Frontline · SEASON 40
Taliban Takeover
Episode 19 · 2021-10-12

- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
The Taliban take over Afghanistan, and the threat of ISIS and Al Qaeda intensifies. On the ground, reporter Najibullah Quraishi investigates uncertainty and fear among the Afghan people and revisits the lead-up to the U.S. defeat and the Taliban’s return.
54 minutes
Season 40 episodes
1. A Thousand Cuts2021-01-08
2. President Biden2021-01-19
3. Trump's American Carnage2021-01-26
4. China's COVID Secrets2021-02-02
5. Iraq's Assassins/ COVID in Yemen2021-02-09
6. Death Is Our Business/ Love, Life & the Virus2021-03-23
7. American Insurrection2021-04-13
8. The Virus That Shook the World (1)2021-04-26
9. The Virus That Shook the World (2)2021-04-27
10. Escaping Eritrea2021-05-04
11. The Healthcare Divide2021-05-18
12. The Jihadist2021-06-01
13. Germany's Neo-Nazis & the Far Right2021-06-29
14. The Power of the Fed2021-07-13
15. Leaving Afghanistan/India's Rape Scandal2021-07-20
16. In the Shadow of 9/112021-08-10
17. America After 9/112021-09-07
18. Boeing's Fatal Flaw2021-09-14
19. Taliban Takeover2021-10-12
20. Pandora Papers/ Massacre in El Salvador2021-11-09
21. Shots Fired2021-11-23