Director: Olga Chajdas, Kasia Adamik
Cast: Jonathan Zaccaï, Thibaut Évrard, Olivier Rabourdin, Jeanne Goursaud, Shervin Alenabi
Kabul is a 2025 European action-adventure series directed by Olga Chajdas and Kasia Adamik, depicting the frantic final hours of the Western evacuation from Kabul in August 2021. Set against the Taliban's rapid advance, the series follows a coalition of diplomats and aid workers racing against time to get hundreds of civilians to safety.
What is Kabul about?
On August 14, 2021, with Taliban forces closing in on Afghanistan's capital, European and American officials begin organizing what they believe will be an orderly exit. A French embassy team, alongside Italian, German, and American counterparts, coordinates with local police to move vulnerable Afghans toward the airport. Then the city falls far sooner than anyone anticipated, turning a managed operation into a desperate scramble. Citizens, interpreters, and refugees face an agonizing choice as checkpoints multiply and escape routes narrow. The series tracks multiple perspectives — the career diplomat, the field operative, the Afghan caught in between — as collective improvisation becomes the only tool left against spiraling chaos.
Cast & crew
Jonathan Zaccaï and Thibaut Évrard anchor the French contingent, while Olivier Rabourdin plays a seasoned senior official navigating political pressure from Paris. Jeanne Goursaud and Shervin Alenabi represent the ground-level perspective, with Valentina Cervi and Eric Dane rounding out the international ensemble. The multinational cast mirrors the story's genuinely multi-nation production footprint.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking diaspora viewers, Kabul carries a particular weight: the Afghan crisis of 2021 resonated deeply across Iranian, Afghan-Iranian, and broader Persian-speaking communities worldwide, many of whom have personal connections to displacement and forced migration. The series portrays the evacuation without reducing Afghans to background figures — Shervin Alenabi's presence ensures at least one perspective from inside the community. Available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, making it accessible whether you prefer to follow in your own language or keep the original French and English dialogue.
Where & how to watch
Kabul is available now on K-Time with full Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, on your TV دستگاه, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Start your subscription and cancel anytime.