TV tonight: a gripping new thriller about the fall of Kabul
How the US abandonment of the Afghan capital destroyed lives. Plus: celebrating Paul Simon’s legendary Graceland album at the Proms. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, BBC FourWhen Joe Biden...
By Phil Harrison, Graeme Virtue, Priya Elan and Simon Wardell · The Guardian Culture
How the US abandonment of the Afghan capital destroyed lives. Plus: celebrating Paul Simon’s legendary Graceland album at the Proms. Here’s what to watch this evening 9pm, BBC Four When Joe Biden decided it was “time to end America’s longest war”, he set in motion a tragic and shameful train of events, dramatised in this gripping thriller. As Americans withdrew from Kabul the Taliban moved in, which meant hell for women, dissidents and anyone who had collaborated with the occupiers. Through the eyes of the Nazany family – trying to decide whether to stay or flee – Kabul illuminates the human dilemmas behind the geopolitics. Phil Harrison Continue reading...