Afghanistan: Inside Australia's War

Afghanistan: Inside Australia's War is an Australian three-piece television documentary by renowned Australian director Victoria Midwinter Pitt (also responsible for the controversial documentary Leaky Boat. The documentary provides an insider view of a the role that Australia played in the Afghanistan war, with a focus on the men and women who fought it. As of 2017, the Afghanistan war is the longest war Australia has ever engaged in, and Afghanistan: Inside Australia's War reveals life of Australian soldiers as they lived and fought the war. The crew travels with the Perth-based Special Air Services in their daily lives in Afghanistan, interviewing the soldiers and collecting never-before-seen helmet-cam battle footage.

Rating:2.8 of 5Total number of episodes:3Last broadcast:06/09/2018 at 13:00

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2018

1:01:00

Season 1, Episode 2 (Hearts And Minds)

06/09/2018 1.5 48 x

In their own words & using never-before-seen helmet-cam battle footage, Australian fighting men & women reveal their war. The battle for hearts & minds presents shocking dilemmas for the ADF. (Part 2 of 3)

1:00:00

Season 1, Episode 1 (Acts Of War)

30/08/2018 3.0 64 x

In their own words and using never-before-seen helmet-cam battle footage, Australian fighting men and women reveal their war. In the wake of 9/11 a Special Forces war builds to a fateful battle. (Part 1 of 3)

Episodes 2017

1:01:00

Season 1, Episode 3 (We All Have To Get Home)

27/04/2017 4.0 120 x

With unprecedented access, Australian fighting men and women reveal the war in their own words. Triumph and tragedy as the ADF takes on insurgents and mentors Afghan soldiers. (Final)

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