Suhel and Jai then invite Jessica to join them on their tour of the country, which she does.

They stop in a small cafe selling kebabs where they meet American journalist Jessica Beckham ( Linda Arsenio) who is working for Reuters in reporting on the US side of the Afghan war. On the way, they stop in the village of Ishtar along with the taxi driver Khyber (Hanif Humghum), who has watched his country fall apart over the decades. This follows an escape from capture by the Taliban.

They take a tour of the country in a taxi, starting in Kabul. The two are shocked at the state of the country and the ruins that remain due to years of rule by the Taliban Regime. Suhel Khan ( John Abraham) and Jai Kapoor ( Arshad Warsi) are Indian journalists working for Star News who are sent into Afghanistan to create a report on what life is like in the country following the US-led invasion of the country in September 2001. Kabul Express was shot entirely in Afghanistan. According to him Kabul Express is loosely based on his and his friend Rajan Kapoor's experiences in post-Taliban Afghanistan. Kabul Express is the first fictional film for director Kabir Khan who has made several documentaries over the years in Afghanistan. The film stars John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Salman Shahid, Hanif Humgaam and Linda Arsenio. This is the story of a unique reluctant bond that develops between people who are otherwise hostile towards each other but are compiled to understand one another in the time that they are forced to share together.Kabul Express is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language adventure thriller film written and directed by documentary film maker Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films was released on 15 December 2006. Set in post 9/11 war-torn Afghanistan, Kabul Express is a kidnap drama that is alternately funny and horrifying. This is a thrilling story, spanning 48 hours, of five individuals linked by hate and fear, but brought together by fate to finally recognize each other. Five people from different worlds, their paths are destined to cross in a ruthless country devastated by war- Afghanistan. Jessica Beckham - An American photojournalist ready to risk her life to photograph the Taliban.

Imran Khan Afridi - a soldier of the hated Taliban who needs to escape the wrath of the Afghans and run to his country, Pakistan, Khyber, a proud Afghan who has seen the destruction of his country over the decades. Jai and suhel - TV journalists from India in search of the ultimate news scoop: meeting the Taliban.

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