Paras in Kabul: The West's Mission in Afghanistan | ACCESS

[@Ha-fh5np]

12:52 that mustache is 10/10

[@SebAnders]

That's what you call a Falklands tache!

[@lamboman68]

That moustache it’s self has many confirmed kills

[@Ha-fh5np]

@@lamboman68 lmao

[@europa1387]

He is a serious guy.

[@Official_Happy_]

I'm pretty sure you grow that moustache when you reach a certain rank in the para's. Not quite sure which one it is.

[@synovialpig9983]

Must say, the paras have a reputation of being a bit chavy, but everyone in the video spoke very humbly and eloquently! Keep up the good work lads, one day I hope to serve too!

[@tasty_tomatoeslul1391]

It's confidence not chavnes

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

"They don't march, they swagger"
So me Da says.

[@collinhennessy6558]

You're a chav

[@jimgray4085]

Your not gonna put the mongs on camera are you.

[@All-Father-Odin-967]

Fucking crap hat

[@aburlo]

Amazing video, haven’t seen anything like this before

[@bhughes1986]

This should be shown to anybody questioning why we are still in Afghanistan. Brought back some memories from my time in Kabul - Simon if you read this, thanks for putting the video together, I really enjoyed it. Kabul is a beautiful city.

[@brockcomoo6414]

Great video! i just wish they spent the last 20 years rebuilding like this rather then spilling blood. May all the service men and women who lost their lives over there rest in peace.

[@bene8168]

10:50 Play CoD, join the military because of CoD, end up playing CoD anyway in the military

[@djwoody1649]

12:08 oh shite, it's a nokia! Run lads!

[@mariochrisostomou481]

Great insight into the work of the British forces and NATO mission in Afghanistan. Really well put together!

[@scott7892]

@Ladey Babey its a documentary by British forces broadcasting Service and it clearly is about British troops

[@scott7892]

@Ladey Babey to be fair its the 🇺🇸 who deserves the most credit ,then Britain, then Denmark Australia etc most of the nato countries there now contributed nothing and only showed up once the combat mission was over .

[@scott7892]

@Germanic jive From Germania how are they in any shape or form priming Islam to be brought west , for starters Islam is in the west already

[@user-hz2iw8iy2x]

It was very interesting to watch. Cheers from Ukraine)

[@heinedenmark]

Thanks. ISAF Kabul 2003 here

[@hamskyxxx]

Thanks for your service and sacrifice

[@rafman016]

My takeaway memory of this vid - a RN submariner in the mountains of Afghanistan. How bizarre! 😂

[@jeremyscott5038]

m h yeah. I don’t know what point he’s trying to make.

[@Ayns.L14A]

@@mrkashka0 if you listened to the narration at 1:02 he stated that "in the winter in kabul the locals will burn anything to keep warm" showing the pollution caused, this means this was filmed last winter, winter 2019. Also non of your links posted, link to any article about the taliban killing anyone, if you are going to fact check do it correctly.

[@EwfrGomulee]

Fantastic video, I was based in HKIA as a NATO Contractor.
Thank you all for your service, it was my privilege to meet you all

[@captainhindsight8779]

I was on Herrick 16, lots has changed by the looks of things. I didn’t even know there were elevators in Afghan 🤣

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

absolute state of anglos

[@dwarvensphere1094]

@@rhodesianwojak2095 >insults anglos
> Is a Rhodesiaboo
Have some consistency

[@luffypirateking1068]

Rhodesian Wojak wanker stfu

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

@@luffypirateking1068 problem?

[@tfwthelsdkicksin6083]

@@dwarvensphere1094 please explain I'm dumb.

[@no_comms_no_bombs]

12:37 holy shit it's Cpt. Price

[@aimalsharif5133]

Thank you very much for your Service!! ❤️❤️❤️
And great documentary! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@vinnie1899]

Very good documentary!! very enertaining! 🇩🇪🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇲🇸🇪

[@jameshewitt8828]

Fantastic documentary once again and a fantastic effort in providing support to the ANA. Keep up the good work

[@11u510n15t]

One camera, infinite angles. Good work.

[@merlyn1565]

Incredible to watch this after what has become the fall of Afghanistan, what has happened to the local military and what will happen to the country

[@jr13227]

They weren’t exactly local military. The Afghan army and police in areas dominated by the Taliban were predominantly from the north and a different ethnic group that doesn’t even speak the same language as the people. Their awful conducting of themselves and their separation from locals is part of the reason they failed.

[@diggz35]

I kinda agree the total lack of knowledge about their culture and history would’ve shown u this was gna fail the only way this would’ve worked is grass roots real tribal congress that separated the country into sub divisions with some autonomy but in the latter being a consortium of states in a country or republic and this is due to the diff types of Muslims Sunni and Shia plus the diff dialects spoken in the various valleys corresponding to the diff areas in which they trade meaning diff ways of interpreting the Quran etc whew 😅 that was a lot have a good new year 😊

[@vellocet2438]

Hey guys, this was a really great video. I especially like the scenes of the fellas walking up to the Kabul MOD, something about it is so surreal. I also appreciated the time the crew and soldiers took to discuss the frame of mind you have to be in when facing monotony as a fighting force, often left out.
Also nice treat to see the ADF there :P
Really keen to see what else this channel comes up with, especially regarding the developments in Afghanistan these days. Its tough to think this conflict has been going on for almost all my life.

[@alexanderrose1556]

Ya rare to see both the Australian and Danish army in what was british documentary.

[@Strawberryknight]

It is so surreal that Taliban is back to be in charge. Afghan MOD becomes Taliban MOD. Damn shame.

[@johnfarrell1860]

​ 😅😅😅😅😅😅,,

[@koolyman]

Fantastically made film.

[@bryanallaire5998]

Spent 9 months at NKC and HKIA in 2017. Can't forget that place.

[@andrewbrown4041]

a lot more lights on than 2003. nice to see

[@lukeysharp94]

Just subscribed. Hope there is more content like this to come!

[@BFBSCreative]

There is lots more content like this to come :) Thanks for the sub!

[@matts2288]

Great documentary! Great insight into what’s happening in Afghanistan

[@matts2288]

I don’t know what the purpose of your comment was this documentary was about how the British forces are helping support the ANA and where are you getting these numbers from I’m curious

[@matts2288]

Ok so you’ve proved that the ANA has sustained casualties while fighting a war what was the aim of your reply though?

[@matts2288]

@ali abdi I’m not saying nothing is happening it clearly is but this documentary was focusing on how the British army along with other western militaries have moved from fighting most battles to supporting the ANA

[@matts2288]

@ali abdi FYI spamming a copy paste under everyone’s comment just makes you look like a bot...

[@matts2288]

1) please tell me where I lied
2) we went to Afghanistan in the first place as it had become a haven for terrorism
3) the aim to start with was to try to establish a stable Afghanistan government able of carrying out its own counter terrorism operations, at the beginning we began to fight like we did in other wars however over time we have learnt and realised that this is not a war that is possible to ‘win’ the only way to do so is to support the ANA in establishing a government capable of providing law and order to the country

[@williamsmith8790]

The portrayal of Kabul in ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ is the best depiction of their of any movie made of the war.

[@aliraza-iq9uc]

Hi mate thanks for your video to give us a chance to watch and see how my country looks like. Left it my parents wen I was a baby . All the videos I seen before this was destruction destroyed place cry screams child’s and women’s. but this one was a lot better to give some hope of its improving. Hey soldier I was thinking the same u how hospital will look like . U saw that changed ur mind I heard from you changed me tnx

[@mitchellh7675]

6:08 anyone seen para platoon on prime it’s the platoon captain

[@nicholasangel3133]

Same with 22:47, he was a corporal on Paras Men of War

[@05soltom]

This is actually a great video!!! Great reporting

[@hamskyxxx]

Great documentary. Hope you'll Keep more videos like this coming to make my sub worth it.

[@BFBSCreative]

That's the plan!

[@reredongy]

Great VIdeo-Documentary

[@Alfredbushell]

Ooh
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!

[@oliverfuller4528]

major scott ratcliff is in ITV's paras: men of war

[@jetjames1655]

Oliver Fuller he’s also in another documentary briefly as a lieutenant receiving his maroon beret. I can’t remember the name however.

[@gavinreid969]

The programme from 2014 was called "Para Platoon; earning the maroon beret."

[@james9311]

Sgt Ryan North was on the telly aswell

[@oliverfuller4528]

Jimbo Topshagger yes he was one of the p company staff on paras men of war

[@santiagocanavati]

Damn this channel is good mega subbed

[@BFBSCreative]

☺️

[@drno4837]

oh my this did not age well.

[@clivejoannides3559]

A very good documentary and very interesting thanks very much and keep up the good work ❤️

[@tomsoki5738]

Those Australians have lovely helmets

[@bradritchie9845]

@Tom Soki they are British not Aussies. Are you American because that's the only count r y that seems to confuse the two.....

[@tomsoki5738]

Brad Ritchie the Australians have the high cut helmets I’m not talking about the brits they have virtus helmets I’m not stupid

[@VenatusVox]

@@bradritchie9845 Did you even watch the video? 14:49 Aussie's. There were also Estonian, Danish, Afghan and Mongolian soldiers too, just incase you missed them. Simply look before you comment. @Tom Soki in this here video, the AUSSIE'S do have lovely helmets 👍

[@bradritchie9845]

@@VenatusVox I missed that bit mate my mistake sorry.

[@non-masturbatingtyrannosau3476]

Australian Enhanced Combat Helmet made by Rabintex

[@TanzanianRoots]

I remember living on Chicken Street as a civilian and living off American MRES that were on sale for 50c each haha...Next door were the 'Flower shops' where you could get your tolas of Opium. Wild times.

[@tragicswag7361]

Inshallah one day Afghanistan can become the beautiful country it once was

[@Oline1756]

That’s right.
That’s why Taliban should leave and Pakistan and Iran should be defeated

[@rosspatterson1233]

Bhakt Hunter yeah, as long as you don’t disagree with them. Fuck off, people like you are exactly why there isn’t peace in Afghanistan.

[@rosspatterson1233]

Bhakt Hunter yes. If you said otherwise they’d kill you. They kill women just because they are suspected of committing adultery. If that’s the sort of country you guys want, then you deserve everything you get.

[@rosspatterson1233]

Bhakt Hunter this statement right here says everything anyone needs to know.

[@sam-qt7cy]

Look at that kit really modern

[@veruspatri]

Camp Alamo 2011/12. I was attached to the ANA's Signals school. Also a driver for my unit. I seen much of Kabul.
I went to a British Camp for a day, it was close to the airport but I cant remember the name of it.

[@jacobhorne3591]

Cant wait for this

[@untrust2033]

Incredible journalism. Instant Sub

[@ChrisPbiker]

History will remember Iraq and Afghanistan as "Blair's Folly".

[@EzraB123]

The Mongolian Army guarding a UN station in Kabul, complete with a yurt. Lmao. I guess I've seen it all.

[@deeremies2266]

Thats hilarious lmao

[@Strawberryknight]

That's why he said it's like "Disney Epcot Center".

[@be4283]

Did anyone notice the BFA on the rifle at 26:46 I’m really hoping they’re just training and not actually on guard.

[@phnijman]

For an embedded documentary it looks well balanced. I like it

[@Old299dfk]

England alone, have been at war with Afghanistan for 180 years with the involement of the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Anglo-Aghan wars. In some form or another, Aghanistan will always be at war. We have records dating back 250 years of Afghanistan at war which is about when the country came to be formed, and it's extremely consistent.
They are never at peace for more than 30 years before they're plunged into another conflict. There are gaps here and there, but war is the very backbone of the Afghan existence, and way of life.
It's also important to note, that Afghanistan is not an old country at all. The land has switched hands, and borders many times over history, but it was primarily owned by Iran for the previous 250 years by the Safavid Dynasty. Since then even, the country has been taken over by rival factions many times. With the Kingdom of Afghanistan, and the Republic of Afghanistan both coming into power via coup.
This country is always going to be at war from my point of view. They have known nothing else. A very strange patch of land indeed.

[@John.anti-carnist]

They'll be at war as long as Pakistan and other states continue to support the Taliban.

[@arminius6506]

@@John.anti-carnist lol.... It's Afghanistan who claim 60% of Pakistani territory and always talk about conquering Pakistan and destroying Islamabad... We have always given you the option to recognize our borders and live in peace but you instead chose to join hand with India and dream about destroying and conquering Pakistan...... You invaded our lands, you supported communist insurgencies in our country and at last your limitless lust for power put you in the Soviet Camps...and than Soviets supported 3 coups in Afghanistan and needed up invading the country and killing 1.5 million people.
We supported Mujahedeen (war lords) during Afghan liberation war, at the end of war your 200 years of interest tribal enmities overcame your rationality and you (Pashtuns vs Tajik and Uzbek) started killing each other.
What's happening today??? Taliban are feeding on drug business and for this they depend on three major routs Pakistan, Iran and Russia. So, all these 3 countries are giving them a route vital for their survival.
Who facilitate Taliban drug business??? Your parliamentarians who has no business except drug cultivation and drug smuggling, so buddy ask your parliamentarians and generals to stop drug business to cut the economic and financial lifeline of Taliban.... If you can't than plz stop paddling lies against your neighbors.

[@John.anti-carnist]

@@arminius6506 LOL the irony, you mean like what Pakistan has done with Kashmir to india? It isnt a lie to say that Pakistan support the taliban, and probably al qaeda, theres a reason why the worlds most wanted terrorist was found hiding in Pakistan.

[@arminius6506]

@@John.anti-carnist yes, he was found in Pakistan but not even a single "evidence" produced that he was even alive and killed... And mysteriously the whole Seal 6 Team which took part in operation lost their lives in Afghanistan... No one survived and Mr Obama won the election 😉

[@John.anti-carnist]

@@arminius6506 lol more lies, you might want to google "robert o'neill"

[@simoncocker4619]

Great coverage of the NATO and UK mission in Afghanistan. 👍

[@simoncocker4619]

@@mrkashka0 and you felt the need to highlight my post for?? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@simoncocker4619]

@@mrkashka0 haven't got a clue what you are talking about 🤷‍♂️🤣🤣

[@Joe-fe4xi]

ali abdi Stop spreading your Taliban propaganda.

[@loyalist5736]

@@mrkashka0 Well it's hard to fight an enemy who hid behind women and children and civilian clothes.

[@craiga6557]

Strange how much respect is shown to the Afghan flag (and right enough) yet British citizens burn the British flag in London the other week, weird.

[@JO-tx7vv]

Yeah I know they're muppets wouldn't last 1 day in Afghan 😂

[@Hammy911]

Maybe because the Afghan police aren’t racial profiling people and killing innocent people? Like some of the british police and American police are.

[@craiga6557]

@@Hammy911 everything about that statement is ignorant and unrepresentative of reality.
Move to Afghanistan if their police will treat you better.

[@rob1991]

@@Hammy911 That's bold coming from someone who probably has no experience living on their own, let alone have no prior knowledge of what it's really like there. But as the other person said, If you think it's a safer place rather than the us, or the uk, then no one will try to stop you.

[@bannaxe7338]

That's what liberalism and feminism will do to you

[@LiquidSpiral]

W02 is an absolute bloke, undisputed

[@lukebell2683]

Mustash allways reminds me of the heros who went to the falklands

[@leandromarques4927]

Good bless these soldiers

[@berni9977]

Britain has the best Military in the world !

[@abyrahman6610]

They only lost to a group of fighters who wear slippers and carry AK47 rifles! LMAO

[@colin...101]

Take rules and politics away. Slipper wearers gone👍

[@mexecutioner890]

Is that a blank firing adapter on the Afghans soldiers rifle at 18:40?

[@robstark3464]

mexecutioner890 yup

[@qwertyPROairsoft]

I believe they were mid training exercise

[@jac0b770]

Not like the ANA hit anything anyways

[@graywolf7648]

12:28 Captain price is that you?

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

It’s not

[@jonseilim4321]

Virtus helmets looking fine

[@Legionnaire7777]

The rest of virtus kit is a bit hit and miss though.

[@freshfrozen3035]

I hate love the old mk6

[@loading...9167]

9:51 Remember, no British!

[@rosspatterson1233]

I fucking hate that this made me laugh

[@rosspatterson1233]

Din Djarin British

[@rosspatterson1233]

Din Djarin yeah, I’m retarded. Please ignore me. So sorry

[@mikeylejan8849]

I have great respect for these forces

[@johnboothr1]

that warrant officer is the epitome of the paras. and one scary looking guy into the bargain

[@andrewmallard2301]

Bet its not like that anymore.

[@fghjjjk]

Why are we there again?....

[@sebby324]

This is weird to see now knowing that sadly the taliban won that war and the Afghan army no longer exists and most of those Afghan lads are dead

[@taseerulhaq8146]

After so many years of fight NATO still can't move without choppers not even in kabul green zone shows forces have wasted their time in afghan. Making me to think what rest of the country would be like for NATO n American forces.

[@WICKEDMAN85]

The Paras like the RMC are the type of troops you don't mess around with in the field!! However the best British asset in Afghanistan are the Gurkhas as the understand the culture. As they understand Hindi which has similarities with Urdu, I have found them the best troops to engage with the ANA. The sooner NATO pulls out the better as its been a brutual and long conflict with little achieved if honest!!

[@jamesg3456]

Is that price before he joined 22? size of that stash!

[@babusachdeva7192]

Thxsj

[@bremnersghost948]

@19:10, How Stoned is that ANA Soldier in the background lol

[@tasty_tomatoeslul1391]

He's baked 😂

[@ronti2492]

Great job Simon....you are so right, the air in Kabul is pretty bad. Someone told he there were a certain number of parts per million of e coli suspended in the air. Guess it all aids to the atmosphere huh.

[@quaverscheese8720]

Amazing video's mate

[@ironsights1809]

Anybody notice anything funny about the muzzle break on the end of the barrel at :37?

[@kutter_ttl6786]

Looks like a BFA. Probably training as later in in the video the footage is shown again re. the training of ANA officers.

[@CARLIN4737]

really good this

[@fandf888]

What a joke to think the Taliban terrorists are back in control. What a waste of life, money and time. Horrendous!

[@neilnelson7603]

If this was in Sub-saharan Africa, NATO would have been considered a colonial power. That is why Sub-Sahara Africa rarely have NATO forces directly engaging the natives as compared to the Middle East and North Africa. Sometimes, psychological warfare is much better than combat warfare cause nobody gets physically hurt except their feelings.

[@kevinloera4255]

Very very very nice you tick

[@johnnunn8688]

Got it!

[@ancientmachine9070]

Up the paras

[@The-ir1vj]

why would you deploy combat infantry troops ( paratroopers) to do a military police role, didn't work out well in Northern Ireland or Bosnia ?

[@jesuschrist1275]

0:37 he'd not going to do much with a BFA attached

[@jesuschrist1275]

Yeah, maybe if you waited 0.00003847 of a second you'd see what I meant.

[@jesuschrist1275]

@Raj Maj I wanted to give you a second to warm up.

[@jimsy5530]

That Para Major been playing Speckles and forgot to wipe his face before going on camera?

[@mujahidalikhan4342]

Thank you so much for your valuable risky efforts, I knew but I understood more how life is when you appointed in abroad as solider it seems miserable only way of peace iam seeing in trade of peace when people trade peace all will be happy selling buying arms will not be solution for any conflict.

[@stripemcr5722]

12:57 Please meet Cpt. Price personally

[@simoncartman3225]

The best in the world no bloody one.

[@1889AP]

6:06 isn't that Major the Officer who was in the documentary Para Platoon?

[@ollyollie]

Yeah, he was a Captain on that show, now he's a Major. The CSGT at 22:46 was also in ITV's show 'The Paras: Men of War'.

[@1889AP]

OJH I thought I recognised him

[@rahilaehsan4969]

Why they are in cities and villages...??
Why not in Borders,..specifically Afghan-Pak border...!!?
Everyone knows that from where Terrorists do come..!!

[@LogieT2K]

They arnt there to fight anymore. They are there to support the afghanistan government to do the fighting. Training their troops, advisiong and supporting military officials is the mission now

[@tasty_tomatoeslul1391]

It's called ksf ( Kabul security force)

[@deeremies2266]

Because its the Resolute Support mission. theyre training Afghan army to fight the mujahideen

[@Headsetdog]

9:53 "Remember, no Russian".

[@princeofParthia]

I wish peace in my country khurasan/afghanistan.
all of afghanistan's people are not afghan.

[@tojakekush910]

you tojokistsni dog no need to comment here in this AFGHAN comment sections

[@johnnunn8688]

I was 1563 Flt Pumas. 1986/7, Belize, much more fun.

[@amacca2085]

So I live in Warrington and one week of the year they flew pumas in pitch black over and around the town only the past few years wonder if this is why

[@abyrahman6610]

Did these guys leave their bases in the middle of the night as well, or was it just the Americans?

[@maxcullen3427]

Respect from English lifelong civvie

[@youfreego]

00:28
01:16
15:18
-- 16:23 21:35 22:24

[@truthmediarebel5816]

What a waste of time for Paratroopers. I thought NI showed we are not peace keepers.

[@jbuckley2546]

"The Pink Bean"....... funny af.

[@michaelcoxfitness6089]

8:00 that dude better have a trans am and a mullet!!

[@skedtm]

Never mind afghanistan what about Londanistan?

[@craiga6557]

It's evolving, just backwards.

[@shahfaisal3923]

Did someone fuck you here? Lol
Sympathy

[@snowdon2660]

When was this recorded?

[@Strawberryknight]

Who would have thought the Afghan would give up Kabul without a fight? Any training provided is wasted. Anything we see in this video, including aircrafts, humvees, weapons, office equipment, call of duty game, etc.. are now belonging to Taliban.

[@Heretican]

Welp

[@jeffrothechamp]

Why do they bow to the flag? Great video.. thanks for sharing

[@raven6955]

Respect to my flag