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Escape from Kabul

I'm the commanding officer for 1st battalion,8th Marines. Around August 12th of 2021, that...

I'm the commanding officer for 1st battalion,
8th Marines. Around August 12th of 2021, that bell rang
in the middle of the night and things got quick very fast

Full Transcript

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- I'm the commanding officer
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for 1st battalion, 8th Marines.
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Around August 12th of 2021,
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that bell rang in the middle of the night
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and things got quick very fast.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:50
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Amos Pictures,ARTE,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

Features never-before-seen archival footage of the historic confrontation at Kabul airport, from the U.S. withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan through the subsequent evacuation of Afghan citizens after the Taliban seized the ...
- We went into Afghanistan - Escape from Kabul 00:14
- We went into Afghanistan
- We knew we were there to begin the mission, - Escape from Kabul 00:08
- We knew we were there to begin the mission,
We kind of thought that it would be - Escape from Kabul 00:09
We kind of thought that it would be
- It's just a large airfield. - Escape from Kabul 00:22
- It's just a large airfield.
Everyone kind of had their piece of that large pie, - Escape from Kabul 00:06
Everyone kind of had their piece of that large pie,
- On the 15th is when the Taliban entered Kabul. - Escape from Kabul 00:05
- On the 15th is when the Taliban entered Kabul.
- [whispering indistinctly] - Escape from Kabul 00:07
- [whispering indistinctly]
[siren wailing] - Escape from Kabul 00:04
[siren wailing]
[horns honking] - Escape from Kabul 00:05
[horns honking]
- I come to the joint operations center - Escape from Kabul 00:19
- I come to the joint operations center
And we look up at the 10 or 20 TV screens, - Escape from Kabul 00:13
And we look up at the 10 or 20 TV screens,
And all I could do was drop the meal that I had picked up, - Escape from Kabul 00:20
And all I could do was drop the meal that I had picked up,
[people shouting] - Escape from Kabul 00:15
[people shouting]
[gunfire] - Escape from Kabul 00:09
[gunfire]
[gunshot] - Escape from Kabul 00:11
[gunshot]
[gunfire] - Escape from Kabul 00:11
[gunfire]
- Civilians were already starting to come. - Escape from Kabul 00:08
- Civilians were already starting to come.
"My husband was an interpreter and served with you guys. - Escape from Kabul 00:04
"My husband was an interpreter and served with you guys...
I need to get out." - Escape from Kabul 00:07
I need to get out."
We weren't really open for evacuation operations just yet. - Escape from Kabul 00:06
We weren't really open for evacuation operations just y...