Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror - Season 1 Episode 5

Season 1 Episode 5

Graveyard of Empires

1h 7m ·★ 7.2 ·United States · EN· Netflix

After two decades, the US aims to end its longest-ever war, but its withdrawal threatens to plunge Afghanistan back into repressive, bloody violence.

Episodes

S01E011 Sept 2153m

The System Was Blinking Red

Interviews and chilling archival recordings chronicle the chaos that unfolded during the 9/11 attacks, whose origins can be traced to the 1980s.

S01E021 Sept 2153m

A Place of Danger

Survivors recount the horrors they endured on 9/11. Immediately after the attacks, George W. Bush begins charting America's aggressive military response.

S01E031 Sept 211h 4m

The Dark Side

Learning the hijackers benefitted from gaps in US intelligence, the White House justifies a secret surveillance program and "enhanced interrogation."

S01E041 Sept 211h 3m

The Good War

With no cohesive strategy, the war in Afghanistan squanders early successes and backfires, fueling disillusionment, corruption and a Taliban resurgence.

S01E051 Sept 211h 7m