Overview

• “Hollywoodgate – Ein Jahr unter den Taliban” includes footage filmed under life-threatening conditions in Kabul by Egyptian director Ibrahim Nash’at.
• The film captures a Taliban unit inspecting the deserted Hollywood Gate base on August 31, 2021, uncovering stocked refrigerators, medical supplies, fighter jets and Black Hawk helicopters.
• Documentary scenes suggest local engineers may be able to restore damaged U.S. aircraft, indicating a potential boost to Taliban air capabilities.
• Final sequences show a first-anniversary military parade showcasing captured U.S. hardware and attended by Russian and Iranian representatives, highlighting regional diplomatic interest.
• The release builds on earlier analyses of the roughly $7 billion in equipment left behind after the 2021 U.S. withdrawal by providing rare primary-source visual documentation.