![]() ![]() These sentiments are sincere but there are concerns, even at this point, about an impending withdrawal. From a Colorado base, LTC Matthew Chaney remarks to the Berets that “we’re in this together” and that he believes the Afghan leaders are well-positioned for the long haul and “can get it done.” In Afghanistan, Sadat is equally confident, telling his men, “I’m standing with you every step of the way… you will never be left alone.” Army Green Berets advise and assist a 150,000-strong unit of Afghan National Army soldiers who are led by General Sami Sadat. It’s a scene of desperation teetering on the edge of calamity, and though that disaster will eventually materialize, Retrograde first rewinds eight months to January 2021 to take up residence alongside defensive forces at Camp Shorabak in Helmand Province. A flare cascades slowly to the ground, illuminating visages that are exhausted, beleaguered, terrified. Others huddle together with their children in their arms along a fence topped with barbed wire. ![]() One mother is told that she needs an American passport in order to proceed, and turns around and disappears into the throngs. In this mess, someone screams out for their father, a woman cradles her infant while wearing a COVID mask beneath her nose, and people scurry this way and that. 11 on Hulu) begins in August 2021 at Kabul Airport, where soldiers fire machine gun rounds into the air in an attempt to disperse the frantic crowds threatening to overrun the facility. military operations in Afghanistan, Retrograde (Dec. No matter one’s opinion about the justness of the Afghanistan War, it’s a damning film that does President Joe Biden no favors. The latest from Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning director Matthew Heineman ( Cartel Land, City of Ghosts, A Private War), this on-the-ground snapshot of the United States’ 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan-viewed primarily through the eyes of one of the country’s bravest and staunchest local commanders-is a study of a betrayal and its heartbreaking fallout. Retrograde is a documentary of faces, which convey a depth of fear and despair that resounds louder than any of its anguished pleas, sorrowful apologies, and futile promises. ![]()
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