Date
Feb 16, 2023, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Location
Speakers
- AffiliationFerris Professor of Journalism in Residence
- Zaki DaryabiAffiliationJournalist and Editor-in-Chief of Etilaatroz
- Lutf Ali Sultani (Moderator)AffiliationFellow at the SPIA Afghanistan Policy Lab
Sponsors
- Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination
- Humanities Council
Audience
- Open To Public
- RSVP Required
Event Description

Amsterdam International Film Festival (IDFA) award-winning documentary, The Etilaatroz reflects on the fall of Kabul and captures the chaotic moments of the day it fell to the hands of the Taliban. It shows how the people panicked when the Afghan security forces lost control of the country. August 15, 2021 was the day when the government collapsed, and people rushed to the airport to flee the country. Abbas Rezaei, writer and filmmaker picked up his camera and started filming the chaotic moments starting from his office, The Etilaatroz.