Exit Afghanistan

Colonel Odd Andreas Søbstad and his men are ready to leave Camp Maimana and Faryab province, after Norwegian soldiers have been there since 2005. The atmosphere of the local population is shared. Some are very happy that the soldiers are leaving. "We do not need" Norwegian-smorish "soldiers, ever since our grandfather's time no unbelievers have protected us," says the older man, Yellow Mamad. He points out that American soldiers have burned the holy book of the Qur'an and insulted the Prophet Muhammad. While the kid Jawid fears for safety.

Prime Minister Espen Barth Eide comes to Faryab to lead the ceremony when the camp and the responsibility for security are left to the Afghans. "Our role is to help, not to drive the country for you," says the Defense Minister's last word to the Afghan security forces. But neither the hospital nor the radio connection that is handed over to the Afghan army live up to expectations, nor does the kitchen that the Norwegians have built in the camp in so-called Afghan manner.

The interpreters Behrouz and Sidiq have been working for the Norwegian soldiers in Maimana for several years. They are threatened by the Taliban and fear for life. The soldiers have now left the province of Faryab and the interpreting missions have ended. Both Behrouz and Sidiq have sought Norwegian authorities for protection in Norway, but have not yet received any clarification. In the military camp that the Afghan army has taken over from the Norwegian soldiers, the hospital doctor discovers that he cannot treat wounded soldiers because most of the equipment has been removed and sent to Norway. The people celebrate the holiday Id, when a suicide bomber acts against the mosque in Maimana.

President Hamid Karzai arrives at Maimana and hits people in shock at the suicide bomber who carried out his action during the celebration of Id. He meets with claims that the Kabul authorities release terrorists for payment. Karzai responds by lifting up a little girl on the arm, telling the crowd that it is the growing children who are going to change Afghanistan, that through education and development they will get their revenge on the terrorists. 22-year-old Asmat believes that if war had led to development, Afghanistan would have been the world's most developed country.