# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Frontline Afghanistan by Hamilton Wende
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 05 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Frontline Afghanistan



In 2012 Hamilton Wende was part of a National Geographic team in Afghanistan, on a mission deep into the desert, heading into the front lines with a company of US Marines.



“It’s going to be a physical, mental and spiritual odyssey,” the captain said.



They were ambushed at least three times a day by the Taliban as they struggled through some of the toughest terrain in the world.



In this combat he came to experience the deepest fear he has ever known, in a place where there was no way out.



This is a story of taking one step after another, of discovering the courage to go on no matter where you find yourself.





Hamilton Wende is a writer and journalist based in Johannesburg. He is a multi-award winner including Journalist of the Year National Press Club and North West University Print/Online/Investigative/ Features in 2022 and 2023. 



His articles have appeared in many international and South African newspapers, magazines and websites, including BBC, Al Jazeera, Daily Maverick, National Geographic Traveler, GQ, The Buffalo News in the US, The Sunday Times, Business Day, The Sunday Independent andmany others.



In television he has worked for a number of international networks including National Geographic, CNN, BBC, NBC, Al Jazeera English, ZDF, ARD and a number of others. He has covered fifteen different wars in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The countries he has worked in include Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, Rwanda, Congo, Burundi, Sierra Leone, Angola, Sudan, Eritrea, Kuwait, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan.



Journey Into Darkness, a documentary on the genocide in Rwanda he worked on for the BBC with producer David Harrison and correspondent Fergal Keane won the 1994 Royal Television Society’s International Current Affairs Award. A Life Less Fortunate, a film on children in South African prisons he worked on with Belinda Hawkins of SBS won the 1999 United Nations Association of Australia Media Award.



He has written ten books: His latest thriller, Red Air, reflects his experiences with the US Marines in Afghanistan.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/st-francis-bay/frontline-afghanistan-by-hamilton-wende/200029046141256
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 29

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: St Francis Bay
- **state**: EC
- **country**: South Africa
- **location**: 171 St Francis Dr, St. Francis Bay, South Africa
- **lat**: -34.16337
- **long**: 24.82754
- **full address**: 171 St Francis Dr, St. Francis Bay, South Africa, 167 St Francis Dr, St Francis Bay, 6312, South Africa

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Frontline Afghanistan by Hamilton Wende being held?
  - **A:** Frontline Afghanistan by Hamilton Wende takes place on Wed, 05 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 05 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm at 171 St Francis Dr, St. Francis Bay, South Africa, 167 St Francis Dr, St Francis Bay, 6312, South Africa.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Frontline Afghanistan by Hamilton Wende?
  - **A:** Frontline Afghanistan by Hamilton Wende is organized by St Francis Brewery - home of St Francis Beers.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Frontline Afghanistan by Hamilton Wende is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in St Francis Bay, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Frontline Afghanistan by Hamilton Wende sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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