Storyline: A night raid by U.S. troops 17 years ago resulted in the deaths of nearly a hundred civilians, most of whom were women and children, in Aziz Abad village, western Afghanistan's Herat Province. To this day, the villagers have not been able to overcome the grief of losing their loved ones. Villager Gul Ahmad recounted that the village, now filled with desolate, abandoned houses, was once vibrant with laughter until that fateful night when U.S. forces dropped bombs. In that attack, he lost a total of 36 relatives. "The U.S. invaders bombed here. This area used to belong to my uncle. This is his house. His name was Gul Jan. That concrete house belonged to my brother, Reza Khan. The bomb hit the roof of this house. The U.S. military targeted this house. They bombed from both the air and the ground. This house also belonged to my brother. Nine family members including my brother, his wife and their children, were killed here," said Gul Ahmad. Ahmad said that in just one night, 91 people lost their lives in the U.S. raid on the village. To this day, the U.S. has not provided an explanation for that bombing, nor has anyone received compensation. "Ninety-one people were killed in one night, including children. The commanders and soldiers responsible must be held accountable in the international court. We hope they will compensate the victims' families, as people have the right to claim compensation. They took lives and then returned to the U.S. This is not right. On the other hand, they claimed to have helped Afghanistan, but what help have they actually provided? Aside from killing and destruction, we see no assistance from the U.S. to Afghanistan," Gul Ahmad said. On October 7, 2001, the U.S. launched the war in Afghanistan under the guise of "counter-terrorism." The military action, which lasted 20 years, not only failed to achieve its so-called goal of combating terrorism but also caused immense loss of life and property for the Afghan people, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of Afghan civilians and about 11 million becoming refugees. Shotlist: Aziz Abad village, Herat Province, west Afghanistan - Sept 10, 2025: 1. Car view of village 2. Various of abandoned houses, teenagers walking 3. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Gul Ahmad, villager (partially overlaid with shot 4/ending with shot 5): "The U.S. invaders bombed here. This area used to belong to my uncle. This is his house. His name was Gul Jan. That concrete house belonged to my brother, Reza Khan. The bomb hit the roof of this house. The U.S. military targeted this house. They bombed from both the air and the ground. This house also belonged to my brother. Nine family members including my brother, his wife and their children, were killed here." [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 4. Various of houses owned by Gul Ahmad’s uncle [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 5. Various of concrete house owned by Gul Ahmad’s brother 6. Various of abandoned houses 7. Boy 8. Houses 9. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Gul Ahmad, villager (partially overlaid with shots 10-11): "Ninety-one people were killed in one night, including children. The commanders and soldiers responsible must be held accountable in the international court. We hope they will compensate the victims' families, as people have the right to claim compensation. They took lives and then returned to the U.S. This is not right. On the other hand, they claimed to have helped Afghanistan, but what help have they actually provided? Aside from killing and destruction, we see no assistance from the U.S. to Afghanistan." [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 10. Various of abandoned houses 11. Woman [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 12. Various of houses, solar panels, trees. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]