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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Chronicling a conflict that has spanned more than a decade and bridged generations, delivers a comprehensive 360-degree view of a complex war, from its swift and relentless beginnings to the eve of the U.S. pullout in 2014. Raw footage of combat, rare photos and intimate firsthand accounts capture all angles of the war from the soldiers₂ viewpoint and offer an in-depth perspective never before seen by the American public.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Immediately after the 9/11 attacks, a small contingent of US Troops were sent on a secret mission to overthrow the Taliban. What happens next is equal parts war origin story & cautionary tale, illuminating the impact of 15 years of constant combat.. This untold story features unprecedented access to the Green Berets who played pivotal roles in these covert missions. Reflecting on their experiences and on the brothers-in-arms they lost, these elite...
Publisher
NGHT, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013].
Language
English
Description
Battleground Afghanistan looks inside the latest chapter of the Afghan conflict as seen by American Marines on the front-lines of the war. As tens of thousands of troops withdraw from Afhanistan, Captain Ben Middendorf and his men of Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines -- based at Camp Pendleton In San Diego are staying behind to continues the fight. These Marines are taking the fight directly to the Taliban with a mission to locate, disrupt,...
4) Hyena Road
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Hyena Road is a taut war action film about Canadian troops in Afghanistan as seen through the eyes of three very different men: A sniper who has never allowed himself to think of his targets as human and becomes implicated in the life of one; an intelligence officer who has never contemplated killing and becomes the engine of a plot to kill; and a legendary Mujahideen warrior who had put war behind him and is now the center of the battle zone.
Publisher
Warner Bros Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Afghan interpreter Ahmed (Dar Salim). After an ambush, Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save Kinley's life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must repay his debt by returning to the war zone to retrieve them before the Taliban hunts them down first.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, follow Andrew Briggman, a young soldier in the US invasion of Afghanistan who witnesses other recruits killing innocent civilians under the direction of a sadistic leader, Sergeant Deeks. Andrew considers reporting them to higher-ups, but the heavily armed, increasingly violent platoon becomes suspicious that someone in their ranks has turned on them.
7) Restrepo
Publisher
Virgil Films & Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
This documentary chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, Restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. This is an entirely experiential film: the cameras never leave the valley; there are no interviews with generals or diplomats.
8) A War
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Danish
Description
Afghanistan. During a routine mission, soldiers are caught in heavy crossfire. Commander Claus makes a decision to save his men, which has grave consequences for him, and his family back home.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment [distributor
Pub. Date
2008]
Edition
[Full screen ed.].
Language
English
Description
Two determined California college students, Arian and Ernest, follow the inspiration of their idealistic professor, Dr. Malley, and attempt to do something important with their lives. The two make the bold decision to join the battle in Afghanistan. Dr. Malley is both moved and distraught. Now, as Arian and Ernest fight for survival in the field and the human consequences of war becomes clear for these two students trapped behind enemy lines. They...
10) Magnum P.I
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2019]-
Language
English
Description
A modern take on the classic series centering on Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator.
12) Fire Creek
Publisher
Distributed by Covenant Communications
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Spared by a God he didn't believe in, Jason Malek comes home to Utah with shrapnel wounds in his legs and the memory of his best friend dying in combat. As Jason struggles with the question of why he heard a voice that saved his life, he meets new neighbors who have challenges of their own. As he grows closer to them he discovers they have needs he is uniquely prepared to meet. He also learns more about his relationship to his father, who had been...
13) 12 strong
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.
Publisher
Purposeful Productions, Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A documentary that chronicles one soldier's journey back from the brink of suicide. In 2010, Staff Sergeant Aaron Heliker returned from multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), in addition to third-degree burns and nerve damage from a roadside bomb. At his most desperate and isolated, on 42 medications and suicidal, Aaron is introduced to the unlikeliest of saviors:...
15) Lone survivor
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The story of four Navy SEALs sent on an ill-fated covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative. They are ambushed by enemy forces in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. Based on The New York Times bestseller.
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