SUROOSH ALVI: The next morning, we joined the police on a raid of Orangi Town, an area reported to be a popular hideout for the Taliban. As Americans have escalated drone attacks in the tribal areas,...
[INTRO PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] SUROOSH ALVI: We're in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. We're just two hours south of Abbottabad, where Osama bin Laden was killed recently. And we...
[STATIC] [MUSIC PLAYING] [CHEERING AND WHISTLING FROM CROWD] SUROOSH ALVI: So we're here in Baghdad. Right down there, that's Firdos Square. That's where the famous scene took...
[MODEM CONNECTING] SUROOSH ALVI: We're at the Erez crossing, which is where you enter Gaza from. So apparently, when you go into Gaza, you have to walk until you get to the first town there....
SUROOSH ALVI: Yesterday, we came here with the police for the operation that felt like we were on the set of Cops. We're back here today, much to the chagrin of the cops, who say that...
SUROOSH ALVI: It's late. We're deep in the heart of it now. I don't know how much water we have. We haven't eaten in a really long time. And my glasses are fogging up because it's so hot. And I can't...
[GUNFIRE] SUROOSH ALVI: We're here in Lahore, Pakistan, in the old city. I'm here visiting family. It's been about three years since I was in the country. And in that time, the country has gone...