Lord of the Highway | Naval Intelligence

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🗓️ 8 March 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Uruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan. An Army convoy rumbles in on the dangerous highway from Kandahar, bringing vital supplies to American troops. This is facilitated by Matiullah Khan, a local warlord with connections in the Afghan government. When two US soldiers are assassinated by an Afghan ally, Naval intelligence officer Matt Cricchio suspects that Khan might be behind the attack. Vanessa Kirby joins Matt on a mission to bring him down. Could YOU tell friend from foe? From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. . Series producers: Gemma Newby, Joe Foley. Produced by Joe Foley. Music by Nick Ryan.

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0:00.0	brought to you by Aspire Mungfront on ITVX, a six-part drama of friendship and betrayal,
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0:21.0	Welcome to True Spies. Week by week, mission by mission. You'll hear the true stories
0:38.0	behind the world's greatest espionage operations. You'll meet the people who navigate this secret world.
0:46.0	What do they know? What are their skills? And what would you do in that position?
0:54.0	This is True Spies. Think about this guy. He was a taxi driver, but he went from being a taxi driver to being a king.
1:04.0	This guy ran everything. He worked the tribes to his advantage. He worked the Taliban to his advantage.
1:10.0	He was a mafia Don, just instead of being in New York City, he lived in Afghanistan.
1:17.0	This is True Spies. Episode 98. Lord of the Highway.
1:29.0	Welcome to Candahar, Afghanistan. The year 2012, by all means, take a look around.
1:38.0	But it's probably best that the Ummaker to short stay. This is the beating heart of Taliban country after all.
1:46.0	But if you're keen to continue your tour in a similarly daring vein, you could do a lot worse than Urazgan, one province over to the north.
1:56.0	Urazgan Province was the birthplace of the Taliban. The Dutch had had it earlier in the war. And when they made a unanimous decision to leave Afghanistan, the Australians took it over.
2:09.0	There was always an American special operations presence there, and we were a part of that.
2:15.0	Take the highway through the desert from Candahar to Tarynk out. Urazgan's regional capital.
2:22.0	It's a snaking three-hour drive through the dust and debris of southern Afghanistan.
2:28.0	But time your journey carefully. The highway can be a dangerous place for the unwary traveler.
2:34.0	So, play it safe. Wait for security day.
2:40.0	Courtesy of a man called Matiula Khan.
2:43.0	Security day was the weekly convoy in which my two-locons private army would protect U.S. supply convoy traveling from Candahar to Urazgan Province.
2:58.0	And lucky you, there's no need to hit the road alone. We'd like to introduce you to your guide.
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