Our Film Critic Explores Why The Harrowing Afghanistan Images May Feel Familiar

U.S. soldiers stand guard along the perimeter at the international airport in Kabul Aug. 16, 2021.

Bob Mondello reflects on the portrayal and the despair of Afghanistan’s story, as shown on film for decades β€” in The Man Who Would Be King, Rambo III, Charlie Wilson’s War, Zero Dark Thirty and more.

(Image credit: Shekib Rahmani/AP)

Bob Mondello reflects on the portrayal and the despair of Afghanistan’s story, as shown on film for decades β€” in The Man Who Would Be King, Rambo III, Charlie Wilson’s War, Zero Dark Thirty and more.