For 75 years, Nato members have protected each other through the principle of collective defence, promoting solidarity and camaraderie.
In this documentary and the new BFBS Radio documentary 'Nato 75 - An Alliance Rescue' we speak to the Royal Air Force and Luftwaffe personnel who were involved in the courageous rescue of two German soldiers who were left at Kabul airport during the 2021 evacuation.
00:00 - Afghan Exfil: Courage Over Chaos
00:04 - Introduction
01:12 - Flt Lt Mark Jenkins finding out two have been left behind in Kabul
02:18 - Lars the Aircraft Engineer explains the situation on the ground
02:55 - Flt Lt Mark Jenkins explains the flight conditions for Kabul
04:55 - Footage from the landing at Kabul airport
05:32 - Situation on the ground at Kabul Airport
08:20 - Stephan explains how it felt being left behind
09:17 - Take off from Kabul
10:23 - Back to safety
11:19 - Stephan's reflection
12:20 - Flt Lt Mark Jenkins reflection
14:00 - Conclusion
A special thank you to the RAF for allowing us to use their footage and the Luftwaffe for allowing us to interview with them.
BFBS Radio Documentary: https://radio.bfbs.com/podcasts/bfbsdocumentaries
Forces News Article: https://www.forces.net/feature/true-alliance-raf-pilot-who-rescued-two-german-soldiers-face-taliban