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hundreds of Taliban fighters gather on a

hundreds of Taliban fighters gather on a dusty desert road exhausted by the

dusty desert road exhausted by the

dusty desert road exhausted by the relentless fighting they have decided to

relentless fighting they have decided to

relentless fighting they have decided to negotiate a truce with the Northern

negotiate a truce with the Northern

negotiate a truce with the Northern Alliance Arnhem Stout is acting on a

Alliance Arnhem Stout is acting on a

Alliance Arnhem Stout is acting on a tip-off we had got the information

tip-off we had got the information

tip-off we had got the information through an Afghan contact that very

through an Afghan contact that very

through an Afghan contact that very morning and we went there early to see

morning and we went there early to see

morning and we went there early to see what would happen

what would happen

what would happen General Abdul Rashid Dostum the key

General Abdul Rashid Dostum the key

General Abdul Rashid Dostum the key commander in the Northern Alliance takes

commander in the Northern Alliance takes

commander in the Northern Alliance takes charge of the negotiations

charge of the negotiations

charge of the negotiations doston makes the Taliban leaders an

doston makes the Taliban leaders an

doston makes the Taliban leaders an offer if they give up their weapons he

offer if they give up their weapons he

offer if they give up their weapons he will allow the Afghan Nationals to

will allow the Afghan Nationals to

will allow the Afghan Nationals to return to their homes

return to their homes

return to their homes the foreign fighters will be handed over

the foreign fighters will be handed over

the foreign fighters will be handed over to doston himself he has his own plans

to doston himself he has his own plans

to doston himself he has his own plans for them the Taliban leaders agree but

for them the Taliban leaders agree but

for them the Taliban leaders agree but don’t tell their own men what is going

don’t tell their own men what is going

don’t tell their own men what is going on

Jostens men disarm the fighters and

Jostens men disarm the fighters and release the Afghans as promised

release the Afghans as promised

release the Afghans as promised then the foreigners are told to climb

then the foreigners are told to climb

then the foreigners are told to climb into a fleet of trucks confused about

into a fleet of trucks confused about

into a fleet of trucks confused about what’s going on they do as they’re asked

what’s going on they do as they’re asked

what’s going on they do as they’re asked but try to hide grenades and guns in

but try to hide grenades and guns in

but try to hide grenades and guns in their clothing they were not very

their clothing they were not very

their clothing they were not very thoroughly searched Dostum orders that

thoroughly searched Dostum orders that

thoroughly searched Dostum orders that the foreigners be taken to his personal

the foreigners be taken to his personal

the foreigners be taken to his personal headquarters

a nearby fortress called Cali Jangi or

a nearby fortress called Cali Jangi or house of war

house of war

house of war hello Jiang here to cut out the

hello Jiang here to cut out the

hello Jiang here to cut out the beginning Cali jeonggi is a 19th century

beginning Cali jeonggi is a 19th century

beginning Cali jeonggi is a 19th century castle three-quarters of a kilometer

castle three-quarters of a kilometer

castle three-quarters of a kilometer round it has massive walls 20 meters

round it has massive walls 20 meters

round it has massive walls 20 meters thick and 30 meters high inside there

thick and 30 meters high inside there

thick and 30 meters high inside there are two enclosed compounds separated by

are two enclosed compounds separated by

are two enclosed compounds separated by a dividing wall to the north is doston

a dividing wall to the north is doston

a dividing wall to the north is doston strategic headquarters in the southern

strategic headquarters in the southern

strategic headquarters in the southern side his armory the main entrance to the

side his armory the main entrance to the

side his armory the main entrance to the fort is on the eastern side by Twilight

fort is on the eastern side by Twilight

fort is on the eastern side by Twilight the convoy containing around 300 Taliban

the convoy containing around 300 Taliban

the convoy containing around 300 Taliban fighters arrives

they are worried inside the fortress

they are worried inside the fortress they are at the mercy of the Northern

they are at the mercy of the Northern

they are at the mercy of the Northern Alliance they complain to TV journalists

Alliance they complain to TV journalists

Alliance they complain to TV journalists then our Ogun here would feel as like

then our Ogun here would feel as like

then our Ogun here would feel as like business the Northern Alliance soldiers

business the Northern Alliance soldiers

business the Northern Alliance soldiers unload the fighters start to find the

unload the fighters start to find the

unload the fighters start to find the concealed weapons the mood on both sides

concealed weapons the mood on both sides

concealed weapons the mood on both sides is turning ugly can you tell us why did

is turning ugly can you tell us why did

is turning ugly can you tell us why did you decide to surrender well I’m not

you decide to surrender well I’m not

you decide to surrender well I’m not surrendered

surrendered

surrendered 50 metres away anger ripples through the

50 metres away anger ripples through the

50 metres away anger ripples through the jihadists ranks one of the fighters

jihadists ranks one of the fighters

jihadists ranks one of the fighters takes matters into his own hands he

takes matters into his own hands he

takes matters into his own hands he takes the last action of his life and

takes the last action of his life and

takes the last action of his life and pulls the pin on a grenade

the blast is captured on camera the

the blast is captured on camera the fighter kills one of Dustin’s senior

fighter kills one of Dustin’s senior

fighter kills one of Dustin’s senior commanders as well as himself the

commanders as well as himself the

commanders as well as himself the Northern Alliance are furious

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