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КОМЕНТАРІ • 22 тис.

  • @Britannica1
    @Britannica1  Рік тому +8580

    UA-cam borked out and ruined the premier, so have released.
    Sorry about the kafuffle, not in my power.

  • @user-zi8rl1zn6v
    @user-zi8rl1zn6v Рік тому +14875

    Never thought I'd hear a British man say "There are Taliban on the roof to protect us from ISIS"

    • @zingo7739
      @zingo7739 Рік тому +2497

      heres the thing taliban is very very un imaginably bad but isis is like 5 times worse

    • @chemicalconfusion6164
      @chemicalconfusion6164 Рік тому +218

      @@zingo7739yeah damn wtf

    • @HolyBlowhole
      @HolyBlowhole Рік тому +1421

      @@frozzytango9927I’m pretty sure forcing all women and girls out of school and marrying girls off at puberty (and before) to men they don’t choose is a bad thing..

    • @frozzytango9927
      @frozzytango9927 Рік тому

      @@HolyBlowhole Because a man have to control their household. Thats something you the men of the west have lost control of. Do you think it makes sense to fight a war while worrying about home. Thats the secret to the Afgan's success in defeating their enemies, meanwhile when was the last war you won? All the West does is create misery with half baked wars. Life goes, but nothing goes on when US kills them.

    • @demiurgedddd9274
      @demiurgedddd9274 Рік тому +334

      ​@@HolyBlowhole Muh wahmens rights

  • @guydreamr
    @guydreamr Рік тому +35925

    Finding the "Gender Sensitive Training" manual in Taliban trash has got to be one of the funniest vlog moments ever.

    • @Nathdood
      @Nathdood Рік тому +431

      fr!

    • @uioyf7586
      @uioyf7586 Рік тому +1887

      Based

    • @archibaldgaylord-focker8586
      @archibaldgaylord-focker8586 Рік тому +731

      Comedic gold!

    • @lewisisdaman
      @lewisisdaman Рік тому +1421

      Reality feeding us with dark humor at the most unexpected moments lol

    • @mortache
      @mortache Рік тому

      Spreading democracy and equality is literally just the "White man's burden" all over again. Yeah the Taliban are barbaric, but you cant invade and enslave a nation and "civilize" them lol. Let them go through their dark ages by themselves like you have done

  • @Jayshiver
    @Jayshiver Місяць тому +393

    Getting sexually harassed by the Taliban sounds like one of those secret Xbox achievements that only 00.01% of people have gotten

    • @desinfected
      @desinfected 21 день тому +6

      Postal 2 achievement

    • @audreyrewinded
      @audreyrewinded 14 днів тому +3

      ​@@desinfectedlol

    • @unorthodoxpickle7014
      @unorthodoxpickle7014 8 днів тому +2

      Yeha but Afghani women get that achievement all the times 😢

    • @mrobocop1666
      @mrobocop1666 5 днів тому +1

      @@unorthodoxpickle7014 how can it be that, if even a sex without marriage is punishable by law there? Up to death penalty(adultery). Not to mention rapes.

    • @C7Pliers
      @C7Pliers 5 днів тому

      @@mrobocop1666 Taliban psyop spotted

  • @Robert-hc4uk
    @Robert-hc4uk 4 місяці тому +595

    Taliban: is that all you got NATO? You'll never destroy us
    NATO: Bring in the influencers

    • @AndriyValdensius-wi8gw
      @AndriyValdensius-wi8gw 3 місяці тому +7

      With some serious product placement. That'll teach them.😂😅

    • @Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman
      @Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman 2 місяці тому +1

      Hmmm, maybe you could influence them to be kpop ppl

    • @nerosvieira
      @nerosvieira 2 місяці тому +6

      funny that NATO actually fundraised Taliban with a extra special guest: Ronald Reagan

    • @flattire4243
      @flattire4243 21 день тому

      Tiktokers😂😂😂

    • @usmarine2100
      @usmarine2100 21 день тому +2

      ill say this the taliban are hands down shit fighters we wiped the floor with them for 20 years but my god they ae the world champions of hide and seek they hid from us for 20 years only to come out when we leave the game

  • @quagmoe7879
    @quagmoe7879 Рік тому +9676

    A literal *Turk* claiming the *Taliban* aren’t “Real Muslims” and then proceeding to admit to the sin of alcohol is absolute comedic gold.

    • @Good100
      @Good100 Рік тому

      She sounds like the Muslim version of the stereotypical Millennial white woman.

    • @totalrko
      @totalrko Рік тому

      Taliban are quite literally the exemplary Muslims. They are practitioning their faith to the T.

    • @bill5974
      @bill5974 Рік тому +632

      No true scotsman-tastic.

    • @shaunsteele8244
      @shaunsteele8244 Рік тому +838

      I met many Turkish "Muslims" in Istanbul who regularly drank, smoked and had extramarital sex

    • @islamisthetruewaytogod6812
      @islamisthetruewaytogod6812 Рік тому

      Hello !. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way), don't help either. Thank you very much for your time.
      Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
      Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI)
      Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
      Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
      Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI)
      Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
      Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
      Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
      Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
      It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
      (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)
      Salam (Peace).

  • @cousinzeke4888
    @cousinzeke4888 10 місяців тому +6196

    "It makes you feel safer because there's never Taliban too far away" is one of the wildest sentences I've ever heard.

    • @markiobook8639
      @markiobook8639 10 місяців тому +125

      They're just mad lads.

    • @chris101ward
      @chris101ward 10 місяців тому

      The Taliban aren't the evil boogeyman the US would have you believe. They're literally just a different form of government, that isn't controlled by western influence.

    • @Uaene
      @Uaene 10 місяців тому +488

      Better than an American killer drone 30,000 feet above your eyesight ready to obliterate your entire village at any given moment, I guess?

    • @daddyrabbit835
      @daddyrabbit835 10 місяців тому +39

      ​@mosaabtwice3999As an American I'm beginning to agree. At least our women's soccer time got what they deserved.

    • @oivinf
      @oivinf 10 місяців тому

      I wouldn't go as far as saying something outwardly positive about the Taliban, but at the same time there has scarcely been a more evil and chaotic force than ISIS in the last decade. Most insurgent/extremist militias might kidnap and ransom westerners, or otherwise exploit them for some tangible gain. ISIS would murder them just to send a message

  • @mikeburch2998
    @mikeburch2998 3 місяці тому +50

    This American taxpayer intensely resents the money spent in Afghanistan. Nothing was accomplished.

    • @WeAreMovieMakers
      @WeAreMovieMakers 12 днів тому +3

      A whole generation of people got to become educated.

    • @donnel5516
      @donnel5516 11 днів тому +6

      @@WeAreMovieMakersThe reason taxpayers are upset is because the money used could have been spent on domestic problems.

    • @unorthodoxpickle7014
      @unorthodoxpickle7014 8 днів тому

      ​@@donnel5516 If they're going to play world police, they have to invest outside of their country.

    • @GoldenOne2422
      @GoldenOne2422 8 днів тому +5

      Forget the money, have resentment for those who sent precious American souls to die for government lies and corruption.

    • @ericschultz1554
      @ericschultz1554 4 дні тому +1

      I fear all that was done was we bought the middle east more time before the land grab that is going to come from their powerful neighbors in the coming decades.
      I don't believe America was ever at war with Afghanistan from what I've gathered. It was always just there to maintain a parameter between the middle east and some of their very powerful neighbors who have questionable intentions. Thus the reason for the small amount of troops and acting more as police and border security to the region. The heads of the middle east region are the kingdoms Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, and Egypt. Thus the reason for Iraq policing and Afghanistan policing. But they are very strong people. In the future, they will need all of the support from the west they can get. No doubt about it.
      Let's all hope and pray all these countries can remain civil, and respect each others sovereignty. If not, it will be a disaster like world war II. Make the policing effort look like children playing compared to how bad a world war is. The truth never gets me many friends, but here you go. Do with it what you must.

  • @GIBROCKGAMES
    @GIBROCKGAMES Місяць тому +94

    It's quite chilling to see; Pte Robert Foster on the UK KIA list at 36:55. He served with me and we were in training together. one year later he died in Afghanistan.
    Thanks for showing this it's nice to see his name is still there.

    • @CM-cw8fe
      @CM-cw8fe 7 днів тому +2

      How the hell did you catch that

    • @Dafaq
      @Dafaq 3 дні тому

      yea right

    • @GIBROCKGAMES
      @GIBROCKGAMES 2 дні тому +1

      @@CM-cw8fe by looking at the list of names, I was looking to see if his name was there and it was.

  • @jbambrick1
    @jbambrick1 Рік тому +13385

    Two British lads holidaying in Taliban controlled Afghanistan with North Korean pop music in the background is EXACTLY what the internet was created for. Bravo gents.

  • @seven-sixtwo762
    @seven-sixtwo762 Рік тому +9619

    TSA: "no liquid containers allowed"
    Taliban Airport guards: "bro you know that bayonet also works as a wire cutter?"

    • @RIFLQ
      @RIFLQ Рік тому +124

      ikr

    • @Tangerine732
      @Tangerine732 Рік тому +705

      There’s nothing to worry about if you’re the reason the TSA was founded in the first place. 😅

    • @tobythethird5694
      @tobythethird5694 Рік тому

      @LIZZYinTHECUT typical westerner, who knows only what cnn have told him, muslims bad arabs bad and so on.

    • @joshuafontenot3756
      @joshuafontenot3756 Рік тому +17

      @LIZZYinTHECUT Can you explain why they aren’t Im lowkey curious

    • @satyavarma2449
      @satyavarma2449 Рік тому

      @@joshuafontenot3756 because the ones that did it are Al-Qaeda.

  • @wahwah12wahwah12
    @wahwah12wahwah12 2 місяці тому +222

    i dont even wanna know what the reddit perfume smells like

    • @I_Stole_A_BTR-80
      @I_Stole_A_BTR-80 Місяць тому +19

      You take off the cap and there's just a note under it that says "Forget to take a shower today. Repeat next day."

    • @EmanueleGTino
      @EmanueleGTino 7 днів тому

      like lies

  • @willcarvalho
    @willcarvalho 4 місяці тому +122

    Man, you are absolutely nuts with balls of steel. Superb work! Thank you for the video. Hugs from Brazil.

  • @Artemyst
    @Artemyst Рік тому +5337

    £50 for a room like that AND armed security on the roof sounds like an absolute bargain. Premier Inn needs to step up their game.

    • @pinkboy1181
      @pinkboy1181 Рік тому +29

      😂😂

    • @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606
      @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 Рік тому +412

      When Afghanistan is safer than Chicago or New York

    • @melaninfarmer
      @melaninfarmer Рік тому

      @@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 We all know why. Only reason Arabs have such a problem with westerners is because we keep destroying their countries on behalf of Israel.

    • @Satiator123
      @Satiator123 Рік тому +32

      $50. Pounds are worth more.

    • @FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_
      @FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_ Рік тому +67

      @@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 Well they do want some international recognition and foreign direct investment into their country.

  • @TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32
    @TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32 Рік тому +4371

    "I was sexually harassed by the Taliban" is not something I would have ever expected Callum to say.

    • @SR-hu7qr
      @SR-hu7qr Рік тому +459

      Why are you surprise after all you hardly see women over there.

    • @marieparker3822
      @marieparker3822 Рік тому +240

      He wasn't really harassed. He was ogled.

    • @andallthatcouldhavebeen...9175
      @andallthatcouldhavebeen...9175 Рік тому +396

      Look up bachi bazi. They wanted some boy time with Callum…

    • @mt000mp
      @mt000mp Рік тому +260

      @@andallthatcouldhavebeen...9175 how is complimenting a persons face is gay? it's just normal south asian hospitality.

    • @nomnomzmcfluffyness492
      @nomnomzmcfluffyness492 Рік тому +283

      @@andallthatcouldhavebeen...9175 well thank you for that term. Gotta love men loving boys eh. no wonder the left is so pro islam, same values whaha

  • @Zaque-TV
    @Zaque-TV 2 місяці тому +31

    Your wrap-up of this video is the most important part. The amount of corruption. The system does not really value human life or democracy or society.

  • @ThonieB
    @ThonieB Місяць тому +13

    You did 10x the journalism of old media ;)

  • @nazirahmadadill207
    @nazirahmadadill207 Рік тому +2840

    I am an Afghan
    When ever you need my help i am ready to help you out
    I am in Kandahar province
    I can speak five languages
    Pashto + Dari + Urdu + English+ Turkish
    Most welcome bro

    • @MIKEJK84
      @MIKEJK84 Рік тому +126

      Lol, man I remember being at Fob Walton in khandahar, still remember a 5-hour firefight in that place.

    • @robinmeade7573
      @robinmeade7573 Рік тому +79

      Just remember... Without Lies, Islam Dies!

    • @knx7313
      @knx7313 Рік тому +443

      @@robinmeade7573 dont cry lil bro

    • @muhammadbangash483
      @muhammadbangash483 Рік тому +258

      @@robinmeade7573 but it’s rising day by day, your troops came to End Islam in Afghanistan but what they did, gave them more power by leaving Billions of their arms.
      Remember one thing: “The much you resist Islam the more it rise”

    • @robinmeade7573
      @robinmeade7573 Рік тому

      @@muhammadbangash483 "Leaving arms". Have you noticed the part that they left it, because Afghanis (or Muslims in general) are incapable of manufacturing advanced (or even basic) armament themselves? Somehow Allah gave that knowledge to Infidels!? How's that possible?
      And let's be honest if you didn't hide in caves or blend in with general population, there wouldn't be one of you left!

  • @Nikolapoleon
    @Nikolapoleon Рік тому +4023

    I think this video illustrates one of the most important principles of human history:
    No matter what happens, life goes on.

  • @88scarletvideos88
    @88scarletvideos88 4 місяці тому +17

    great stuff mate! seems very honest

  • @Fpless
    @Fpless 4 місяці тому +5

    Very, very illuminating. Great insight. Tanks, lads!

  • @whisped8145
    @whisped8145 Рік тому +6320

    This has more journalism in it than the entirety of CNN

    • @jinz0
      @jinz0 Рік тому +1

      CNN is fake news

    • @TheTEXMIKE
      @TheTEXMIKE Рік тому +218

      thats not really sayin much.

    • @manusa6
      @manusa6 Рік тому +293

      This 1 doccumentary has more journalism in it than the bbc in the last 20 years

    • @ShrexyGuy
      @ShrexyGuy Рік тому +172

      Legacy medias job is to rile up the public, not inform. So they're doing a pretty good job I'd say!

    • @CornPop2
      @CornPop2 Рік тому

      you'll see him on CNN with his head chopped off if he's not more considerate of the danger his weak ass is in

  • @GodsOwnPrototype
    @GodsOwnPrototype Рік тому +1185

    That feel when British Cemetary in Afghanistan is better kept than Cemetary in Britain around the corner from me.

    • @zefflin1451
      @zefflin1451 Рік тому +90

      Ah but see it's for people from the military, not us poor peasants.

    • @CreamCobblerFiend
      @CreamCobblerFiend Рік тому +42

      No surprise, the US military foots the bill

    • @AckzaTV
      @AckzaTV Рік тому

      Both places are run by Muslims now lol

    • @AckzaTV
      @AckzaTV Рік тому

      @@CreamCobblerFiend the US military doesn't pay any bills... its us tax payers and users of the US dollar which is printed and inflated to pay their budgets

    • @NKraven88
      @NKraven88 Рік тому +10

      Also the fear that someone could be hurt by a tombstone falling on them….. they knocked over all tombstones.

  • @clorox9538
    @clorox9538 3 місяці тому +27

    49:29 "this country has always been the graveyard of empires"
    is a cold ass quote

  • @johnoneill2508
    @johnoneill2508 2 місяці тому +5

    Loved this, great work young man.

  • @Akimbo411
    @Akimbo411 Рік тому +1644

    I’m still giggling to myself over the fact that I would need to go through Afghanistan if I want to get myself a PS5

    • @jasonchiu272
      @jasonchiu272 Рік тому +138

      Hey man anything for that PS5

    • @ZetaMoolah
      @ZetaMoolah Рік тому +27

      *Ya do what ya gotta do!*

    • @easterner7518
      @easterner7518 Рік тому +57

      "I must coonsume....even if it means going to a literal s-hole."

    • @hundkebab2433
      @hundkebab2433 Рік тому +52

      @@easterner7518 doesn't matter - don't ask questions - keep consooming

    • @awakeandwatching953
      @awakeandwatching953 Рік тому

      reminder that the taliban asked to see the evidence that Osama bin laden was responsible for 9.11 but that was to much for the US apparently.. of course Osama denied responsibility.. then a week later a very different looking Osama took responsibility lol

  • @stormz1243
    @stormz1243 11 місяців тому +2235

    “Mostly news channels talking about America being a terrible place”
    Oh so you get American news channels

    • @Cyber128
      @Cyber128 11 місяців тому +66

      Miles, the other guy in this video has been arrested by the Afghan secret police and hasn't been seen or heard of for months...

    • @akhlaq510
      @akhlaq510 11 місяців тому +6

      @@Cyber128 you are right

    • @JokerInk-CustomBuilds
      @JokerInk-CustomBuilds 11 місяців тому +42

      @@Cyber128 Really?? (it is my first time on this channel, so I am not familliar with anything...)
      -I was thinking that they were seriously lucky that the security at their hotel didn't find them so suspicious that they would tell the taliban that spies had arrived....
      From what you are saying it sounds like someone did...
      And if I was the Britannica dude I'd NEVER go back there after releasing this video where it shows he is not pro taliban.... That might be considered a betrayal and could cost him his life is he returns.... I wonder if this is what happened to Miles....

    • @JokerInk-CustomBuilds
      @JokerInk-CustomBuilds 11 місяців тому

      @@Cyber128 Just did my research.... as far as I have found out the brittish government is trying to negotiate his release.... I wonder how many million pounds he ends up channeling into talibans pockets because of his war tourism.... ... ...

    • @uzaidgurjee4798
      @uzaidgurjee4798 11 місяців тому +61

      @@JokerInk-CustomBuildsthat mikes guy went back again with couple of his friends and he got captured. If your government tells u that they won’t do anything to help you if you’re in trouble you probably shouldn’t go to that country

  • @cosplayshop
    @cosplayshop 4 місяці тому +9

    one other thing I want to say, the reason why there are no traffic light in Kabul (and most other Afghan city like Kandahar or Helmand) is that ISAF remove them during the surge phase of the war, I asked the same question the first day I arrived in A-stan to the driver who drove me to my quarter from the airside. His answer was "so we don't get ambushed" People stop at red light, and stopping at a then active warzone is a big no-no........

  • @Cycling-through-cancer
    @Cycling-through-cancer 4 місяці тому +18

    Brilliant video. I served there with the British army and I found this absolutely fascinating. Thank you

    • @arifmohammedyasars937
      @arifmohammedyasars937 22 години тому

      How do u feel after killing 1000s of innocents....Now how is kalergi plan working out in ur nation after destroying these peoples home and livelihood and seeing surplus immigrants at your hometown....it is good that ur goverment is forever indebted to central banks and white folks have not got a clue about whose wars they are fighting for

  • @mikeoliveira4270
    @mikeoliveira4270 Рік тому +3791

    A super chilling moment for me, is at 36:35 when you're at the british/commonwealth cemetery. On the left plaque, fourth from the bottom there's a Trooper Marc Diab. He's someone who went to my highschool, and died from an IED in Afghanistan. It's surreal to see...so thank you.

    • @TacticalGamingNetwork
      @TacticalGamingNetwork Рік тому +187

      There is a memorial park for him in Mississauga, Canada

    • @mikeoliveira4270
      @mikeoliveira4270 Рік тому +196

      @@TacticalGamingNetwork Behind our Highschool, St. Joseph Secondary School, yeah.

    • @Apolloneek
      @Apolloneek Рік тому +57

      Wait we buried our dead there ? In Afghanistan?? In modern day that should be wrong they could be brought back for proper burial.

    • @TacticalGamingNetwork
      @TacticalGamingNetwork Рік тому +111

      @@Apolloneek several have been brought back, perhaps not all / logistics / situation and all, not all would be killed the same way, condition wise etc

    • @zminc.8496
      @zminc.8496 Рік тому

      He was terroist then, going to Afghanistan and attack innocent childeren

  • @CBA1017
    @CBA1017 Рік тому +1833

    it's a very conflicting feeling watching these guys in their trucks armored up and with AKs but giving you smiles and waves like you're at a Disney parade lol

    • @Delta-6501
      @Delta-6501 Рік тому +117

      Indeed, its conflicting

    • @MuhamadAlly1
      @MuhamadAlly1 Рік тому

      Mainstream media lied to us. Created an enemy out of thin air.

    • @Prepper319
      @Prepper319 Рік тому +9

      Indeed it is .

    • @00fgytduydrtu
      @00fgytduydrtu Рік тому +79

      We have millitary parades here in Hellas, so its not too weird to me. Heck, the parades here are more seious than there

    • @chrisquintana3877
      @chrisquintana3877 Рік тому

      I didn't see a single Ak , only colt m4's and M16's . All paid for by American taxpayers

  • @EnclaveOfficer1776
    @EnclaveOfficer1776 Місяць тому +4

    This was very informative, good job doing what you do.

  • @Ascariedeus
    @Ascariedeus Рік тому +4208

    A common joke from around here:
    Reporter: So, why did you invade Iraq?
    President: 'cause they might have mass destruction weapons.
    Reporter: Why did you not invade Russia then?
    President: 'cause they actually have.

    • @SergyMilitaryRankings
      @SergyMilitaryRankings Рік тому +33

      It was north Korea not Russia

    • @Tampafan33
      @Tampafan33 Рік тому

      I’m sorry my government staged a terrorist attack to try to steal your oil. Hopefully we the American people can overthrow it. We still have our weapons so were trying

    • @bryanhubbard7300
      @bryanhubbard7300 Рік тому +40

      At one point Saddam had the fourth largest army in the world. he was in the top five for the largest stockpile of chemical and biological weapons. Where did all the weapons go?

    • @SergyMilitaryRankings
      @SergyMilitaryRankings Рік тому +121

      @@bryanhubbard7300 biggest doesn't mean much, north Korea has one of the largest, doesn't mean much when the bulk of your air force is 2nd gen fighters and old IFVs, artillery, tanks and so on, which Saddam's was.

    • @winytheknight6846
      @winytheknight6846 Рік тому +4

      he knew bro

  • @vedritmathias9193
    @vedritmathias9193 Рік тому +1567

    The "Gender sensitivity" book gave me a good laugh. Like the Taliban are gonna bother with that.

    • @downbytheriver501
      @downbytheriver501 Рік тому

      It was a good way for the corrupt elite to hide $784,000,000 dollars tho.

    • @yewtewbstew547
      @yewtewbstew547 Рік тому +201

      Their idea of "gender sensitivity" is abstaining from marital rape on Sundays lol.

    • @user-ot2yz7it7i
      @user-ot2yz7it7i Рік тому +111

      @Normal UA-cam channel carry on
      In majority of Islamic world we don't use toilet paper but use water lol.

    • @Gloverfield
      @Gloverfield Рік тому +76

      Honestly usa should stop bothering with that too, its making them weaker LMAO

    • @oualidbdf
      @oualidbdf Рік тому +12

      @@user-ot2yz7it7i Both brother

  • @9Joel9
    @9Joel9 2 місяці тому +12

    Loved the shout out to 'running on empty, foood review!' 😂

  • @shamrock141
    @shamrock141 4 місяці тому +29

    I don't why but the image at 18:03 just screamed Call of Duty campaign at me, thought home boy was going to fill me in on some local weapons smuggling ring

    • @wolfy9937
      @wolfy9937 2 місяці тому +4

      Just before shit hits the fan and the driver gets shot through the windscreen, biggest cod cliche at this point lol

    • @WindiChilliwack
      @WindiChilliwack 13 днів тому

      @@wolfy9937 Then both got out of the car and the passenger passes you a rifle quickly and you fight through the streets.

  • @williamenglish565
    @williamenglish565 Рік тому +2294

    Up until this moment... I honestly thought your journey to Afganistan was a frickin meme... Holy crap you went.

  • @user-ns3vs3bp3e
    @user-ns3vs3bp3e 5 місяців тому +1556

    “Which does make you feel safer as there’s never Taliban too far away so there’s always someone to protect you” is a sentence I never thought I’d hear somebody say with a straight face

    • @DillonMagreveous
      @DillonMagreveous 5 місяців тому

      explain@@niklaskoch4931

    • @psylocybanana7276
      @psylocybanana7276 5 місяців тому +35

      ​@@niklaskoch4931ahhh yes censorship. Just take down what you don't like to hear.

    • @Clippidyclappidy
      @Clippidyclappidy 5 місяців тому

      ⁠@@niklaskoch4931Taliban were good enough for the US to run security while they were fleeing the country. So, why not for a UA-camr visiting their country?
      Hitlerian rhetoric is also covered under free speech, which is why you have right wing morons having their white supremacist rallies all across the US and Europe.

    • @grapes-mf3cj
      @grapes-mf3cj 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@niklaskoch4931 first of all are you Muslim? Second of all do you not know how to take a joke

    • @ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e
      @ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e 5 місяців тому +76

      I suppose it's like NYC, where seeing the NYPD makes tourists and whatnot feel safe and secure while it makes many of the locals here feel like they're being lorded over by an occupying force.

  • @dynatroniX86
    @dynatroniX86 2 місяці тому +3

    Awesome video and the unexpected gem was the music

  • @cosplayshop
    @cosplayshop 4 місяці тому +10

    Stationed in Afghanistan in 2005. Wasn't in Kabul (went to RC East) but I am pretty sure I stayed at a hotel near the south gate of the Kabul International Airport that might have been Darya Village hotel. Similar outlook as far as I remember (It was almost 20 years ago)
    The wall you see means that hotel is within the original Kabul International Perimeter. That should have connected to a sniper tower somewhere south east.
    This bring back a lot of memories, because I was medically discharged after my tour in Afghanistan ended midway......

  • @singrdave
    @singrdave Рік тому +917

    While working as a contractor at Bagram in 2011, my right leg was torn apart by razor wire being dragged by a motorcoach. Most painful event of my life. Torn to the bone, through the muscles tendons and an artery. Five days and two surgeries at a USAF hospital at BAF, then commercial evacuation to Dubai and on to the USA for four months of recovery and physical therapy. Most mundane war story of all time: bus accident.

    • @MG-jy5qx
      @MG-jy5qx Рік тому +7

      Did you lose your leg?

    • @n9ne
      @n9ne Рік тому +72

      @@MG-jy5qx "Five days and two surgeries" don't think so.

    • @singrdave
      @singrdave Рік тому +19

      @@n9ne you are correct, but I have a helluva scar and the tendon which links my big toe with my knee is still surrounded by scar tissue

    • @singrdave
      @singrdave Рік тому +6

      @@MG-jy5qx no thank heavens, the bone didn't break

    • @singrdave
      @singrdave Рік тому +4

      @The Wandering M ah MEPS... their motto, "yeah we'll take you"

  • @thesmalllebowski6528
    @thesmalllebowski6528 Рік тому +3076

    "Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires"
    Damn. That is a thought provoking statement. Say what you want about these guys, history shows they're not easily broken.

    • @TransoceanicOutreach
      @TransoceanicOutreach Рік тому +165

      If only they embraced a couple of those empires, they would be much better off. Even the soviets would be better than the Taliban.

    • @ExtremeSquared
      @ExtremeSquared Рік тому +102

      It's also a commentary on the power of a unifying religion. It may be why we see technically-not-religion cultural and political movements structuring themselves more and more like cults/religions as time goes on.

    • @mr.b111
      @mr.b111 Рік тому

      Well that one old commander there was talkin prertty big trash, claiming trump would've used a nuclear bomb against them. Few fatmans ans they'd be broken instantly.

    • @watema3381
      @watema3381 Рік тому +37

      The comments above me are nonsense. It mostly has to do with unfortunate (or depending on how you look at it, fortunate) geography.

    • @keinlieb3818
      @keinlieb3818 Рік тому +94

      @@ExtremeSquared politics and religion has always been ran like cults. I love when people say "such and such religion is a cult". Sorry to break it to everyone, but every religion is a cult.

  • @hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156
    @hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156 2 місяці тому +10

    Holy heck dudes I was NOT ready to laugh that much watching a video about Afghanistan. That was seriously insane. And also very well made and informative. Seriously outstanding work!

  • @adamdodda3751
    @adamdodda3751 Рік тому +2574

    Wow, a former student at my school, Jack Sadler, died on the 4th December 07 and we celebrate his memory every year on Remembrance Day. To see his name at 36:54 at the top of the 3rd board from the right hit really deep. Thank you for showing that section.

    • @kwazhims3lf
      @kwazhims3lf Рік тому +71

      never forgotten

    • @blackbeard7629
      @blackbeard7629 Рік тому

      Rest in sh*t for your terrorist friend. May he rot in hell!

    • @emmakate2376
      @emmakate2376 Рік тому +43

      got goosebumps reading this comment. He will never be forgotten 🤍

    • @zuan56k59
      @zuan56k59 Рік тому +2

      What was he

    • @kwazhims3lf
      @kwazhims3lf Рік тому +11

      @@zuan56k59
      looks like, reserve... artillery

  • @bloodletterable
    @bloodletterable Рік тому +578

    That graveyard is 3000 miles from England and is better kept than 90% of the ones back here.

    • @snowflakemelter1172
      @snowflakemelter1172 Рік тому +4

      You made that up though.

    • @SpicyTake
      @SpicyTake Рік тому +58

      Of of the tenets of Islam is to respect the traditions of Christians and Jews

    • @SpicyTake
      @SpicyTake Рік тому +3

      one of*

    • @CreamCobblerFiend
      @CreamCobblerFiend Рік тому +43

      ​@@SpicyTake History demonstrates otherwise

    • @SpicyTake
      @SpicyTake Рік тому +1

      @@CreamCobblerFiend Grow up chud. We are talking about this graveyard

  • @arthropod-doctor
    @arthropod-doctor 2 місяці тому +3

    Everything about this is utter hilarity. Truly one of the moments of all time.

  • @arie.3
    @arie.3 21 день тому +4

    Dogs are not haram you can adopt them for security reasons not as a pet

  • @BarryB.Benson
    @BarryB.Benson Рік тому +692

    For those confused about the man saying Trump dropped an atomic bomb on Afghanistan, I think he was referring to the MOAB dropped in 2017 which was not nuclear.

    • @funguy398
      @funguy398 Рік тому +40

      I thought its a metaphor for a large amount of troops deployed at the Trump administration

    • @ohioisastate8574
      @ohioisastate8574 Рік тому

      Trump did nuke Afghanistan. The media just covered it up. Every country outside of the west knows this

    • @fefferryerr1818
      @fefferryerr1818 Рік тому +83

      @@funguy398
      I think you need to look at the big picture. Escalation was mainly from 2001 to 2010 then efforts were made to reduce the troops. Yes, Trump sent about 4000 in 2017, but later he decided to withdraw the troops. Not very many compared to the 100,000 in 2010. Also, consider Biden did the same at the start of his administration, increasing our presence by the same number of troops as Trump.
      The number of American troops:
      2001: 2,500
      2002: 9,700
      2003: 13,100
      2004: 20,300
      2006: 20,000
      2007: 25,000
      2009: 50,000
      2010: 100,000
      2012: 77,000
      2013: 46,000
      2014: 34,000 reduced to 16,100
      2015: 9,800
      2017: 14,000
      2018: 15,000
      2019: 13,000
      2020: 8,600
      2021: 650, then up to 5,000
      2022: withdrawal

    • @geetygibson9954
      @geetygibson9954 Рік тому +83

      It’s mistranslation in the subtitles
      He said Trump wanted to use Atom Bomb but the international community might have stopped him

    • @bakerboat4572
      @bakerboat4572 Рік тому +19

      That part was honestly hilarious to watch; the fact they thought a powerful bomb was actually nuclear.

  • @Ocean-Jay
    @Ocean-Jay Рік тому +2455

    As a US vet this is probably one of the most intriguing videos I've ever watched.

    • @kitehigh7507
      @kitehigh7507 Рік тому +54

      who knows one day you could visit.

    • @Peliwat.Nusantara
      @Peliwat.Nusantara Рік тому +69

      so you repent now? i miss the part where Taliban is the txxrorist..

    • @Ocean-Jay
      @Ocean-Jay Рік тому +133

      @@kitehigh7507 If I could it would be worth it for the local honey. Will have to work on appearing less American first.

    • @Ocean-Jay
      @Ocean-Jay Рік тому +137

      @@Peliwat.Nusantara you just reply to the wrong comment?

    • @Tom.A.
      @Tom.A. Рік тому +92

      Thank you for your service

  • @ImOver6feet
    @ImOver6feet 4 місяці тому

    Very cool vod. This was really interesting.

  • @kaspetto
    @kaspetto 4 місяці тому +2

    thanks for sharing this experience. i think you're super funny. at the beginning i wasn't a fan, but by the end your humor percolated! :)

  • @AlDEN1999
    @AlDEN1999 Рік тому +1694

    On 36:51 You captured my uncles name on that wall, I'll never forget him.
    I was 13 when he died in Afghanistan, he was a person who I saw as a father figure and looked up to my whole life although we didn't get to see him too much with the army moving some of the Yorkshire Regiment Battalions to Warminster

    • @rahuldahoob4513
      @rahuldahoob4513 Рік тому +16

      What are your feelings on seeing this video? My emotions are mixed

    • @AlDEN1999
      @AlDEN1999 Рік тому +184

      @@rahuldahoob4513 Well at the end of the day, I did like how they left the wall and recognised that our troops did not want to be there and that it was the politicians at fault.
      At the end of the day the guy is correct, Afghan is a western money pit. We should have left them to it, in fact when I was a child I asked an extended family member (he was in the REME) where Bin Laden was?, he did not hesitate to say Pakistan.

    • @nal5350
      @nal5350 Рік тому

      ​@@AlDEN1999 "I did like how they left the wall and recognised that our troops did not want to be there and that it was the politicians at fault."
      This is the case worldwide. While I understand why the Taliban blamed "Americans" for the war in Afghanistan, it's not Americans that started or continued the war. It's the people that we're not allowed to name and talk about that invaded the entire West and China. Jesus had very clear words for them and they will go to hell for all eternity.

    • @zk2399
      @zk2399 Рік тому +60

      They pitted our nations against one another, and like cattle we slaughtered each other while they profited and gained more power than any of us could comprehend

    • @AlDEN1999
      @AlDEN1999 Рік тому +1

      @@zk2399 100% It was all for the US Industrial Complex. This is why we go to war.

  • @wholesome193
    @wholesome193 5 місяців тому +1068

    This is the type of video you'd expect from VICE back when they were actually good, I love it

    • @wilson1799
      @wilson1799 4 місяці тому +22

      100%; Such a shame the road that VICE took

    • @wholesome193
      @wholesome193 3 місяці тому +39

      @@wilson1799 I'll never forget their North Korea stuff they did back in the late 2000s. Those videos still hold up today. Can't believe how far VICE fell since then.

    • @joeraymond6649
      @joeraymond6649 3 місяці тому +16

      R u out of your mind.. this was a boring pointless documentary.. he's is taliban controlled Afghan and he goes Thur thrash eats candy shows coffee mugs.. he had one part that was kinda interesting. When he interviewed the taliban.. other than that there was no intelligent insight or story ..

    • @BenDover-qg3lj
      @BenDover-qg3lj 3 місяці тому

      bro documented him playing bideo games LOL@@joeraymond6649

    • @Krypto137
      @Krypto137 3 місяці тому +57

      @@joeraymond6649 There's value in showing the daily and mundane of a country, ESPECIALLY a country that's anything but mundane. We all know about the horrible things that happens in Afghanistan, it's literally common knowledge, showing another side of it, a normal side (as normal as it is possible under the circumstances) humanizes the Afghans much more than yet another sad UNICEF commercial.

  • @tselinsky6452
    @tselinsky6452 3 дні тому

    Thank you for doing some REAL reporting!

  • @MUSIC4TRUTH....
    @MUSIC4TRUTH.... Місяць тому +1

    I worked with an Afghan immigrant in the UK and he was very friendly, very funny and worked harder than anyone I've ever known.

  • @charlesfortrsqueminor2120
    @charlesfortrsqueminor2120 Рік тому +838

    You guys have been incredibly fortunate. This is almost like an alternative tourist guide

    • @alaljarensi6990
      @alaljarensi6990 Рік тому +135

      Rule #1 always insult the locals, especially extremists with guns.
      Rule #2 openly carry expensive gear in public.
      Rule #3. don't tell support staff or family where you're going, when leaving the country, hotel or area.
      Rule #4 ignore the customs, and act like you own the place.

    • @LordVader1094
      @LordVader1094 Рік тому +77

      @@alaljarensi6990 The Sigma Tourist Guide

    • @thewildcard600
      @thewildcard600 Рік тому +37

      @@alaljarensi6990 the American way

    • @casematecardinal
      @casematecardinal Рік тому +26

      @@thewildcard600 the chinease way. As far as I've seen, Americans tend to wear the cheapest crap when in other countries. Myself included

    • @notaname1750
      @notaname1750 Рік тому +16

      @@casematecardinal
      Hey I am chinese and that is Extremely hurtful and accurate asf!

  • @SimpleGunner
    @SimpleGunner 5 місяців тому +650

    "we accidentally joined a Taliban parade" something he probably never expected to say.

    • @ondrejjanosik5114
      @ondrejjanosik5114 4 місяці тому +24

      Hate when that happens

    • @jordant.teeterson3100
      @jordant.teeterson3100 2 місяці тому +4

      The least colorful parade of all time.

    • @user-zi5cg9zm8s
      @user-zi5cg9zm8s Місяць тому +3

      @@ondrejjanosik5114 Yea man it happened to me yesterday😔😔

    • @studiomg3212
      @studiomg3212 Місяць тому +3

      He probably didnt expect to say alot of things in this vlog 🤣

  • @elh3492
    @elh3492 27 днів тому +3

    A really insightful video and interesting to see how many were willing to talk to you politely/be on camera, the story about the Canadian sticks with me,
    As a woman it definitely struck how very few you saw out and about in this video 😞

  • @usernameistakn3856
    @usernameistakn3856 7 днів тому +9

    0 women in sight even on their independence day.

    • @tito3640
      @tito3640 6 днів тому

      They have it right over there, brah

  • @keithbradbury2051
    @keithbradbury2051 Рік тому +1180

    Callum’s anxiety levels must have been sky high by the look of that constant frown on his forehead. Respect, I would never dare risk a visit to Afghanistan for any reason. Even a recent trip to Birmingham had me on edge. A fantastic piece of journalism worthy of an award.

    • @ElBach1y
      @ElBach1y Рік тому +173

      the average Brummie is scarier than Taliban

    • @LordVader1094
      @LordVader1094 Рік тому +181

      Afghanistan, Birmingham, what's the difference? :P

    • @ArnoldsKtm
      @ArnoldsKtm Рік тому +22

      My man should get sunglasses to remedy that. From the first clip outside you can see it's because of the sun.

    • @stuartclarke3171
      @stuartclarke3171 Рік тому +57

      @@LordVader1094 It's warmer in Afghanistan.

    • @kevinmahaley4916
      @kevinmahaley4916 Рік тому

      @@ElBach1y I'm sure you've fought in many tours

  • @1970swimmer
    @1970swimmer Рік тому +1539

    I was in Afghanistan on tour in 2007. The people are very kind, and sadly depending on where you go, some had no idea why we and others were there, while others hated us (I don’t blame them, we were on there land) this video was well done, and it’s the closest I’ll ever get to being back there.

    • @keyboardmouse7699
      @keyboardmouse7699 Рік тому +148

      I saw a video on UA-cam a while ago where U.S soldiers interviewed Afghan villagers. They were shown pictures of the burning towers and asked if they knew what it was. None of them knew and some guessed it might've been Kabul. When the villagers were asked if they knew what country the U.S. soldiers were from, they replied Soviet.

    • @SteveN-ws4vu
      @SteveN-ws4vu Рік тому +83

      I was there in 2012. Even in the birth place of the taliban you find very kind and welcoming locals. They want their children to be educated. Something the taliban fears.

    • @jagoman85
      @jagoman85 Рік тому +73

      It wasn't a "tour", it was an invasion.

    • @jagoman85
      @jagoman85 Рік тому

      @@SteveN-ws4vu What do you mean "even". And of course the Taliban want the children of Afghanistan to be educated. Seriously I don't understand where you get such perspectives, except through western propoganda.

    • @drewinsur7321
      @drewinsur7321 Рік тому

      @@keyboardmouse7699 i saw that video too mane, its insane how information has this 'fog of war' to a extreme with those who are too old or too far away from technology. In that video only the young guys knew that it was new york, but some didnt even knew why that had something to do with the American presence in their territory. Heavily brainwashed just like us in the west do not the real geo-political reasons behind all that mess.

  • @mylo9753
    @mylo9753 2 місяці тому

    great to see lord miles' brother making videos too

  • @ShazbotDesign
    @ShazbotDesign 22 дні тому +1

    This is an amazing video. It's very interesting hearing the view points from the various people especially the higher up Taliban guy. Peace

  • @Slow_Biden
    @Slow_Biden Рік тому +532

    Callum is absolutely based for doing this, glad he returned home safe.

    • @burtlangoustine1
      @burtlangoustine1 Рік тому +16

      Another word from the fking Urban Dictionary...'based' We have over 14,000 words and yet you go with that? Please dont help them rewrite English. Dont allow the sabotage.

    • @Slow_Biden
      @Slow_Biden Рік тому +61

      @@burtlangoustine1 Yeah, you clearly aren't based.

    • @burtlangoustine1
      @burtlangoustine1 Рік тому +13

      @@Slow_Biden I'm based in the UK. Sorry, are we speaking English yet?

    • @Slow_Biden
      @Slow_Biden Рік тому +20

      @@burtlangoustine1 Yes we're clearly speaking the same language, don't get your knickers in a twist. You need some tea and crumpets lad, you're getting so heated over a meme word that even Callum uses on the regular. You sound like a buzzkill at parties. 😂

    • @TheCaptainSlappy
      @TheCaptainSlappy Рік тому +3

      I am surprised, since he is obviously there for propaganda reasons...but they probably rightfully considered him too stupid to be a real threat, and the comments section of this video proves that out.

  • @RAVEN_SPRING_
    @RAVEN_SPRING_ Рік тому +1944

    I love that there’s still restaurants and other establishments with people that just want to make delicious food for others. Such an honest living. And the game store owner excited over explaining his experiences there.

    • @joebenson528
      @joebenson528 Рік тому

      The Taliban are not good people but they are not mindless terrorists like ISIS either. In their minds they were defending their country against foreign NATO invaders, which no one can argue is the truth. With the back in power it's not surprising that they are maintaining what was leftover by the western invaders (including me 2 deployments Us Marines). Ironically the security is tighter than what NATO provided. We couldn't even secure Kabul, since the pull out attacks on the city are down 70%. ISIS-K are the true terrorists we should have been fighting. Sad thing is the CIA created them to keep the Taliban disorganized during what was planned to be a hard rebuild for them. We sanctioned them so badly that they cannot even get food in to feed children (after we burned the poppy fields adjacent to farmland).

    • @RAVEN_SPRING_
      @RAVEN_SPRING_ Рік тому +89

      @GsaUce Rug god fucking damnit

    • @someone_7233
      @someone_7233 Рік тому +66

      Yeah like they are not normal people who have resturants and businesses?????

    • @mrmawster9786
      @mrmawster9786 Рік тому +7

      @GsaUce Rug WHYYY

    • @nicholaspreston9586
      @nicholaspreston9586 Рік тому

      Why are you people salivating over gaming systems? You do know that the Taliban exterminate gays and cover up women's faces, according to Sharia Law, right?

  • @paulstone3590
    @paulstone3590 2 місяці тому

    Good job. I enjoyed the video.

  • @angelosusa4258
    @angelosusa4258 3 місяці тому

    That’s crazy to see how much has drastically and depressingly changed in few years, good to see you are all safe and God bless.
    Those MREs made me think of my time in service few years back lol

  • @Filipe8019
    @Filipe8019 Рік тому +1077

    Why can't worldwide professional TV channels make such good journalism as these boys? Well done!

    • @GrahamWhatmough
      @GrahamWhatmough Рік тому

      Because they're all state funded so have strong biases or are outright propaganda

    • @manusa6
      @manusa6 Рік тому +16

      They should host a series of travelling into the worlds most dangerous countries with the top gear formula

    • @jamesanakin
      @jamesanakin Рік тому +43

      @@manusa6 so.....Top Gear?

    • @dustywarren827
      @dustywarren827 Рік тому +99

      Professional Tv Channel are propaganda channels

    • @jus_sanguinis
      @jus_sanguinis Рік тому +15

      Btw first time since 1970s there is no war in Afghanistan.

  • @JesusChrist2000BC
    @JesusChrist2000BC Рік тому +1317

    Imagine being one the people who fought here for 20 years or lost friends and then just to see it go back to normal when you leave lol. The entire war was the biggest waste of time and life in history.

    • @HiBye-ec8ts
      @HiBye-ec8ts Рік тому

      They were able to capture and kill so many high ranking terrorists who killed innocent people for the hell of it

    • @powerbadpowerbad
      @powerbadpowerbad Рік тому +3

      AGREED.20 plus years of WASTE,plus wounded military vets returning to civilian life are treated like an annoyance by the va system.I'm speaking from experience.

    • @tailsprowerfan2729
      @tailsprowerfan2729 Рік тому

      That can’t happen because Americans are banned if a American goes there they would behaed you then eat your dead crops than chant death to the American people kill them all even the baby’s and children
      That’s the way of Islam

    • @northamerica5142
      @northamerica5142 Рік тому +153

      True that. That would probably be soul crushing, knowing that the legacy of your friend or your military career was just a waste

    • @larrydickman5936
      @larrydickman5936 Рік тому +2

      It wasn't a waste for everyone, more a case of winners and loosers.
      George Bush's approval rating and defence contractors' profits all went through the roof. Hence, they were the winners.
      Afghan civilians and coalition soldiers paid the ultimate price, the loosers. Life goes on.

  • @centurionstrategic578
    @centurionstrategic578 Місяць тому +1

    Probably the most insightful thing I have seen in months and very interesting perspective that most of us never would hear about! Thank you and glad you were able to put this together for the world to see.

  • @TheMt45
    @TheMt45 19 годин тому

    That was fantastic, and fascinating. To see the faces, and hear the words, of the people there, great stuff. There's a billion UA-cam travel videos, and it's hard to find the worthwhile ones. Glad to have stumbled upon this one. Excited to dive into your other stuff.

  • @orangesquare7282
    @orangesquare7282 3 місяці тому +1

    this is journalism in the upper levels

  • @rjc0234
    @rjc0234 11 місяців тому +1220

    Afghanistan has an abundance of office chairs. I knew someone who was there 12 years ago. He asked another soldier to go to the local market to get some food, and something to make a makeshift paddling pool from. the guy came back with 2 office chairs because "they were free"

    • @udi0Point
      @udi0Point 10 місяців тому

      that'll happen when you start murdering intellectuals

    • @jonathanl8970
      @jonathanl8970 10 місяців тому +85

      they found the air force offices!

    • @fuckingpippaman
      @fuckingpippaman 8 місяців тому +20

      shit dog office chairs are freaking expensive

    • @EternalVirgin
      @EternalVirgin 7 місяців тому +24

      Reasons why I brought two office chairs when I was told to get some food
      1. We need to sit when eating
      2. The chairs are right there

    • @parkmallbaby
      @parkmallbaby 7 місяців тому +1

      @@jonathanl8970 Tactical office chairs!

  • @bartsimpson7037
    @bartsimpson7037 Рік тому +603

    Well finally, a story on Afghanistan from a reliable source.
    Thank-you Callum...

    • @giiysutsputs
      @giiysutsputs Рік тому

      Everyone would report the same. It's a shit hole country with a bunch of terrorist running the place.

    • @Hungrydawgsrunfaster
      @Hungrydawgsrunfaster Рік тому +16

      Except the part about treating women like animals they don’t let you film that

    • @snakeinthegrak8969
      @snakeinthegrak8969 Рік тому +11

      Yeah... It's kind of like North Korea. They will let you show the world what they want it to see. Tim Kennedy has some footage of the fall of Kabul airport that might make you think differently.

    • @Fza9
      @Fza9 Рік тому +22

      @@Hungrydawgsrunfaster No one treats Women as Animals. Even if someone did, you people are stuck on the topic "What is a Woman". Next thing you and people like you will object is countries like UAE And Qatar don't use the Pronoun "She/They" for a Man and "He/They" for a Woman...

    • @Bazzemboi
      @Bazzemboi Рік тому

      @@Hungrydawgsrunfaster by st0n1ng r@p1st5?

  • @skyskimmer
    @skyskimmer 14 днів тому +1

    The Amy Schumer joke killed me lol.
    What an adventure, thanks for taking us along, I really enjoyed it!

  • @colin7632
    @colin7632 2 місяці тому

    Real journalism. Superb!

  • @maskedbadass6802
    @maskedbadass6802 Рік тому +4026

    Callum: *Calls very bland looking food "delicious"*
    Me: *Remembers he is British* "Yep, checks out*

    • @erenjeager5290
      @erenjeager5290 Рік тому +358

      Talib standing right behind him: “You will enjoy the food. This is a command”

    • @elora.2.x
      @elora.2.x Рік тому +188

      our food isn't bland but your humor is... 🥱

    • @thedoopa3169
      @thedoopa3169 Рік тому +96

      Middle Eastern food is full of spices

    • @bluephoenixguy1094
      @bluephoenixguy1094 Рік тому +284

      @@elora.2.x Weeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaak
      Y'all put beans on toast and blood in pudding and call it *food*
      It ain't the blitz anymore. You don't have to eat like you've got planes flying overhead.

    • @gunsharck
      @gunsharck Рік тому

      @@bluephoenixguy1094 Its not literally pudding. Enjoy 9/11

  • @filled_soda
    @filled_soda Рік тому +1267

    Callum's genuinely terrified face while being driven around. Gold.

    • @upsidedown6096
      @upsidedown6096 Рік тому +34

      Never thought I would find someone with the same profile as me

    • @ourcreeper1018
      @ourcreeper1018 Рік тому +19

      roof korean duo

    • @filled_soda
      @filled_soda Рік тому +16

      @@upsidedown6096 BASED

    • @DuramaterOZ
      @DuramaterOZ 11 місяців тому +3

      21:10 He looked terrified for a different reason.

  • @bmcbg
    @bmcbg 2 місяці тому

    Great informative Vid !

  • @stw4006
    @stw4006 3 місяці тому

    Great video! 👌

  • @MichaelDabish
    @MichaelDabish Рік тому +800

    I'm an American about your age. I went to Baghdad in 2019 for tourism(spring break) with my father whos from Baghdad. I wanted to make a video with the same format as yours but didn't have the balls. Everything you experienced and described gave me vivid flashbacks from my experience. One major difference is I think Iraq is more liberal than Afghanistan which is an incredible thing to comprehend.

    • @greenbrickbox3392
      @greenbrickbox3392 Рік тому +105

      Not that hard to comprehend since Iraq is significantly more developed and urbanized than Afghanistan is and Baathist Iraq was secular while Afghanistan's government was dominated by Mujahideen warlords then the Taliban prior to invasion.

    • @greenbrickbox3392
      @greenbrickbox3392 Рік тому +36

      @Nuaym Umair don't know what else to call them after they did their civil war after the Soviets left and were so unpopular that the Taliban rose up twice to defeat them

    • @samuraihookerslayer
      @samuraihookerslayer Рік тому +3

      A little is an understatement

    • @TheTeodorsoldierabvb
      @TheTeodorsoldierabvb Рік тому

      It's not more liberal, it's just your disgusting country managed to colonize it.

    • @Travel_Maven
      @Travel_Maven Рік тому +5

      I visited Iraq 2021 as a tourist. I'm a black woman. It was amazing.

  • @war.helmets9636
    @war.helmets9636 6 місяців тому +850

    That German WW1 helmet was extremely rare. The model is known aa the M18 ECO (Ear Cut Out) and was meant to improve the hearing of the helmets user. The Germans only made around 100,000 of these helmets which is why these helmets are extremely rare and sought after.

    • @eco5312
      @eco5312 6 місяців тому +6

      Cool :O

    • @mrdrebin123
      @mrdrebin123 5 місяців тому +87

      Big chance it's a replica made, being stationed there myself picking up stuff from the local bazaar you could buy literally.. Anything.. Supposed wehrmacht helmets, Spartan armor, spartan helmets...Crusader helmets...Platecarriers.

    • @demonstructie
      @demonstructie 5 місяців тому +18

      ​@@mrdrebin123do they actually try to make convincing and accurate copies of stuff as well? I'm far from an expert but I could probably point out a typical Khyber Pass replica blindfolded and with my hands tied behind my back

    • @candyman9635
      @candyman9635 4 місяці тому +3

      @@mrdrebin123 What do you mean by Spartan armour ? The armour worn by greek spartans ?

    • @Joshua-Mark
      @Joshua-Mark 4 місяці тому +48

      @@candyman9635 no hes talking about the masterchief

  • @ClassicGamer2996
    @ClassicGamer2996 3 місяці тому +2

    I remember that my uncle brought back a wall rug from when he fought in the Afghanistan war

  • @enyoowen.yookay
    @enyoowen.yookay Місяць тому +1

    Legend mate. ❤

  • @Huy-G-Le
    @Huy-G-Le Рік тому +415

    "Guard show Infidel their cute dog."
    "He tried to bites Infidel."
    BASED.

    • @Aaronschannels
      @Aaronschannels Рік тому +16

      He’s well trained

    • @batchagaloopytv5816
      @batchagaloopytv5816 Рік тому

      bites not bits 🙄

    • @larsliamvilhelm
      @larsliamvilhelm Рік тому +6

      Based and tali-pilled

    • @ulau
      @ulau Рік тому +7

      @KanashiiFX it is hard to explain, you can have dog to guard your properties but you cant touch the dog without glove, dog is considered unclean and cant be in your house.
      If you have to touch the dog (without glove or direct skin contact) for whatever reason, you have to clean seven time with water and the last one with clay/dirt.
      It is different kind of haram.

    • @temkin9298
      @temkin9298 2 місяці тому

      ​@@ulau Better than being ill from disease. But why 7 times?
      Also, how touching something is haram? Isn't it for prayer appearing in front of god clean and also for everyone's health?

  • @ShadowAkatora
    @ShadowAkatora Рік тому +314

    Presumably Callum is now on some government watchlist.

    • @homeworld1765
      @homeworld1765 Рік тому +75

      MI6 is probably sitting outside the Lotus Eaters studio

    • @user-wt8zh1bx8y
      @user-wt8zh1bx8y Рік тому +55

      If you follow Miles you'll know both of them were immediately put on a schengen no-fly list

    • @raminybhatti5740
      @raminybhatti5740 Рік тому +17

      @@homeworld1765 they've probably sneaked in a few employees onto the Lotus payroll. 😅

    • @brandonbeedle5278
      @brandonbeedle5278 Рік тому +74

      He’s probably on a watchlist not for going to Afghanistan, but because of mean words.

    • @josiahfugal5407
      @josiahfugal5407 Рік тому +5

      Several, most likely

  • @Comical-Intellect
    @Comical-Intellect 27 днів тому

    This is great, I watched the whole thing, great to get an honest insight into such place without political agenda or propaganda, just a bloke visiting a place.
    Thank you for all the work, actually doing it, putting it together and sharing to us all.
    Ive learned a lot. ❤

  • @prevails85
    @prevails85 2 дні тому

    Awesome documentary!! Very interesting!

  • @shadown5757
    @shadown5757 Рік тому +421

    “Discover Pakistan”……….”kaboom” that sign combination on the same line was hilarious 🤣🤣

    • @sahirdamani1264
      @sahirdamani1264 Рік тому +7

      That was hilarious lmao

    • @juampisito
      @juampisito Рік тому +41

      I don't know if people from Pakistan have really dark humor or that it was not intentional xd

    • @Paqcar
      @Paqcar Рік тому +16

      @@juampisito Lmao, I’m 99% sure it was unintentional

    • @abu-omaral-bakr392
      @abu-omaral-bakr392 Рік тому +11

      Pakistan is the most beautiful country on Earth

    • @natsu7352
      @natsu7352 Рік тому +18

      @@abu-omaral-bakr392 kaboom!
      jk

  • @synful3826
    @synful3826 3 дні тому

    Thanks for this, was assigned to Tarin Kowt in 2011, nice to see the country hasnt gone down the shitter.

  • @ddtdanilo
    @ddtdanilo 3 місяці тому +2

    It's crazy how Toyota never ask who is the buyer

  • @datemike1184
    @datemike1184 2 місяці тому +6

    I was there for fall of kabul 2021 and helped evacuate people. Insane to see the airport operating normally. When I was there it was like mw2 misson

  • @ShoRyuBarbie
    @ShoRyuBarbie Рік тому +532

    This is the weirdest honeymoon ever.

    • @michaelsorensen7567
      @michaelsorensen7567 Рік тому +20

      Including Bernie's in Soviet Russia?

    • @theeccentrictripper3863
      @theeccentrictripper3863 Рік тому

      @@michaelsorensen7567 What was weird about that? You're a socialist, you just got married and you're not interested in death camps, vintage cars, or mass starvation, there's really only one place left.

    • @FazeParticles
      @FazeParticles Рік тому +3

      @@michaelsorensen7567 this was far more based TBH.

  • @turin2
    @turin2 4 місяці тому +1

    first time customer. 5 minutes in and ive subbed, like your style

  • @devigardian2
    @devigardian2 2 місяці тому +2

    I went to Brussels last year and had my phone pickpocketed, I thought I went outta my depth going somewhere foreign.
    Then there's this guy...

  • @WayStedYou
    @WayStedYou Рік тому +2036

    TFW you get a more calm and reasonable response from Taliban than the Tolerant Leftists in your previous video.

    • @bugsy742
      @bugsy742 Рік тому +119

      Good point mate!

    • @lavish_1717
      @lavish_1717 Рік тому +2

      Even Musliims are more tolerant than the leftiists

    • @vorynrosethorn903
      @vorynrosethorn903 Рік тому +168

      They are considerably more moral actors. Low bars and all that.

    • @ggggg3459
      @ggggg3459 Рік тому +2

      @@vorynrosethorn903 dude there is nothing more fake than the western and modernist society, full of plastics and fake speeches.

    • @julia_173
      @julia_173 Рік тому

      Obviously, there was no reason for him to get mad or anything, he fought through a terrible war, he spoke the truth which he believed in, he had nothing to fear, he had nothing to hide and at the interview on the day they celebrated victory, perhaps he was quite proud as well that his heroic deed along with the independence of his nation would be acknowledged by the world outside, unlike the parasitic leftists rallying under a banner of deceit to propagate lies.

  • @sophialove-qe1ro
    @sophialove-qe1ro 10 місяців тому +483

    Thanks for showing us the streets of Birmingham much appreciated x

    • @simonh6371
      @simonh6371 10 місяців тому +1

      Was it Alum Rock or Aston?

    • @skycloud4802
      @skycloud4802 5 місяців тому +1

      Including the sewage on the streets.

    • @infinitesimotel
      @infinitesimotel 5 місяців тому +6

      It is depressingly sad to see such a comment in any context.

    • @_msraviation
      @_msraviation 4 місяці тому +3

      best comment

    • @bldontmatter5319
      @bldontmatter5319 4 місяці тому

      Reality is sad. Britain is now the middle east! ​@@infinitesimotel

  • @nmc1702
    @nmc1702 4 місяці тому

    Great experience Callum

  • @Badger69-96
    @Badger69-96 4 місяці тому +3

    You kept mentioning " Birmingham," obviously the place left an impression on you 😂😂

  • @tylermorris84
    @tylermorris84 Рік тому +1369

    American Marine here, served in Helmand, AFG in 2009-2010. This was amazing man! I have the same outlook as the other soldiers/service members that you described, and I'm fascinated to see where Afghanistan has gone. Thanks for filling me in!

    • @mujahid-9630
      @mujahid-9630 Рік тому +46

      Hey man 😆 I’ve lived in Helmand for 3 years. I’m from the east of afg but lived there when I was a child in 2006-09

    • @tylermorris84
      @tylermorris84 Рік тому +56

      @@mujahid-9630 Do you know the Castle ruins at Taghaz? big hill right next to the Helmand river with stone remains at the top? that's where we were.

    • @berzercher
      @berzercher Рік тому +1

      @@tylermorris84 the van boys are coming

    • @NicholasOrlick
      @NicholasOrlick Рік тому

      Yeah I was sad for like a day and then I started to realize that western hubris clouded my reality. Absolutely no way we were just going to set up a western democracy for real. The Taliban taking over was essentially inevitable, it’s just happened a lot quicker than expected. And if I’m being honest, their views are more in line with the average afghan…

    • @tylermorris84
      @tylermorris84 Рік тому +38

      @@berzercher Meaning the angry Taliban is going to come pick me up in their van to behead me elsewhere?
      That's not really how it went down in our area. I don't think they'd be bothered to fill up the tank on my behalf.