[3] Pictures from Afghanistan follows David Pratt as he returns to meets the Afghan Mujahedeen that he originally reported on during the 1980's Soviet–Afghan War.

[1][4] Locations visited include the Russian Centre for Science and Culture, and the Kabul Zoo.

[5][6] The film includes commentary about the September 11 attacks, and the ongoing heroin addiction in Kabul.

[5] Humanity and empathy are recurring themes in the documentary, and Pratt discusses how he struggles with both while reporting on the war.

[4][5][8] The film was endorsed by journalism professor Eamonn O’Neill on his Talk Media podcast[9] and is praised by Alina Faulds for telling a "love story" about Afghanistan, that she says humanizes a conflict that western observers tend to see through a distant lens.