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Battleground Afghanistan

Season 1
NGC looks inside the latest chapter of the Afghan Conflict as seen by the American Marines in Afghanistan. Capt. Ben Middendorf and his men take the fight directly to the Taliban with a mission to locate, disrupt, and destroy the enemy.
IMDb 7.220135 episodes
X-Ray16+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - First Contact
    June 30, 2013
    44min
    TV-14
    Capt. Ben Middendorf and the men of Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, enter the most dangerous place in Afghanistan with two objectives: disrupt and destroy the Taliban, without losing a man.
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  2. S1 E2 - Booby Traps & Poppy Fields
    July 7, 2013
    43min
    TV-14
    Golf Company must reach and clear a drug baron's compound, and under constant fire they have an even grimmer threat looming in the back of their minds: IEDs.
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  3. S1 E3 - Fighting Ghosts
    July 14, 2013
    44min
    TV-14
    Golf Company continues their relentless surge, encountering civilians for the first time, and hunting for the enemy's command center.
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  4. S1 E4 - Trapped by The Taliban
    July 21, 2013
    43min
    TV-14
    14 days into Golf Company's mission, Capt. Middendorf has a bead on a Taliban command and control center. And with Taliban forces reeling under his Company's attack, he hopes to land a telling blow before mission's end.
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  5. S1 E5 - Homeward Bound
    July 28, 2013
    44min
    TV-14
    On their last mission before their scheduled return home, Golf Company face one last hurdle while raiding a narcotics processing site: they are separated, and under fire.
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Audio languages
English Dialogue Boost: MediumEnglishEnglish Dialogue Boost: High
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Adil Bradlow
Producers
Ned NalleMarkus Vernon Davies
Starring
Keith DavidBrandon Unis
Studio
National Geographic Channel
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