Special Forces deployed to Afghanistan in the aftermath of September 11th. These soldiers were tasked with assisting Afghan warlords following the attacks and played a key role in the defense of Mazar-i-Sharif. The film is based on a non-fiction account of this...

The Battle of Sangin refers to a series of engagements around Sangin in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, during the international intervention after 2001. British forces operated in the area from 2006, facing sustained Taliban attacks, and responsibility for the district later passed to United States...

The Battle of Musa Qala refers to the fighting around the district centre of Musa Qala in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, during the war in Afghanistan. British forces held an isolated compound under siege in 2006 and withdrew on October 13 under an agreement brokered by local tribal elders. The Tali...

The Battle of Panjwai was a major 2006 coalition offensive in Panjwai District, west of Kandahar City, during the war in Afghanistan. Canadian forces, supported by other NATO units, fought Taliban forces in an area regarded as strategically important because of its proximity to Kandahar and its insu...