Kabul
Kabul is a TV show on BBC4. It's a fight for survival. The Taliban are at the gates. Afghans must choose: kneel or run. Tense, powerful drama based on the 2021 allied withdrawal from Afghanistan. The program has been available since 2026. A total of 6 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2026.
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Kabul
The Americans order the closure of all airport gates after failing to stop Isis. As most of the protagonists gather at the site, an explosion rips through Abbey Gate, engulfing the area in chaos.
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The Americans capture an Isis emir and discover an imminent plan to bomb Kabul airport. Fazal and Martin work to stop the terrorist cell before it’s too late. Amina and Nooria are lost in the chaos.
The French embassy’s convoy moves through Kabul, with Zara hidden in a car boot along with an unexpected fellow traveller. Amina and Nooria are left behind and must find their own way to the airport.
Gilles and Giovanni do their best to get refugees in their charge evacuated. Vera tracks down an important source. Amina decides to flee, taking Nooria with her. Fazal infiltrates an Isis cell.
The Taliban take over. Anxious refugees wait outside the French embassy. The Nazany family scatters as Zarah and Fazal go on the run, while Amina is torn about fleeing.
Kabul, August 2021. American troops withdraw, and the Taliban return. As international personnel prepare to evacuate, the Nazany family fears retaliation and must decide whether to stay or flee.