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Culture. >> and what was driving you to go in there? >> i wanted to do on one hand what no one else i felt could do. >> you wanted to find bin laden, or at least find out where he was? >> it's valid. yeah, i'll tell you, talked about bin laden. in the early 1980s, when i was there, and egyptian army major came and stayed with us. he hated me because i was an american. i went to see this than in 2002, went to see him in 2003 and began to hear that this man's sons had helped bin laden escape from tora bora down into the tribal areas. when i put all of that together, i thought maybe, just maybe, ...

Hours, paved road, gravel road, dirt road, i don't know what. finally we got to a field. they took the blindfold off. we hiked for hours. i was passed from one taliban group to the next. each time i wondered if the next group is going to kill me. finally, brought back to afghanistan. and it was a tribal leader that brought me back, which is important, because the taliban are opposed to the tribal codes. >> right. >> they're trying to install sharia and islamic law. but what i found, and this is another example, that blood is stronger than faith. >> it is an incredible story. and wow, very glad...

I really appreciate it. >> absolutely. >> in terms of what we are overlooking, this nice paved road heading out of kandahar city. where does this go? >> towards panjuay and anzari. >> two regions where there is a lot of fighting, insurgent activity. what is the mission of this checkpoint and the other three checkpoints you lead? >> each of these checkpoints is strategically placed on one of the main routes in and out of the city interdicting or disrupting the freedom of movement of the insurgents coming into kandahar city or going out. we can be the outer gate. they have to come through us fir...

Thanks for your time, appreciate it. >> absolutely. >> this is a nice paved road. this is heading out of kandahar city. >> yes. >> where does it go? >> toward panjaway. >> there's been a lot of fighting there. what's the mission of this check point and of the other three check points you lead? >> it's in my area of operations here. each of the check points is placed on the main route of the city. without disrupting the movement into kandahar city or out. we can be the outer gate. if they want to come in, they have to come through us, first, to allow the outer protection and the inner city poli...