My Intense ESCAPE From Afghanistan… Simon Wilson 

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“”The politics have ruined the country. But the people are great. “ This should be written into every parliament building.

2:55 Mosul and Erbil are over 2000km OUTSIDE of Afghanistan

I could listen to Simon's stories all day, everyday.

If only there was a McDonalds in Kabul, you could've done the 'Maccies Trick' on your way out!

Simon Wilson is the nicest guy ever man

Great RU-vidr and an absolute nutter for wanting to go back after what he experienced

Another great video simon loves to push the boundaries

This is wild!! only half the story!!! Simon Wilson NEVER disapoints....👌✌✌🤘🤘👊👊🤙🤙

Mosul and Erbil are in Iraq. Come on my boi!

Hey Simon, sorry to hear about your experience; it sounds like your contact really caught you off guard. Things didn't go well, possibly because your contact isn't licensed to guide tourists in Afghanistan. When visiting Afghanistan as a foreigner, you have two options: either go through a registered tour agent or register yourself at the Ministry of Tourism and Culture. This registration, done for your safety, allows you to freely visit various places. Your guide, if registered, should be aware of this process. Also, based on your story, the consulate in Dubai was already informed about your visit. Your guide should have also prepared you for the airport situation; Kabul airport's limited capacity means the arrival hall is outside, and filming or photographing at security checkpoints is usually not allowed. A friendly advice for anyone planning to visit Afghanistan, especially vloggers, is to gather as much information as possible from your guide and ensure you register with local authorities before filming. Afghanistan's current situation has some unique aspects, and it's your guide's responsibility to provide explanations and briefings about them.

Love Simon, imagine travelling with him, it would be brilliant. So long as there were the golden arches! Dream place is definitely the rocky mountains in Canada to follow in my late father's footsteps. Great video guys!

I've seen the video with Bald and Bankrupt if you want to see his version there.

We were there 20 years and to think we could get everything out is ignorant. We also left the equipment for the ANA and they folded like a cheap suit. Most of our equipment needs parts, and daily maintenance by trained mechanics to properly function. Good luck keeping the gear up and functioning.

lmaooooo at Simon having his own Ben Affleck Argo moment and wanting to repeat the experience

i love how everyone in the comments is a professional 😂😂

Why have this big TV style studio but then only put the full episode on bloody Spotify. 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️🙄

Great show guys. I’m a big fan of Simon’s content.

Simon is the best! Love his attitude.

I love Simon! Next time you have him on give him a pin mic! he loves to lean back! hahaha luckily just about heard it all - what an amazing story!

Are the full podcasts only available on Spotify? Not having much luck with the apple podcast app.

Jack should really do merch or something

Simon is a legend wicked guy

Fair play Simon!

Man said Mosul and Erbil lol

Love Simon, even have Skint merch. But his takes on North Korea, Afghanistan and anything in between are horrific at times. Didn't think he'd be as naive considering the experiences he's had

Stevie: "it's like they won a war" Yes Stevie. They literally did win the war.

What a guy

Mental RU-vidr, mental story. It’s crazzzzzy how he wants to go back but yk what power to him 😭

What was the other half of the story?

I’m very confused he said he wants to visit Mosul and erbil in Afghanistan but that’s in iraq?

Whats with all the bad Comments. I love Simons content.

Been there 3 times TB's will only show aggression if feel threatened or being disrespectful to them, otherwise the people are extremely super friendly very welcoming and their hospitality is unreal....there must have been something that happened or someone did for this person to feel threatened

- And do you want to go back? - Yeeeah 😅

I’ve noticed jack looks very unwell ,I really hope everything is ok with him . Sending best wishes

Good story

Rally hate the fact you don’t upload the full videos to RU-vid Spotify is really something that should be phased out of our livew

Yeah he sounds really clued up! Mosul and Erbil are in Iraq.

Jaack needs to visit Afghanistan

He must be on about "bald and bankrupt" they didn't like his humour😅

Proffesional waffler not a single word he said is true or makes sense

💯 Callum abroad he’s on about

I did some filming in Afghanistan just before the Taliban marched into Kabul. Yeah it can get intense.

any lord miles fans?

Three Afghans, three Spanish tourists killed in Bamyan shooting

Sounds like Newport on a Friday.

Hes a story teller

Honestly this story has a lot of plot holes, it might be true but sounds weird. Since a Germany youtuber is traveling Afghanistan now by bike, and he has a lot of contacts there, he met a lot of Taliban, all of them have been really friendly to him, he even seemed annoyed that everyone was even taking pictures with him and so on. Like most of the Afghanis now, are kinda happy that the taliban took over just because that the War is over and its finally peace over there.

Right, 3 minutes in he lied - there are different branches in the IEA there is a police force and army branch also, there’s nothing wrong with having armed forces in airports you have the same in London or America and any other country, there are a lot of tourists in Afghanistan it was labelled as the Number 1 country to visit in 2023, we did win the war so of course we’re going to put up our flag, the guy he met is stupid there is nothing wrong with filming and most of the tourist guides are idiots he wanted free clout the Taliban don’t murder people for not filming he was just making this seem a lot worse that it actually is and of course it’s dodgy if u come to a country for 12 hours and leave it’s pretty sketchy

This guy doesn’t know what the fuck he’s talking about

Probably cause they didnt have a mcdonalds

Mosul and Erbil ????????? 🤣 check your map Simon !

Simon is awesome but he is not a quiet, blend in kind of guy. He doesn’t think about bringing it down a few notches when visiting some places in the Middle East. I would never have pulled my camera out and done the usual vlogger thing until I knew about what I should/shouldn’t be doing.

I didnt know you guys where still around i thought the channel had closed. Your never in my recommended 😢

Story sounds a bit sketchy

Sorta guy to outwardly say "im not into politics, and I dont lean any particular way...... but I love Trump and Elon...."

I wonder if the person they were mad at for posting was Lord Miles? Either-way I think he would be a great pod guest too,

Is he Jason Mannford's brother?

Simon is a legend! Great podcast

Seems an issue with the tour guide tbh. Simon didnt even experience Afghanistan at all.

Sorry let me correct you about the American tank or military equipment,no they didn’t left everything behind %70 to 80 of the equipments had been taken back by the American the remaining %20 were damaged very badly but the taliban repair them back.

Afghanistan is what is referred to as a “failed state” in international relations. This means there’s no order from a government, there’s no law enforcement, stable economy there is just nothing. It’s severely dangerous to enter these kinds of countries without a full understanding of what you’re getting into or a plan for ensuring your safety whilst there. What seems to have gone wrong here was a lack of planning and securing trusted contacts within the country to keep you safe. This is not the place to have miscommunication with the person you’re meant to rely on for your safety. You’d be better off next time assembling a team of trusted guides as there have been many other RU-vidrs who have gone there and had more success.

What a colossal waste of time that 'trip' was

My understanding was trump committed to leave and Biden basically had to follow through. America always leaves the gear behind

Bald and bankrupt mustve been the some one😂

wait where is the full pod

Imagine being stalked by the tailban

Maybe it was Bald who pissed off the Taliban

Is the other video that caused problems the bald and bankrupt one?

Such a GOAT

The US left equipment in Afghanistan because they believed, incorrectly, that the American supported Afghan government would fight the Taliban. The US wanted to leave the Afghanistan, but wanted to prevent the Taliban from taking power. The arms were left to so the Afghan government could resist the Taliban. We now know that Afghan military immediately surrendered to the Taliban. This was clearly a huge intelligence failure on the part of the US, however it oversimplifies things to say that the US just left everything. We also don't know what Trump would have done. He might have taken every last bolt, as Simon says, or he might have wanted to leave the Afghans weapons to defend themselves against the Taliban.

I think you mentioned cities in Iraq 🤣😅

Look simon although well travelled he doesnt actually TAKE IN the places he visits. He clealry has a lack of knowledge of places he visits. He now travels with guys like bald and bankrupt (he is sketchy at best). Simon excels at the basic "challenge" videos and nit in depth stuff.

Your guide was a scammer. He was acting and wanted a kind of support like maybe he wanted some free visa for himself and his family. That disgusting guide ruined your tour. Plenty of RU-vidrs have been there and they have all enjoyed their stays. Afghanistan is one of the most hospitable country you will ever visit. Find a proper legit guide next time you visit and share your experience than.

1:48 How can someone be so wrong about the circumstances around the American withdrawal of Afghan. And then again at 6:30 not the circumstances of the withdrawal. Starting to question everything this guy is saying when simple facts are evading the conversation

I wnt mention any names when u hear that's when u know he's talking shyt

Mosul and Irbil are not in Afg, they are in Iraq 🤦‍♂

For a pretty good content creator simon is a horrible storyteller at this podcast 😅

I think I have got a clue who he is talking about. 😏

Funny Jack doesn’t like Klopp. Bloke who gives up his Christmas to go to children’s hospitals ect.. will happily do videos and laugh along with people that kick their cat round the front room and cheat on their pregnant partner as long as he gets a few quid 🤣

Word !

what a man

😂 jay cartwright

Reckon he’s talking about lord miles buying and selling his he Taliban stuff?😂

Shit! Det här ska jag lyssna på i morgon 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Didn’t fancy telling him to sit closer to the mic then, can hardly hear him for a lot of the podcast

He's clearly lying about this whole story 😂😂

Western countries always act with a moral high ground and quick to condemn likes of Russia but the reality they such hypocrites. What they did Afghanistan is so disgusting yet no one has taken accountability for it

guessing it was bald and bankrupts video that pissed them off....!!!!

I think the guy you met was doing something he shouldn’t be doing and you just happened to be there pure bad luck

No McDonald's there

Asks a question in which he already answered embarrassing podcast

People crying Simon is talking about his experience

Unfortunately his political knowledge lacks, trump to blame for a lot of it

Simon man I love the story but stay out of the politics. Trump signed the deal that led to the shitty withdraw from Afghanistan and only left Biden with a couple of months to figure it all out.

Who was the person that posted something they didn't like?

You had to escape Afghanistan, because you went to Afghanistan. This guy is the definition of naive.

I think he just chickened out when he saw the taliban out in the open.... i mean what else did he expect? Taliban IS the government of Afghanistan now!..... i have seen videos of afghanistan on other channels like backpacking ben, bald & bankrupt, harry jugard and even of a solo women travelle carrie patsalis ....

Trump would have left everything too. He’s a compulsive liar

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