97. Manhunting in the Hindu Kush

"From 2011 to 2013, the most elite forces in the U.S. military, supported by the CIA and other elements of the intelligence community, set out to destroy the Taliban and al Qaeda forces that remained hidden among the soaring peaks and plunging valleys of the Hindu Kush, along Afghanistan’s northeastern border with Pakistan. Dubbed Operation Haymaker, the campaign has been described as a potential model for the future of American warfare: special operations units, partnered with embedded intelligence elements running a network of informants, pinpointing members of violent organizations, then drawing up plans to eliminate those targets from the battlefield, either by capturing or killing them." 'Manhunting in the Hindu Kush' / Written by Ryan Devereaux with additional reporting by Jeremy Scahill & Margot Williams / The Intercept / Oct. 15, 2015 / Narrated by Drew Bontadelli greenreads: long-form magazine pieces narrated, in support of our planet ---> NRDC https://act.nrdc.org/donate/donate-one-time/ https://www.greenreads.net