CIA Declassified — Season 1, Episode 9: The Fortress of War

Episode synopsis

How the CIA quashed a Taliban uprising in Afghanistan by teaming up with soldiers on the ground, despite being outnumbered.

About CIA Declassified

From Chile to Afghanistan, it’s a world within a world and CIA Declassified peels back the layers of secrecy to uncover what really happened in some of the most reported moments from history.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Real Argo
• E2The Real Zero Dark Thirty
• E3The Hunt for Che Guevara
• E4Castro and the Cold Cream
• E5Killing Mad Dog Gaddafi
• E6The Hunt for the Bombers
• E7The Deadly Phantom Coup
• E8The Beirut Bomb
• E10Operation Celestial Balance