Secret
Pakistan - 1. Double Cross - In May this year, US Special Forces shot
and killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. Publicly Pakistan is one of
America's closest allies - yet every step of the operation was kept
secret from it. Filmed largely in Pakistan and Afghanistan, this
two-part documentary series explores how a supposed ally stands accused
by top CIA officers and Western diplomats of causing the deaths of
thousands of coalition soldiers in Afghanistan. It is a charge denied by
Pakistan's military establishment, but the documentary makers meet
serving Taliban commanders who describe the support they get from
Pakistan in terms of weapons, training and a place to hide. This first
episode investigates signs of duplicity that emerged after 9/11 and
disturbing intelligence reports after Britain's forces entered Helmand
in 2006.
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