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Episode "Inside al Qaeda"

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  • U.S. military patrols the area surrounding Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul.
  • A local craftsman designs a traditional knife worn by all men in Yemen.
  • A suspected Al Qaeda recruit is held under arrest by U.S. forces near Kandahar.
  • A Sudanese woman stands on the remains of a U.S.-targeted chemical plant believed to be run by Al Qaeda.
  • In anticipation of an Al Qaeda resurgence, Afghan and U.S. military set up a checkpoint to inspect vehicles headed into a southern Afghan province.

  • Inside Alqaeda 4

    U.S. military patrols the area surrounding Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul.

  • Inside Alqaeda 2

    A local craftsman designs a traditional knife worn by all men in Yemen.

  • Inside Alqaeda 3

    A suspected Al Qaeda recruit is held under arrest by U.S. forces near Kandahar.

  • Inside Alqaeda 1

    A Sudanese woman stands on the remains of a U.S.-targeted chemical plant believed to be run by Al Qaeda.

  • Inside Alqaeda 5

    In anticipation of an Al Qaeda resurgence, Afghan and U.S. military set up a checkpoint to inspect vehicles headed into a southern Afghan province.