Kabul Express is a thriller action drama. The movie revolves around two Indian journalists – Suhel Khan (John Abraham) and Jai Kapoor (Arshad Warsi). Suhel and Jai are sent to Afghanistan to report on life in the country after the US-led invasion. The two journalists travel through the country with an Afghan driver and guide, Khyber (Habif Humghum) and meet an American journalist, Jessica Beckham (Linda Arsenio), on their way. Things take a turn when a Taliban official Imran Khan (Salman Shahid) demands them to join him on his journey to Pakistan. This unexpected encounter with the Taliban official may change their lives forever.