“A compelling political thriller that exposes the naivety and arrogance that contributed to the current tragic impasse” – The Guardian

“The most clear-eyed dramatic assessment to date of the current situation” – Evening Standard

National Theatre, 2010

• Director Howard Davies
• Music Marc Teitler
• Writer JT Rogers
• Cast Lloyd Owen,Simon Kunz, Gerald Kyd, Philip Arditti, Danny Ashok, Nick Barber, Duncan
• Bell, Demosthenes Chrysan, Kammy Darweish, Ian Drysdale, Craige Els, Robert Gilbert, Mark
• Healy, Adam James, Katie Lightfoot, Matthew Marsh, Jessica Regan, Nabil Stuart

CIA officer Jim Warnock navigates uneasy alliances in 1980s Pakistan, arming Afghan warlords against the Soviets. As the conflict shifts, his personal and political choices carry unforeseen consequences.