1 00:00:02,103 --> 00:00:04,772 (elevator bell dings) ALL: Hey! 2 00:00:04,805 --> 00:00:07,775 Come here. Welcome back. 3 00:00:07,808 --> 00:00:08,709 Here, this one's fresh. Thanks. 4 00:00:08,742 --> 00:00:10,678 Oh, look at you. Oh, I had a corner, so... 5 00:00:10,711 --> 00:00:12,146 No, he's lying. I had the corner. 6 00:00:12,180 --> 00:00:13,781 It's fine. I had a huge breakfast. 7 00:00:13,814 --> 00:00:15,049 Come on, we want to see 8 00:00:15,083 --> 00:00:16,284 more pictures of Joanna. 9 00:00:16,317 --> 00:00:17,718 I've sent you so many already. 10 00:00:17,751 --> 00:00:19,787 But since you asked... 11 00:00:19,820 --> 00:00:21,622 Oh, here, I'll hold your coffee. 12 00:00:21,655 --> 00:00:22,790 Thank you. 13 00:00:22,823 --> 00:00:24,758 Wow, a lot of changes since I was gone. 14 00:00:24,792 --> 00:00:26,227 Congratulations, boss. 15 00:00:26,260 --> 00:00:29,297 Don't be ridiculous. Blake is still the boss. 16 00:00:29,330 --> 00:00:30,798 Is Kat Sandoval here? 17 00:00:30,831 --> 00:00:32,709 Oh, she's in California wrapping up her exit strategy 18 00:00:32,733 --> 00:00:34,613 from the avocado farm. She'll be here next week. 19 00:00:34,637 --> 00:00:35,603 But we like her? 20 00:00:35,636 --> 00:00:37,271 I mean, I've heard some things. 21 00:00:37,305 --> 00:00:38,472 She meditates now. 22 00:00:38,506 --> 00:00:40,274 I get it. I breastfeed now. 23 00:00:40,308 --> 00:00:42,676 Oh, fun fact: When your body detects warmer temperature, 24 00:00:42,710 --> 00:00:44,512 it'll change the content of your breast milk 25 00:00:44,545 --> 00:00:46,114 to provide more hydration for your baby. 26 00:00:46,147 --> 00:00:48,382 I don't know how I know that. Wow, that is a cute kid. 27 00:00:48,416 --> 00:00:49,450 Oh! 28 00:00:49,483 --> 00:00:50,584 BLAKE: Oh! 29 00:00:50,618 --> 00:00:52,086 Oh, look at those eyes. 30 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:53,360 JAY: You are in so much trouble. 31 00:00:53,384 --> 00:00:54,455 DAISY: I know, right? 32 00:00:54,488 --> 00:00:58,759 I could do this all day, but we have a Women Transform the World 33 00:00:58,792 --> 00:01:00,228 conference to plan. Yes. 34 00:01:00,261 --> 00:01:01,661 Yes. And it ain't gonna plan itself. 35 00:01:01,685 --> 00:01:03,297 Oh! That's how I know that. 36 00:01:03,331 --> 00:01:04,565 ELIZABETH: Listen, you. 37 00:01:04,598 --> 00:01:06,100 As glad as I am 38 00:01:06,134 --> 00:01:07,735 to have you back, I want to remind you 39 00:01:07,768 --> 00:01:09,570 you still have a week left on your maternity. 40 00:01:09,603 --> 00:01:12,206 I really wanted to be here for the women's conference. 41 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:14,175 Something about having a little woman of my own 42 00:01:14,208 --> 00:01:15,543 made it even more important. 43 00:01:15,576 --> 00:01:17,545 But it is weird being away from my daughter 44 00:01:17,578 --> 00:01:19,747 so I can make the world better for my daughter. 45 00:01:19,780 --> 00:01:21,482 Still working on that balance. 46 00:01:21,515 --> 00:01:24,218 Well, that's what grandparents are for. 47 00:01:24,252 --> 00:01:25,786 Have Joe's parents seen Joanna? 48 00:01:25,819 --> 00:01:28,256 I haven't actually told them yet. 49 00:01:28,289 --> 00:01:29,623 Oh. 50 00:01:29,657 --> 00:01:31,125 I'm not avoiding it. 51 00:01:31,159 --> 00:01:33,127 I just got superstitious when I was pregnant. 52 00:01:33,161 --> 00:01:35,372 I mean, I kept thinking this poor woman just lost her son. 53 00:01:35,396 --> 00:01:36,773 What if something happens to this baby? 54 00:01:36,797 --> 00:01:37,865 How horrible will that be? 55 00:01:37,898 --> 00:01:39,018 Then, since Joanna was born, 56 00:01:39,042 --> 00:01:41,602 I've been completely overwhelmed, but I will call. 57 00:01:41,635 --> 00:01:42,603 Today. Good. 58 00:01:42,636 --> 00:01:44,272 As soon as I get a minute. 59 00:01:44,305 --> 00:01:46,874 And a caffeine rush, which I will totally pump and dump. 60 00:01:46,907 --> 00:01:48,609 (laughs) Let me know when I'm over-sharing. 61 00:01:48,642 --> 00:01:50,411 I've been alone with a baby for a long time. 62 00:01:50,444 --> 00:01:53,214 As a rule, just pull back when you feel yourself 63 00:01:53,247 --> 00:01:56,584 wanting to share color or texture of anything. 64 00:01:56,617 --> 00:01:57,818 Thanks, ma'am. 65 00:01:57,851 --> 00:01:59,611 Sorry, you're being summoned to the Sit Room. 66 00:01:59,635 --> 00:02:01,522 All right. Tell Jay to start the meeting. 67 00:02:01,555 --> 00:02:03,224 Yeah. 68 00:02:03,257 --> 00:02:05,326 DALTON: Operation Tiger Claw 69 00:02:05,359 --> 00:02:06,794 launches in four days, General. 70 00:02:06,827 --> 00:02:08,896 Is that sufficient time to finish preparations? 71 00:02:08,929 --> 00:02:10,464 Ample time, Mr. President. 72 00:02:10,498 --> 00:02:12,366 Marines, Army, including Special Forces, 73 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,236 as well as several British and Canadian battalions 74 00:02:15,269 --> 00:02:16,704 are readying as we speak. 75 00:02:16,737 --> 00:02:18,272 What about air support? 76 00:02:18,306 --> 00:02:19,507 HILL: Taliban forces 77 00:02:19,540 --> 00:02:21,275 are concentrated in Baghlan Province, 78 00:02:21,309 --> 00:02:22,510 just outside Kabul. 79 00:02:22,543 --> 00:02:26,180 Air strikes could put the Afghan civilians at a greater risk. 80 00:02:26,214 --> 00:02:27,581 While boots on the ground 81 00:02:27,615 --> 00:02:30,651 almost certainly means more American casualties. 82 00:02:30,684 --> 00:02:32,720 BECKER: Despite these concerns, 83 00:02:32,753 --> 00:02:35,389 we're confident this is the best and most decisive way 84 00:02:35,423 --> 00:02:36,863 to decapitate the Taliban leadership. 85 00:02:36,887 --> 00:02:38,726 WARE: And send a clear message to Russia. 86 00:02:38,759 --> 00:02:42,830 Propping up the Taliban in an effort to destabilize 87 00:02:42,863 --> 00:02:45,666 the Afghan central government won't be tolerated anymore. 88 00:02:45,699 --> 00:02:49,670 Which is why, despite our significant show of force, 89 00:02:49,703 --> 00:02:54,208 we will be following the Afghan army's lead here, General. 90 00:02:54,242 --> 00:02:55,876 In the end, it's their fight. 91 00:02:55,909 --> 00:02:57,378 ELIZABETH: None of this will matter 92 00:02:57,411 --> 00:02:58,879 if we don't also lay the groundwork 93 00:02:58,912 --> 00:03:02,250 for a credible and effective Afghan government. 94 00:03:02,283 --> 00:03:04,352 I mean, that is, if our end goal 95 00:03:04,385 --> 00:03:06,820 is still to withdraw U.S. troops completely. 96 00:03:06,854 --> 00:03:09,557 That is our goal, of course. 97 00:03:09,590 --> 00:03:13,327 And a decisive blow would help us achieve just that. 98 00:03:14,995 --> 00:03:16,063 General Mackey. 99 00:03:16,096 --> 00:03:18,366 Operation Tiger Claw could take a significant bite 100 00:03:18,399 --> 00:03:19,267 out of the Taliban's control, 101 00:03:19,300 --> 00:03:22,336 while simultaneously setting the stage 102 00:03:22,370 --> 00:03:24,472 for lasting stability in Afghanistan. 103 00:03:26,474 --> 00:03:27,641 DALTON: Right. 104 00:03:27,675 --> 00:03:29,777 Let's get it done. 105 00:03:33,013 --> 00:03:36,817 Peace through strength. It's the party line. 106 00:03:39,420 --> 00:03:41,389 Give me some good news, people. 107 00:03:41,422 --> 00:03:43,291 Molly's returned from maternity leave. 108 00:03:43,324 --> 00:03:44,292 Molly, hey. 109 00:03:44,325 --> 00:03:46,294 Welcome back. We missed you. 110 00:03:46,327 --> 00:03:47,728 It's good to be back, Dr. McCord. 111 00:03:47,761 --> 00:03:49,563 The guys were just about to catch me up. 112 00:03:49,597 --> 00:03:51,532 So Senator Beau Carpenter is behind bars. 113 00:03:51,565 --> 00:03:53,434 His replacement has been fully vetted, 114 00:03:53,467 --> 00:03:55,303 so our immediate intel leak is over. 115 00:03:55,336 --> 00:03:57,004 If only we had anything worth bringing 116 00:03:57,037 --> 00:03:58,477 to the Senate Intelligence Committee. 117 00:03:58,501 --> 00:03:59,540 Okay, look. 118 00:03:59,573 --> 00:04:01,942 Operation Tiger Claw launches in four days. 119 00:04:01,975 --> 00:04:04,445 Our job is to collect as much intel as possible 120 00:04:04,478 --> 00:04:05,446 on Russian and Taliban activities. 121 00:04:05,479 --> 00:04:07,648 The problem is our most promising Russian assets 122 00:04:07,681 --> 00:04:09,417 in the region have gone to ground. 123 00:04:09,450 --> 00:04:11,330 They got spooked when Osip Bakunin was murdered. 124 00:04:11,354 --> 00:04:12,953 Not Matvey Sokolov. 125 00:04:12,986 --> 00:04:14,455 Oh, that's your old friend 126 00:04:14,488 --> 00:04:16,088 from the Russian Military Academy, right? 127 00:04:16,112 --> 00:04:17,491 Mm-hmm. 128 00:04:17,525 --> 00:04:19,493 Uh... 129 00:04:19,527 --> 00:04:20,694 Yeah, his profile is perfect. 130 00:04:20,728 --> 00:04:23,631 GRU spy working as a liaison to the Taliban. 131 00:04:23,664 --> 00:04:25,333 Yeah, when I knew him, 132 00:04:25,366 --> 00:04:27,335 Matvey had deep ideological issues with Russia 133 00:04:27,368 --> 00:04:29,168 and the way we meddled in foreign governments, 134 00:04:29,192 --> 00:04:31,439 particularly Afghanistan. 135 00:04:31,472 --> 00:04:33,407 Plus, he's a sucker for anything Western. 136 00:04:33,441 --> 00:04:35,075 He used to wear Van Halen T-shirts 137 00:04:35,108 --> 00:04:36,510 under his combat uniform. 138 00:04:36,544 --> 00:04:38,879 Dylan, you've been running point on this. 139 00:04:38,912 --> 00:04:39,913 What's your impression? 140 00:04:39,947 --> 00:04:40,948 That he's not reliable. 141 00:04:40,981 --> 00:04:42,861 DMITRI: His information about leadership changes 142 00:04:42,894 --> 00:04:44,095 in the Taliban were solid, 143 00:04:44,129 --> 00:04:46,920 and he did tell you that there were more where that came from. 144 00:04:46,954 --> 00:04:48,522 But every time I try to close the deal, 145 00:04:48,556 --> 00:04:49,357 he asks for something different. 146 00:04:49,390 --> 00:04:50,830 I can't get him over the finish line. 147 00:04:50,863 --> 00:04:52,223 HENRY: We could try something else. 148 00:04:52,247 --> 00:04:54,995 Stop offering him things and put a little pressure on him. 149 00:04:55,028 --> 00:04:57,465 Tell him he's running out of time to be useful to us. 150 00:04:57,498 --> 00:05:00,534 Or... I could talk to him. 151 00:05:00,568 --> 00:05:02,403 MOLLY: Doesn't he believe 152 00:05:02,436 --> 00:05:03,571 Dmitri Petrov is dead? 153 00:05:03,604 --> 00:05:05,539 And what better way to convince a man 154 00:05:05,573 --> 00:05:07,453 that the United States government can be trusted 155 00:05:07,477 --> 00:05:09,810 than to reveal that they rescued me from the gulag 156 00:05:09,843 --> 00:05:11,812 and saved my life? 157 00:05:11,845 --> 00:05:13,514 When I knew him, America was his dream. 158 00:05:13,547 --> 00:05:15,082 And what if he has a new dream? 159 00:05:15,115 --> 00:05:17,235 You could wind up back in witness protection or worse. 160 00:05:17,259 --> 00:05:19,953 I do not believe he would burn me. 161 00:05:19,987 --> 00:05:22,055 M-Matvey Sokolov is a Russian spy 162 00:05:22,089 --> 00:05:23,369 who is embedded with the Taliban. 163 00:05:23,393 --> 00:05:26,460 I have to at least try to convince him to work with us. 164 00:05:26,494 --> 00:05:27,828 It's a huge risk. 165 00:05:27,861 --> 00:05:29,129 And you have taught me, sir, 166 00:05:29,162 --> 00:05:30,864 that those are the only ones worth taking. 167 00:05:30,898 --> 00:05:33,867 (sighs) 168 00:05:33,901 --> 00:05:35,536 Okay. 169 00:05:35,569 --> 00:05:38,906 Get in touch with Sokolov, tell him I want to meet. 170 00:05:38,939 --> 00:05:40,941 We'll leave for Kabul tonight. 171 00:05:44,545 --> 00:05:45,546 (phone chimes quietly) 172 00:06:06,467 --> 00:06:07,968 MATT: So I was looking at my speech 173 00:06:08,001 --> 00:06:09,112 from last year's women's conference, 174 00:06:09,136 --> 00:06:10,376 you know, checking for ideas... 175 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,640 And by "checking for ideas," you mean you hope to reuse 176 00:06:12,673 --> 00:06:13,841 last year's speech. 177 00:06:13,874 --> 00:06:15,543 No. 178 00:06:15,576 --> 00:06:18,111 Well, I don't want to say that parts of it are timeless, 179 00:06:18,145 --> 00:06:20,614 but that would not be totally inaccurate. 180 00:06:20,648 --> 00:06:23,016 Except the demographics have changed. 181 00:06:23,050 --> 00:06:25,719 We have a 20% uptick in attendance in women under 30, 182 00:06:25,753 --> 00:06:28,822 who seem to think equal pay for equal work is a fine idea. 183 00:06:28,856 --> 00:06:31,625 Man, I'm glad you're back. 184 00:06:31,659 --> 00:06:33,927 Okay, let's just spitball these ideas, 185 00:06:33,961 --> 00:06:35,596 and we'll write my speech. 186 00:06:35,629 --> 00:06:37,164 Help you? 187 00:06:37,197 --> 00:06:39,397 I have a press briefing to give, e-mails to catch up on, 188 00:06:39,431 --> 00:06:41,111 and breasts to pump. How about you help me? 189 00:06:41,135 --> 00:06:42,736 Okay. 190 00:06:42,770 --> 00:06:44,605 Just so you know, I'm leaving because 191 00:06:44,638 --> 00:06:46,006 you want to get rid of me, 192 00:06:46,039 --> 00:06:48,108 not because I'm afraid of breast-pumping. 193 00:06:48,141 --> 00:06:49,877 Whatever works. 194 00:06:49,910 --> 00:06:52,613 Just a friend thing. 195 00:06:54,515 --> 00:06:56,484 How are your parents handling this? 196 00:06:56,517 --> 00:07:00,454 It's gonna take some time, but they'll come around. 197 00:07:00,488 --> 00:07:02,823 Well, if you're looking for some extended family, 198 00:07:02,856 --> 00:07:04,191 I'd like to offer up mine. 199 00:07:04,224 --> 00:07:07,595 As you know, I'm half Irish, half Pakistani, 200 00:07:07,628 --> 00:07:10,631 so it's a lot of whiplash in the lifestyle department. 201 00:07:10,664 --> 00:07:12,933 You got drinkers and teetotalers, 202 00:07:12,966 --> 00:07:14,868 carnivores, vegetarians, 203 00:07:14,902 --> 00:07:17,571 shouters and... well, everybody shouts. 204 00:07:17,605 --> 00:07:18,906 But in a fun way. 205 00:07:18,939 --> 00:07:20,674 And they all love babies. 206 00:07:21,975 --> 00:07:24,011 Okay, I wanted to strangle you 207 00:07:24,044 --> 00:07:25,579 a minute ago, 208 00:07:25,613 --> 00:07:28,516 now I feel all weepy. 209 00:07:28,549 --> 00:07:30,017 Damn hormones. 210 00:07:30,050 --> 00:07:33,554 Think about it. Open invitation. 211 00:07:33,587 --> 00:07:35,956 Everybody needs family. 212 00:08:01,915 --> 00:08:05,619 Hello? Is this Mrs. Garcia? 213 00:08:05,653 --> 00:08:07,287 My name is Daisy Grant. 214 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,690 You don't know me, but I knew your son. 215 00:08:09,723 --> 00:08:12,159 I knew Joe. 216 00:08:12,192 --> 00:08:14,728 Ma'am, I'm so sorry to bother you here. 217 00:08:14,762 --> 00:08:17,598 No, no, no, I just had to get my 30... 218 00:08:17,631 --> 00:08:18,899 25 minutes in. 219 00:08:18,932 --> 00:08:20,634 I could hear my Fitbit screaming at me 220 00:08:20,668 --> 00:08:23,904 from whatever drawer I shoved it in. 221 00:08:23,937 --> 00:08:25,806 How's your first day back going? 222 00:08:25,839 --> 00:08:28,075 Fine. Great. 223 00:08:28,108 --> 00:08:32,279 I mean, I miss her, but... I'm talking to adults, 224 00:08:32,312 --> 00:08:34,152 I'm using my brain, and I'm so happy to be back 225 00:08:34,176 --> 00:08:36,550 for the women's conference, because, as we discussed, 226 00:08:36,584 --> 00:08:37,517 the fact that I have a daughter now 227 00:08:37,551 --> 00:08:39,351 makes all of these issues even more important. 228 00:08:39,375 --> 00:08:41,321 So I don't at all regret at all coming back 229 00:08:41,354 --> 00:08:42,522 from maternity leave early. 230 00:08:42,556 --> 00:08:44,725 Good. Because, you know, it's a privilege to have a job 231 00:08:44,758 --> 00:08:46,126 where there is maternity leave. 232 00:08:46,159 --> 00:08:48,662 But the thing is, 233 00:08:48,696 --> 00:08:50,731 I finally talked to Joe's mother. 234 00:08:50,764 --> 00:08:53,033 And she was so happy to hear from me, 235 00:08:53,066 --> 00:08:55,268 and she really wants to meet Joanna. 236 00:08:55,302 --> 00:08:57,104 And I feel like I can't say no to her 237 00:08:57,137 --> 00:09:00,107 because I'm the one who contacted her out of the blue. 238 00:09:00,140 --> 00:09:03,210 And they live in Connecticut, which is, like, a long drive. 239 00:09:03,243 --> 00:09:05,123 So, you know, the whole thing is gonna be a lot, 240 00:09:05,147 --> 00:09:07,715 and I know that I just got back, 241 00:09:07,748 --> 00:09:09,950 but I need to ask for a day off. 242 00:09:13,286 --> 00:09:14,822 Daisy... 243 00:09:17,257 --> 00:09:18,926 take two days off. 244 00:09:18,959 --> 00:09:21,094 Really? 245 00:09:21,128 --> 00:09:23,030 Take as many days as you need. 246 00:09:23,063 --> 00:09:25,699 Oh, God, I feel like I'm gonna cry. 247 00:09:25,733 --> 00:09:28,836 Yeah, you're gonna have to get used to that feeling. 248 00:09:28,869 --> 00:09:30,838 (chuckles) 249 00:09:32,139 --> 00:09:34,307 ELIZABETH: I'm just saying, 250 00:09:34,341 --> 00:09:39,112 Afghanistan, 72 hours before 251 00:09:39,146 --> 00:09:42,783 a massive U.S. military operation. 252 00:09:42,816 --> 00:09:45,686 I mean, if you need an adrenaline rush, 253 00:09:45,719 --> 00:09:47,387 why don't you just, I don't know, 254 00:09:47,420 --> 00:09:50,090 stay home and take up race car driving? 255 00:09:50,123 --> 00:09:52,125 Our troops are about to go toe to toe 256 00:09:52,159 --> 00:09:53,794 against the Taliban rebels. 257 00:09:53,827 --> 00:09:55,228 Don't you think it'd be a good idea 258 00:09:55,262 --> 00:09:57,798 to have as much on-the-ground intel as possible? 259 00:09:57,831 --> 00:10:00,200 Could I have that green one, please? 260 00:10:02,369 --> 00:10:04,337 Are you really confident that Alexander can 261 00:10:04,371 --> 00:10:07,140 get this Russian operative to talk? 262 00:10:07,174 --> 00:10:08,934 Well, if his old friend is who he says he is, 263 00:10:08,958 --> 00:10:12,746 I'll come back with information about Taliban troop movements 264 00:10:12,780 --> 00:10:15,048 that could prove invaluable. 265 00:10:15,082 --> 00:10:18,752 Okay, literally, all I could make out 266 00:10:18,786 --> 00:10:21,689 from that sentence were the words "I'll come back." 267 00:10:21,722 --> 00:10:24,091 Everything else just sounded like Charlie Brown's teacher. 268 00:10:24,124 --> 00:10:27,094 What do you want me to do, babe? 269 00:10:27,127 --> 00:10:31,999 Please say it again... and mean it. 270 00:10:32,032 --> 00:10:35,769 I'll come back. I promise. 271 00:10:37,738 --> 00:10:39,873 In the meantime, why don't you look into 272 00:10:39,907 --> 00:10:42,275 that race car driving thing? 273 00:10:57,490 --> 00:10:59,693 ♪ 274 00:11:10,470 --> 00:11:12,105 HENRY: You okay? 275 00:11:12,139 --> 00:11:14,975 I was just thinking... 276 00:11:15,008 --> 00:11:18,111 if I had never gone to War College or... 277 00:11:18,145 --> 00:11:20,914 or met you, if I had stayed in the Russian military 278 00:11:20,948 --> 00:11:22,449 and been a good soldier... 279 00:11:22,482 --> 00:11:24,451 then this is where I'd be now. 280 00:11:24,484 --> 00:11:26,453 Helping to prop up an armed insurgency 281 00:11:26,486 --> 00:11:29,189 and destabilize the elected government. 282 00:11:29,222 --> 00:11:30,582 Let's just hope that Matvey Sokolov 283 00:11:30,606 --> 00:11:34,461 is as cynical as you are about Russia's intentions here. 284 00:11:34,494 --> 00:11:38,431 I have faith Matvey has remained an idealist. 285 00:11:38,465 --> 00:11:42,770 And if not, then, yeah, I'm sure he still loves money. 286 00:11:58,495 --> 00:11:59,495 Daisy! 287 00:11:59,519 --> 00:12:02,355 Mrs. Garcia. 288 00:12:02,389 --> 00:12:04,892 Oh, please, call me Margarita. 289 00:12:06,326 --> 00:12:09,162 Oh, my God. (gasps) 290 00:12:09,196 --> 00:12:11,899 She looks just like him. 291 00:12:11,932 --> 00:12:13,466 Yes, you know that? 292 00:12:13,500 --> 00:12:15,168 You look like your daddy. 293 00:12:15,202 --> 00:12:16,403 (laughs) 294 00:12:16,436 --> 00:12:19,072 Oh, I'm so happy to meet you. Come on in. 295 00:12:23,443 --> 00:12:25,545 Dr. McCord, I was told 296 00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:27,314 you would be coming alone. 297 00:12:27,347 --> 00:12:29,516 I brought an old friend to see you. 298 00:12:32,585 --> 00:12:34,754 (chuckles): Dim? 299 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,075 Mm-hmm. 300 00:12:56,076 --> 00:12:58,211 We speak English now, okay? 301 00:12:58,245 --> 00:12:59,579 Ah. 302 00:12:59,612 --> 00:13:01,214 Down to business. 303 00:13:01,248 --> 00:13:03,283 I'm afraid we don't have much time. 304 00:13:03,316 --> 00:13:05,452 Our friend is not safe here. 305 00:13:09,522 --> 00:13:14,561 The GRU knows that Dalton is launching a military operation. 306 00:13:14,594 --> 00:13:17,364 They have card up their sleeve. 307 00:13:17,397 --> 00:13:19,566 We need details. 308 00:13:19,599 --> 00:13:21,301 (chuckles softly) 309 00:13:21,334 --> 00:13:24,104 Isn't that always the way? 310 00:13:24,137 --> 00:13:26,506 If you help us, we can offer you cash 311 00:13:26,539 --> 00:13:28,108 and asylum in the United States. 312 00:13:28,141 --> 00:13:30,911 You will finally be free. 313 00:13:30,944 --> 00:13:32,445 (exhales) 314 00:13:34,547 --> 00:13:38,085 You came all this way, put yourself in harm's way 315 00:13:38,118 --> 00:13:40,487 to convince me to help the Americans? 316 00:13:41,521 --> 00:13:44,291 I love my adopted country, Matvey. 317 00:13:44,324 --> 00:13:48,128 I promise you, it is everything we imagined and more. 318 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:55,600 And the delegate from Bulgaria suggested a mentoring program on... 319 00:13:55,624 --> 00:13:57,470 BLAKE: Ma'am. 320 00:13:57,504 --> 00:13:59,873 Amina Salah, the Afghanistan Minister of Education. 321 00:14:01,942 --> 00:14:05,145 Elizabeth. Oh... Ah, it's so good to see you. 322 00:14:05,178 --> 00:14:06,546 Jay. 323 00:14:06,579 --> 00:14:08,515 I hear you've been promoted. 324 00:14:08,548 --> 00:14:11,584 I couldn't seem to talk her out of it. Oh, he tried. 325 00:14:11,618 --> 00:14:12,352 I'm really looking forward 326 00:14:12,385 --> 00:14:14,154 to your keynote address, Minister. 327 00:14:14,187 --> 00:14:15,588 Excuse me. 328 00:14:15,622 --> 00:14:16,689 Come on, sit down. 329 00:14:16,723 --> 00:14:19,592 I want to hear about the kids and everything. Oh, yes. 330 00:14:19,626 --> 00:14:21,528 (sighs, mumbles) 331 00:14:21,561 --> 00:14:25,532 You know, I spend my life fighting for girls' education, 332 00:14:25,565 --> 00:14:28,668 and Saba wants to take a gap year before university. 333 00:14:28,701 --> 00:14:30,637 (laughs): That's not so bad. 334 00:14:30,670 --> 00:14:33,573 Stevie took time off from school, and she's fine. 335 00:14:33,606 --> 00:14:35,542 How are the wedding plans? 336 00:14:35,575 --> 00:14:37,510 Not happening. 337 00:14:37,544 --> 00:14:39,546 Details are unclear. 338 00:14:39,579 --> 00:14:41,581 I'm sorry. Well... 339 00:14:41,614 --> 00:14:43,550 she's bouncing back. 340 00:14:43,583 --> 00:14:45,953 I hear her giggling on the phone. 341 00:14:45,986 --> 00:14:47,620 Oh, who knows. 342 00:14:47,654 --> 00:14:49,522 Life goes on after a heartache. 343 00:14:49,556 --> 00:14:51,591 It's a good lesson for all of us. 344 00:14:51,624 --> 00:14:54,594 I recognize the theme from your keynote address. 345 00:14:54,627 --> 00:14:57,330 So you saw the draft? Yeah. 346 00:14:57,364 --> 00:14:59,566 It's not too provocative? 347 00:14:59,599 --> 00:15:01,701 The world needs to be provoked. 348 00:15:01,734 --> 00:15:04,171 Yes. 349 00:15:04,204 --> 00:15:08,341 Well... better with words than with drone strikes. 350 00:15:09,376 --> 00:15:12,345 I want to assure you that... 351 00:15:12,379 --> 00:15:14,614 this military operation is being planned 352 00:15:14,647 --> 00:15:16,716 down to the smallest detail. 353 00:15:16,749 --> 00:15:18,585 Every precaution 354 00:15:18,618 --> 00:15:22,655 is being taken to avoid any civilian casualties. 355 00:15:22,689 --> 00:15:24,557 I am sure. 356 00:15:24,591 --> 00:15:25,692 (sighs) 357 00:15:25,725 --> 00:15:27,995 If there were a diplomatic solution, 358 00:15:28,028 --> 00:15:29,562 believe me, I-I would... 359 00:15:29,596 --> 00:15:31,464 It is hard to negotiate 360 00:15:31,498 --> 00:15:35,035 when 68% of the country wants Sharia law. 361 00:15:35,068 --> 00:15:37,104 68? Wow. 362 00:15:37,137 --> 00:15:38,338 The problem is, 363 00:15:38,371 --> 00:15:40,640 too many people do not remember 364 00:15:40,673 --> 00:15:42,609 what it was like before. 365 00:15:42,642 --> 00:15:46,013 My mother wore short skirts. 366 00:15:46,046 --> 00:15:48,048 She went out, she danced, 367 00:15:48,081 --> 00:15:50,483 she served on her school board. 368 00:15:50,517 --> 00:15:53,353 I know you've... heard it too many times before, 369 00:15:53,386 --> 00:15:55,755 but... we hope this action 370 00:15:55,788 --> 00:15:58,591 will help bring real stability this time. 371 00:15:58,625 --> 00:16:01,061 If we can just give them a taste 372 00:16:01,094 --> 00:16:04,064 of the Afghanistan that my mother knew. 373 00:16:04,097 --> 00:16:07,634 Or even moderate Islamic rule. 374 00:16:07,667 --> 00:16:09,236 But these days... (sighs) 375 00:16:09,269 --> 00:16:11,304 that can be a contradiction in terms. 376 00:16:11,338 --> 00:16:13,773 Ma'am. Sorry. You're urgently needed in the Sit Room. 377 00:16:13,806 --> 00:16:16,743 Okay. Thank you. Yeah. 378 00:16:16,776 --> 00:16:19,279 Oh, I hate to cut this short. Of course. 379 00:16:20,513 --> 00:16:22,215 Thank you for having me here. 380 00:16:22,249 --> 00:16:23,750 (Elizabeth chuckles) 381 00:16:23,783 --> 00:16:25,985 It's an honor, Amina. 382 00:16:29,822 --> 00:16:31,622 According to Matvey Sokolov, the Russians have 383 00:16:31,646 --> 00:16:33,760 a Taliban loyalist embedded in the Afghan army. 384 00:16:33,793 --> 00:16:37,397 General Nawroz Arezou. 385 00:16:37,430 --> 00:16:40,100 He's a decorated and respected leader in the Afghan army. 386 00:16:40,133 --> 00:16:42,535 But once we launch Operation Tiger Claw, 387 00:16:42,569 --> 00:16:45,305 he plans to order his troops to stand down. 388 00:16:45,338 --> 00:16:47,774 Why would they be loyal to him and not their country? 389 00:16:47,807 --> 00:16:49,476 He's a strong leader, he's charismatic, 390 00:16:49,509 --> 00:16:51,511 and most of the men under his command 391 00:16:51,544 --> 00:16:53,813 come from villages that are loyal to the Taliban. 392 00:16:53,846 --> 00:16:56,749 How many men does Arezou have under him? 393 00:16:56,783 --> 00:16:59,519 (sighs): Uh... 30,000. 394 00:16:59,552 --> 00:17:01,688 That's 20% of the Afghan forces. 395 00:17:01,721 --> 00:17:05,658 Without General Arezou's troops on the field, 396 00:17:05,692 --> 00:17:09,162 Afghanistan has no hope of rooting out the Taliban. 397 00:17:09,196 --> 00:17:09,962 We'll lose this battle. 398 00:17:09,996 --> 00:17:11,531 Along with more American lives. 399 00:17:19,839 --> 00:17:21,474 Good day, President Sharza. 400 00:17:21,508 --> 00:17:24,211 Please tell me you have news concerning General Arezou. 401 00:17:24,244 --> 00:17:26,346 Arezou was arrested at his residence, 402 00:17:26,379 --> 00:17:28,315 and I've already placed General Piruz Hashmi 403 00:17:28,348 --> 00:17:30,217 in charge of his command. 404 00:17:30,250 --> 00:17:34,121 You are confident that he can take charge of Arezou's troops? 405 00:17:34,154 --> 00:17:36,523 I have full confidence in Hashmi's loyalty, 406 00:17:36,556 --> 00:17:38,258 and it will be as if this, uh, 407 00:17:38,291 --> 00:17:40,193 terrible interruption never happened. 408 00:17:40,227 --> 00:17:42,495 I appreciate your positive report, 409 00:17:42,529 --> 00:17:43,496 President Sharza. 410 00:17:43,530 --> 00:17:45,332 We'll, uh, be in touch. 411 00:17:45,365 --> 00:17:47,334 Of course, Mr. President. 412 00:17:48,368 --> 00:17:50,503 (sighs) 413 00:17:50,537 --> 00:17:52,739 I feel like he's trying to raise the price 414 00:17:52,772 --> 00:17:54,874 on something I don't even want to buy. 415 00:17:54,907 --> 00:17:58,611 (sighs) I have to admit that my confidence in this mission 416 00:17:58,645 --> 00:18:00,313 has been shaken. 417 00:18:00,347 --> 00:18:02,215 Before we proceed, 418 00:18:02,249 --> 00:18:04,584 we should at least know how the Taliban turned 419 00:18:04,617 --> 00:18:07,520 one of the top generals in the Afghan central government. 420 00:18:07,554 --> 00:18:10,323 And if there are any other traitors in their midst. 421 00:18:10,357 --> 00:18:12,359 I agree. 422 00:18:12,392 --> 00:18:14,561 Which means, Bess... 423 00:18:14,594 --> 00:18:16,296 ELIZABETH: I know. 424 00:18:16,329 --> 00:18:18,331 Henry's staying in Afghanistan. 425 00:18:20,233 --> 00:18:22,202 One of the hardest things about Joe's death 426 00:18:22,235 --> 00:18:24,837 was knowing that he would never get to have children, 427 00:18:24,871 --> 00:18:28,208 that I would never get to see his face in my grandchildren. 428 00:18:28,241 --> 00:18:30,543 So when I got your call, 429 00:18:30,577 --> 00:18:32,612 it felt like a miracle. 430 00:18:32,645 --> 00:18:35,748 Though I admit, for a fraction of a second I was worried 431 00:18:35,782 --> 00:18:38,618 you might turn out to be some kind of scam artist. 432 00:18:38,651 --> 00:18:40,553 (laughs) You know, one of those people 433 00:18:40,587 --> 00:18:43,323 who prey on widows for their money. 434 00:18:43,356 --> 00:18:44,457 I totally understand. 435 00:18:44,491 --> 00:18:46,793 I mean, you're a woman alone... You can't be too careful. 436 00:18:46,826 --> 00:18:50,363 And then I remembered... You loony old woman, 437 00:18:50,397 --> 00:18:52,365 you don't have any money! 438 00:18:52,399 --> 00:18:54,334 (both laughing) 439 00:18:54,367 --> 00:18:56,503 (Joanna fussing) Anyway, the minute I saw Joanna, 440 00:18:56,536 --> 00:18:59,206 I knew she was his. 441 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,742 Joe was so handsome, wasn't he? 442 00:19:02,775 --> 00:19:04,277 Yes. 443 00:19:04,311 --> 00:19:06,413 He got his looks from his father. 444 00:19:06,446 --> 00:19:08,181 He died when Joe was young. 445 00:19:08,215 --> 00:19:09,616 Did he tell you? 446 00:19:09,649 --> 00:19:13,220 Well, he didn't... say exactly how old. 447 00:19:13,253 --> 00:19:14,954 Just three. 448 00:19:14,987 --> 00:19:17,590 Dan was in the military, Persian Gulf War. 449 00:19:17,624 --> 00:19:20,527 He was killed by friendly fire. 450 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:23,263 Such... bad luck. 451 00:19:24,631 --> 00:19:27,334 Would you like to see a picture of him? 452 00:19:27,367 --> 00:19:29,502 Of course. 453 00:19:29,536 --> 00:19:31,738 (Joanna cooing) 454 00:19:33,940 --> 00:19:35,508 Hi. 455 00:19:39,712 --> 00:19:43,616 If you expect me to bow down to the great United States, 456 00:19:43,650 --> 00:19:45,218 you will be disappointed. 457 00:19:45,252 --> 00:19:46,486 The United States? 458 00:19:46,519 --> 00:19:48,655 General, you betrayed your own country. 459 00:19:48,688 --> 00:19:51,491 No. I was honoring the will of my people. 460 00:19:51,524 --> 00:19:55,395 They are sick of weak and corrupt central government. 461 00:19:55,428 --> 00:19:57,597 No more Western puppets. 462 00:19:57,630 --> 00:19:59,499 The people want Islamic law. 463 00:20:01,501 --> 00:20:04,003 And who reached out to you? 464 00:20:04,036 --> 00:20:05,472 The Taliban leadership? 465 00:20:05,505 --> 00:20:06,839 What does it matter? 466 00:20:06,873 --> 00:20:09,409 In the Baghlan Province, the Taliban are everywhere. 467 00:20:09,442 --> 00:20:11,644 They're our neighbors and friends. 468 00:20:11,678 --> 00:20:12,945 We have tea together. 469 00:20:12,979 --> 00:20:14,947 What did your friends offer you 470 00:20:14,981 --> 00:20:16,883 to drop your guns for them? 471 00:20:16,916 --> 00:20:19,319 (chuckles softly) 472 00:20:19,352 --> 00:20:21,554 You think I can be bought. 473 00:20:21,588 --> 00:20:23,490 Of course you do. 474 00:20:23,523 --> 00:20:25,758 Because where you come from, everyone and everything 475 00:20:25,792 --> 00:20:27,494 is for sale. 476 00:20:27,527 --> 00:20:29,028 I see you have daughters, General. 477 00:20:29,061 --> 00:20:32,532 What do you think it'll be like for them under the Taliban? 478 00:20:32,565 --> 00:20:34,734 No more school, no more freedom, 479 00:20:34,767 --> 00:20:37,504 an arranged marriage when they're 16... You are mistaken. 480 00:20:37,537 --> 00:20:39,939 My daughters will go to school, 481 00:20:39,972 --> 00:20:41,741 and then to work. 482 00:20:43,576 --> 00:20:45,578 General, we both know the Taliban 483 00:20:45,612 --> 00:20:47,647 will never allow that to happen. 484 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,483 They already have. 485 00:20:50,517 --> 00:20:53,553 Yet again, the U.S. is leading from behind. 486 00:20:53,586 --> 00:20:55,988 But now you are so far back, 487 00:20:56,022 --> 00:20:59,692 you can't even see which direction the world is headed. 488 00:20:59,726 --> 00:21:01,928 ELIZABETH: He actually said that? 489 00:21:01,961 --> 00:21:03,830 The Taliban will educate his daughters? 490 00:21:03,863 --> 00:21:06,533 And let them work. It's not your mommy's Taliban. 491 00:21:06,566 --> 00:21:09,602 Henry, if they're offering these concessions, 492 00:21:09,636 --> 00:21:11,471 it could completely change 493 00:21:11,504 --> 00:21:14,807 the political calculus in Afghanistan. 494 00:21:14,841 --> 00:21:16,643 We need to know if Arezou 495 00:21:16,676 --> 00:21:19,045 is on the level. At the risk of being reminded 496 00:21:19,078 --> 00:21:21,681 that the U.S. does not negotiate with terrorists, 497 00:21:21,714 --> 00:21:23,483 I'm gonna throw out a name. 498 00:21:23,516 --> 00:21:25,618 Akbar Haq Raquib. 499 00:21:25,652 --> 00:21:27,354 The Taliban foreign minister. 500 00:21:27,387 --> 00:21:28,921 He wanted to defect. 501 00:21:28,955 --> 00:21:31,035 But when he turned us down, he stayed with the group. 502 00:21:31,059 --> 00:21:33,326 He could absolutely confirm Arezou's story. 503 00:21:33,360 --> 00:21:35,462 Back channel with the Taliban. 504 00:21:36,829 --> 00:21:38,931 I mean, is Dalton gonna think I'm crazy 505 00:21:38,965 --> 00:21:41,368 just for even suggesting it? 506 00:21:41,401 --> 00:21:42,635 (sighs) To my way of thinking, 507 00:21:42,669 --> 00:21:45,738 a peaceful solution is worth sounding a little crazy. 508 00:21:45,772 --> 00:21:47,674 (chuckles): When are you coming home? 509 00:21:47,707 --> 00:21:49,476 I'm leaving right now, babe. 510 00:21:55,448 --> 00:21:57,450 (laughter, indistinct conversation) 511 00:21:59,763 --> 00:22:00,763 Okay. 512 00:22:00,787 --> 00:22:04,824 "Ava in a Kia Soul will be here in one minute." 513 00:22:04,857 --> 00:22:07,594 I guess I better use my time wisely. 514 00:22:07,627 --> 00:22:09,529 Very smooth. Aw... 515 00:22:09,562 --> 00:22:11,498 (laughs) 516 00:22:16,636 --> 00:22:19,772 Hey, um, not a big deal, 517 00:22:19,806 --> 00:22:21,686 but are you ever going to tell me where you were 518 00:22:21,710 --> 00:22:22,978 for the past couple of days? 519 00:22:24,911 --> 00:22:28,815 It's just... we've never talked about 520 00:22:28,848 --> 00:22:31,484 whether we're seeing other people. 521 00:22:31,518 --> 00:22:32,638 Are you seeing other people? 522 00:22:32,662 --> 00:22:35,388 Yes, I'm... 523 00:22:35,422 --> 00:22:36,689 I'm seeing your father. 524 00:22:36,723 --> 00:22:38,525 I was at a conference with him... 525 00:22:38,558 --> 00:22:39,958 Stop. (Laughing) the other night. 526 00:22:39,982 --> 00:22:42,662 I never believed that stuff about working together. 527 00:22:42,695 --> 00:22:44,797 Oh... 528 00:22:44,831 --> 00:22:45,932 DMITRI: Hey... 529 00:22:45,965 --> 00:22:47,667 (laughing) That looks ridiculous. 530 00:22:49,802 --> 00:22:52,939 Aw, I wish it wasn't a school night. 531 00:22:52,972 --> 00:22:54,574 Wait, school? I... 532 00:22:54,607 --> 00:22:57,644 I thought you were working at the White House. 533 00:22:57,677 --> 00:22:59,446 I will explain it to you tomorrow night. 534 00:22:59,479 --> 00:23:00,813 We're still on, right? Yes. 535 00:23:00,847 --> 00:23:02,582 My sister's working... I checked twice. 536 00:23:02,615 --> 00:23:04,183 And I will cook for you. 537 00:23:04,216 --> 00:23:07,487 Should I be scared? 538 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,489 Not of the food. 539 00:23:09,522 --> 00:23:11,157 Okay. Good night. 540 00:23:11,190 --> 00:23:12,670 Will you send me that picture? Mm-hmm. 541 00:23:12,694 --> 00:23:13,895 Okay. 542 00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:42,455 (car engine starts) 543 00:24:10,249 --> 00:24:13,219 Uh, Henry, we've got a problem. 544 00:24:13,252 --> 00:24:16,188 Matvey Sokolov's extraction team says 545 00:24:16,222 --> 00:24:17,982 he didn't show at the rendezvous point today. 546 00:24:18,006 --> 00:24:19,492 Agents waited for 20 minutes 547 00:24:19,526 --> 00:24:21,227 before taking off without him. 548 00:24:21,260 --> 00:24:22,629 I was afraid of this. 549 00:24:23,763 --> 00:24:25,998 His intelligence was good, he wanted to come to the U.S. 550 00:24:26,032 --> 00:24:29,536 He wouldn't turn me in to the Russians. 551 00:24:29,569 --> 00:24:30,703 At least not willingly. 552 00:24:33,105 --> 00:24:35,041 Okay, call the Kabul office and have them send 553 00:24:35,074 --> 00:24:36,909 a fire team to Matvey's apartment. 554 00:24:38,611 --> 00:24:39,712 Is there something else? 555 00:24:39,746 --> 00:24:40,547 No, sir. 556 00:24:40,580 --> 00:24:42,114 I'll get on the phone with Kabul. 557 00:24:46,819 --> 00:24:49,689 Amina, we received intelligence 558 00:24:49,722 --> 00:24:54,661 indicating the Taliban might be open to peaceful negotiations 559 00:24:54,694 --> 00:24:57,664 in exchange for a seat in your government. 560 00:24:57,697 --> 00:25:00,933 President Sharza asked if NATO and the United States 561 00:25:00,967 --> 00:25:02,802 might be open to talks. 562 00:25:02,835 --> 00:25:06,305 The United States is going to negotiate with the Taliban? 563 00:25:06,338 --> 00:25:09,241 Back-channel communications between Sharza's administration 564 00:25:09,275 --> 00:25:11,744 and members of the Taliban have begun. 565 00:25:11,778 --> 00:25:13,746 (sighs) 566 00:25:14,714 --> 00:25:18,718 I realize this must sound like a compromise. 567 00:25:18,751 --> 00:25:21,621 "Compromise" is not the word I would choose. 568 00:25:21,654 --> 00:25:23,923 I understand. 569 00:25:23,956 --> 00:25:27,860 At least 68% of my country will welcome this. 570 00:25:29,361 --> 00:25:31,197 Most of whom probably have no idea 571 00:25:31,230 --> 00:25:33,032 that they are giving up democracy, 572 00:25:33,065 --> 00:25:38,337 personal freedom and, of course, women's rights. 573 00:25:38,370 --> 00:25:40,740 And they won't miss these things 574 00:25:40,773 --> 00:25:42,013 because they've never had them, 575 00:25:42,037 --> 00:25:44,006 and now they never will. 576 00:25:45,845 --> 00:25:49,215 You mentioned the possibility of a moderate Islamic state. 577 00:25:49,248 --> 00:25:51,651 The whole reason these talks are happening 578 00:25:51,684 --> 00:25:54,821 is because we learned there's a faction of the Taliban 579 00:25:54,854 --> 00:25:56,923 that is open to education. 580 00:25:56,956 --> 00:25:58,958 But do you know the kind of education they mean? 581 00:25:58,991 --> 00:26:03,195 Girls swaying over the Qur'an in burkas 582 00:26:03,229 --> 00:26:06,165 for ten hours a day while a male teacher instructs them 583 00:26:06,198 --> 00:26:07,834 from behind a curtain. 584 00:26:07,867 --> 00:26:10,903 We'll negotiate for a real education. 585 00:26:10,937 --> 00:26:15,608 The Soviets. Pakistan. The Taliban. 586 00:26:15,642 --> 00:26:17,710 Now the United States. 587 00:26:19,679 --> 00:26:21,881 Every "new solution" is hardest 588 00:26:21,914 --> 00:26:26,018 on the one group that has the least power already. 589 00:26:26,052 --> 00:26:27,954 They took more and more away from us 590 00:26:27,987 --> 00:26:31,624 until we were literally under house arrest. 591 00:26:31,658 --> 00:26:34,627 Mutilated for going out alone... I know. 592 00:26:34,661 --> 00:26:36,062 You can't possibly. 593 00:26:36,095 --> 00:26:39,932 What I do know is that open societies where women 594 00:26:39,966 --> 00:26:43,235 and the disenfranchised have fundamental rights 595 00:26:43,269 --> 00:26:45,171 mean a better life for everyone. 596 00:26:45,204 --> 00:26:48,641 It is what I fight for every day, Amina. 597 00:26:48,675 --> 00:26:51,243 But it doesn't come from guns, 598 00:26:51,277 --> 00:26:53,145 and it doesn't come from drone strikes. 599 00:26:53,179 --> 00:26:55,815 It comes, as you said, from words. 600 00:26:55,848 --> 00:26:59,686 We have an opportunity to talk, 601 00:26:59,719 --> 00:27:01,788 and I think it's good that we're taking it. 602 00:27:01,821 --> 00:27:05,124 You know what would give me hope? 603 00:27:05,157 --> 00:27:08,160 If a woman, one woman, was in those talks. 604 00:27:08,194 --> 00:27:11,330 Because she would understand better than anyone else 605 00:27:11,363 --> 00:27:15,334 what the price of peace should be. 606 00:27:15,367 --> 00:27:18,237 We have paid it so many times. 607 00:27:22,008 --> 00:27:23,710 MOLLY: Matvey and his girlfriend, 608 00:27:23,743 --> 00:27:25,244 or maybe just some woman 609 00:27:25,277 --> 00:27:26,846 on the worst date of her life, 610 00:27:26,879 --> 00:27:28,848 were shot in his apartment. 611 00:27:28,881 --> 00:27:31,751 ME at the scene estimated they'd been dead 12 hours. 612 00:27:31,784 --> 00:27:34,053 Must have gotten to them within hours of our meeting. 613 00:27:34,086 --> 00:27:36,088 I had been communicating with him for months. 614 00:27:36,122 --> 00:27:38,362 They could have been on to him by the time you got there. 615 00:27:38,390 --> 00:27:40,860 They were tortured. 616 00:27:40,893 --> 00:27:43,863 They found a car battery and electrodes 617 00:27:43,896 --> 00:27:45,832 next to their bodies. 618 00:27:45,865 --> 00:27:47,800 Poor girl, she didn't have any intel. 619 00:27:47,834 --> 00:27:49,401 She was just in the wrong place 620 00:27:49,435 --> 00:27:51,595 at the wrong time when the Russians kicked the door in. 621 00:27:51,619 --> 00:27:54,322 Alexander, can I talk to you a minute? 622 00:27:57,076 --> 00:27:59,036 Listen, if you need to take the rest of the day... 623 00:27:59,060 --> 00:28:02,281 No. I mean, I'm fine, thank you. 624 00:28:02,314 --> 00:28:06,753 But there is something you need to know. 625 00:28:06,786 --> 00:28:08,821 I was followed last night. 626 00:28:11,323 --> 00:28:12,792 Why didn't you mention this sooner? 627 00:28:12,825 --> 00:28:15,161 At the time, I hoped I was just being paranoid, 628 00:28:15,194 --> 00:28:19,131 but... if-if Matvey was tortured, 629 00:28:19,165 --> 00:28:21,901 and if he gave me up... 630 00:28:24,336 --> 00:28:27,373 Um, I've got the license plate number of the car. 631 00:28:27,406 --> 00:28:29,976 Okay, get it for me. I'll run it. 632 00:28:30,009 --> 00:28:32,449 DALTON: You're absolutely certain this information is correct? 633 00:28:32,473 --> 00:28:35,214 Henry's office reached out to their asset in Kabul, 634 00:28:35,247 --> 00:28:38,084 who's connected to Akbar Haq Raquib, 635 00:28:38,117 --> 00:28:43,222 and he confirmed... the Taliban want to negotiate. 636 00:28:43,255 --> 00:28:46,158 So just like that, Operation Tiger Claw morphs 637 00:28:46,192 --> 00:28:48,795 from a military offensive against the Taliban 638 00:28:48,828 --> 00:28:50,763 to... peace talks? 639 00:28:50,797 --> 00:28:52,899 Maybe the Taliban are as weary of fighting 640 00:28:52,932 --> 00:28:54,033 as everyone else. 641 00:28:54,066 --> 00:28:56,903 In exchange for peace, I assume they have a few demands? 642 00:28:59,806 --> 00:29:02,008 They want a role in the central government. 643 00:29:02,041 --> 00:29:05,144 It's a compromise that has worked in the past. 644 00:29:05,177 --> 00:29:08,114 In Ireland and South Africa. 645 00:29:08,147 --> 00:29:10,449 Say what you will about their methods, 646 00:29:10,482 --> 00:29:13,953 the Taliban aren't global jihadists. 647 00:29:13,986 --> 00:29:16,022 They could be satisfied with a voice 648 00:29:16,055 --> 00:29:18,124 in their country's leadership. 649 00:29:18,157 --> 00:29:20,092 Yes, but what about the people 650 00:29:20,126 --> 00:29:21,794 they're ostensibly leading? 651 00:29:21,828 --> 00:29:23,930 After all this time, we can't just open the door 652 00:29:23,963 --> 00:29:26,465 and invite the enemy in without a popular consensus. 653 00:29:26,498 --> 00:29:28,267 A recent human rights poll found 654 00:29:28,300 --> 00:29:31,503 that approximately 68% of the country favor Sharia law. 655 00:29:31,537 --> 00:29:34,941 I-I know. I was surprised, too. 656 00:29:34,974 --> 00:29:37,309 The Afghan people have been living with a chaotic, 657 00:29:37,343 --> 00:29:41,013 weak and corrupt government for so long that, uh, 658 00:29:41,047 --> 00:29:43,515 the Taliban is starting to look good by comparison. 659 00:29:43,549 --> 00:29:45,818 Well, if that's so, sir, 660 00:29:45,852 --> 00:29:47,887 then maybe it's time for us to finally 661 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:49,155 get off the merry-go-round. 662 00:29:51,290 --> 00:29:53,960 Walk me through it, Bess. 663 00:29:53,993 --> 00:29:55,962 The Taliban would agree 664 00:29:55,995 --> 00:29:58,898 to recognize a democratically elected government, 665 00:29:58,931 --> 00:30:02,468 of which they would be an active minority party. 666 00:30:02,501 --> 00:30:04,937 Women would have access to education, 667 00:30:04,971 --> 00:30:08,207 and the ability to work, but not drive. 668 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:10,576 So we're talking strict Islamic law 669 00:30:10,609 --> 00:30:12,011 as oppose to Sharia? 670 00:30:12,044 --> 00:30:13,445 That's something. 671 00:30:13,479 --> 00:30:15,581 It is. 672 00:30:15,614 --> 00:30:18,584 There's one hard line in the sand for them: 673 00:30:18,617 --> 00:30:20,386 No women running for office 674 00:30:20,419 --> 00:30:22,154 or serving in the new government. 675 00:30:24,556 --> 00:30:26,893 (laughs) 676 00:30:26,926 --> 00:30:28,594 (groans) 677 00:30:28,627 --> 00:30:30,396 And we were doing so well. 678 00:30:30,429 --> 00:30:32,398 Kind of puts the lie to their request 679 00:30:32,431 --> 00:30:34,100 for free elections, doesn't it? 680 00:30:34,133 --> 00:30:36,202 Look, I'm not happy about it, either, 681 00:30:36,235 --> 00:30:38,938 but other countries have declared independence 682 00:30:38,971 --> 00:30:41,107 and labeled themselves free 683 00:30:41,140 --> 00:30:43,910 while neglecting to give their female citizens 684 00:30:43,943 --> 00:30:46,012 an equal voice. 685 00:30:46,045 --> 00:30:47,805 This country we're standing in, for instance. 686 00:30:47,829 --> 00:30:50,049 A mistake that was eventually corrected. 687 00:30:50,082 --> 00:30:50,849 And I have every hope 688 00:30:50,883 --> 00:30:53,886 that Afghanistan will do the same. 689 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:55,087 Eventually. 690 00:30:56,923 --> 00:30:58,925 (sighs) 691 00:31:02,930 --> 00:31:05,632 Gather the NSC. 692 00:31:05,665 --> 00:31:07,334 I want all opinions on the floor 693 00:31:07,367 --> 00:31:08,767 for discussion. ELIZABETH: Yes, sir. 694 00:31:14,475 --> 00:31:15,843 (all talking at once) 695 00:31:15,876 --> 00:31:19,880 All right... all right. 696 00:31:19,913 --> 00:31:22,783 Most of the decisions that get made in this room 697 00:31:22,816 --> 00:31:24,452 are difficult. 698 00:31:24,485 --> 00:31:26,454 This one is no exception, 699 00:31:26,487 --> 00:31:29,623 so... let's go one at a time, hmm? 700 00:31:29,657 --> 00:31:30,891 BECKER: Mr. President. 701 00:31:30,924 --> 00:31:32,460 This is our chance 702 00:31:32,493 --> 00:31:34,795 to strike a significant blow against the Taliban. 703 00:31:34,828 --> 00:31:37,131 Why would we stand down and make concessions 704 00:31:37,165 --> 00:31:38,666 when we're winning? 705 00:31:38,699 --> 00:31:39,767 Are we winning? 706 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,403 It doesn't always feel like that to me. 707 00:31:42,436 --> 00:31:44,572 HILL: All due respect, sir, 708 00:31:44,605 --> 00:31:46,907 I agree with Gordon. It's premature 709 00:31:46,940 --> 00:31:48,776 to consider negotiating with the Taliban. 710 00:31:48,809 --> 00:31:51,779 "Premature" after almost two decades of war? 711 00:31:51,812 --> 00:31:54,482 HILL: We need to use military force 712 00:31:54,515 --> 00:31:56,884 so we can create the political leverage we need 713 00:31:56,917 --> 00:31:59,253 for a sustainable political solution. 714 00:31:59,287 --> 00:32:01,322 DALTON: And how many other armies 715 00:32:01,355 --> 00:32:04,425 have made that same calculation only to wind up mired for years? 716 00:32:04,458 --> 00:32:06,660 RUSSELL: And what if the people of Afghanistan 717 00:32:06,694 --> 00:32:08,662 have identified a solution for themselves? 718 00:32:08,696 --> 00:32:10,564 Two-thirds of them favor Taliban rule. 719 00:32:10,598 --> 00:32:13,767 Or have we not yet evolved from telling the rest of the world 720 00:32:13,801 --> 00:32:16,437 how to run their lives? HILL: I understand that you swim 721 00:32:16,470 --> 00:32:19,307 in a vast universe of gray area, Russell, but there are 722 00:32:19,340 --> 00:32:21,509 some of us that can still see a clear 723 00:32:21,542 --> 00:32:24,245 and distinct line between what's right and what's wrong. 724 00:32:24,278 --> 00:32:26,747 Well, now you're just trying to hurt my feelings. 725 00:32:26,780 --> 00:32:28,249 Madam Secretary, 726 00:32:28,282 --> 00:32:29,883 you can't possibly favor a plan that, 727 00:32:29,917 --> 00:32:31,885 if it was implemented here, would have you 728 00:32:31,919 --> 00:32:34,322 cleaning out your desk. 729 00:32:34,355 --> 00:32:36,257 Oh, and that is assuming 730 00:32:36,290 --> 00:32:38,892 there was a man willing to chauffeur you home. 731 00:32:38,926 --> 00:32:41,962 Even the Saudis came to their senses 732 00:32:41,995 --> 00:32:44,798 and agreed to let women drive, for God's sake. 733 00:32:44,832 --> 00:32:47,635 That's a concession I hope we can still win. 734 00:32:47,668 --> 00:32:49,537 But they are holding the line 735 00:32:49,570 --> 00:32:51,872 on keeping women out of the new government. 736 00:32:51,905 --> 00:32:53,941 It is "take it or leave it." 737 00:32:53,974 --> 00:32:55,409 BECKER: And you're encouraging us 738 00:32:55,443 --> 00:32:56,644 to take it. 739 00:32:56,677 --> 00:32:59,213 I'm trying to... not lose sight 740 00:32:59,247 --> 00:33:01,982 of the compromises the Taliban has already made. 741 00:33:02,015 --> 00:33:03,851 Ones that would have been unthinkable 742 00:33:03,884 --> 00:33:05,953 a decade ago. 743 00:33:07,855 --> 00:33:10,324 Women's education and employment 744 00:33:10,358 --> 00:33:13,361 coupled with a strong democratic government 745 00:33:13,394 --> 00:33:17,465 can be the seeds that grow a more progressive society. 746 00:33:18,466 --> 00:33:20,868 They have to start somewhere. 747 00:33:20,901 --> 00:33:23,537 And what do we tell our Gold Star families? 748 00:33:23,571 --> 00:33:25,939 The ones who have made the real sacrifices. 749 00:33:25,973 --> 00:33:28,008 "Sorry, but the insurgents that killed your child, 750 00:33:28,041 --> 00:33:30,511 "they're gonna be running things in Afghanistan now. 751 00:33:30,544 --> 00:33:31,912 Thanks for your service." 752 00:33:31,945 --> 00:33:33,681 HILL: Sir... 753 00:33:33,714 --> 00:33:35,516 it is my recommendation that we proceed 754 00:33:35,549 --> 00:33:37,518 with Operation Tiger Claw as planned. 755 00:33:37,551 --> 00:33:39,553 Taking the diplomatic path now 756 00:33:39,587 --> 00:33:41,255 will only lead 757 00:33:41,289 --> 00:33:43,457 to Afghanistan returning to the haven 758 00:33:43,491 --> 00:33:45,459 for terrorists that it was in 2001. 759 00:33:45,493 --> 00:33:46,794 BECKER: We'll be right back 760 00:33:46,827 --> 00:33:48,629 where we started, sir... On a decline 761 00:33:48,662 --> 00:33:50,664 to theocracy and despotism. 762 00:33:54,001 --> 00:33:55,936 Thank you all for your input. 763 00:33:56,970 --> 00:33:58,972 I'll let you know my decision. 764 00:34:04,912 --> 00:34:06,980 (footsteps approaching) 765 00:34:09,550 --> 00:34:12,286 We don't have to agree on this one. 766 00:34:14,722 --> 00:34:16,957 Look, I get it. 767 00:34:16,990 --> 00:34:19,327 You helped plan this operation, 768 00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:21,895 and you have faith in what it can accomplish. 769 00:34:21,929 --> 00:34:23,964 I'm not blinded by the bars, Elizabeth. 770 00:34:23,997 --> 00:34:25,966 (chuckles softly) 771 00:34:25,999 --> 00:34:28,902 Doesn't it strike you as ironic, 772 00:34:28,936 --> 00:34:32,072 the two of us in this building talking 773 00:34:32,105 --> 00:34:34,908 about a historic decision 774 00:34:34,942 --> 00:34:37,778 that could deny a generation of women 775 00:34:37,811 --> 00:34:39,980 this same opportunity? 776 00:34:40,013 --> 00:34:42,550 Of course I can appreciate that. 777 00:34:42,583 --> 00:34:45,386 And I also appreciate that we are both thinking 778 00:34:45,419 --> 00:34:47,020 about the greater good. 779 00:34:48,556 --> 00:34:52,460 Where you see a tiny window to negotiate... 780 00:34:52,493 --> 00:34:55,429 I see a wedge... 781 00:34:55,463 --> 00:34:57,965 where we can finally pry open the door 782 00:34:57,998 --> 00:35:00,368 and liberate half a country. 783 00:35:02,936 --> 00:35:05,406 That's me... 784 00:35:05,439 --> 00:35:08,342 thinking about the greater good. 785 00:35:12,145 --> 00:35:13,447 WARE: Henry. 786 00:35:13,481 --> 00:35:15,349 Thanks for coming by. 787 00:35:15,383 --> 00:35:17,050 Your assistant said it was urgent. 788 00:35:17,084 --> 00:35:21,922 Yeah. I got word that you are running a license plate. 789 00:35:21,955 --> 00:35:23,924 Yeah. Alexander Mehranov 790 00:35:23,957 --> 00:35:25,993 thought he was being followed last night. 791 00:35:26,026 --> 00:35:28,095 We were concerned it was the Russians. 792 00:35:28,128 --> 00:35:31,331 He was being followed, but not by the Russians. 793 00:35:33,033 --> 00:35:36,069 It was CIA, Security Division. 794 00:35:36,103 --> 00:35:38,639 It's standard operating procedure when an agent 795 00:35:38,672 --> 00:35:41,074 completes a stint in rehab. 796 00:35:43,043 --> 00:35:46,013 I should have been informed you were surveilling my agent. 797 00:35:46,046 --> 00:35:48,682 Fair point. 798 00:35:48,716 --> 00:35:52,820 So did they see any suspicious behavior? 799 00:35:54,021 --> 00:35:57,090 This is the work Mehranov signed up for, Henry. 800 00:35:57,124 --> 00:36:00,528 The United States government is completely within its rights 801 00:36:00,561 --> 00:36:03,897 to keep an eye on agents who could present a security risk. 802 00:36:03,931 --> 00:36:06,467 I assure you Alexander's not a risk. 803 00:36:06,500 --> 00:36:09,603 And his work on Afghanistan is essential. 804 00:36:09,637 --> 00:36:11,138 Understood. 805 00:36:12,105 --> 00:36:14,107 I'll call off the dogs. 806 00:36:14,141 --> 00:36:16,944 But let me know if anything changes. 807 00:36:16,977 --> 00:36:19,079 And I mean anything. 808 00:36:19,112 --> 00:36:21,148 Is there anything else? 809 00:36:21,181 --> 00:36:22,750 No. 810 00:36:22,783 --> 00:36:24,151 Thanks. 811 00:36:25,185 --> 00:36:26,587 Mm-hmm. 812 00:36:29,122 --> 00:36:31,124 ♪ 813 00:36:36,997 --> 00:36:38,932 (rapid knocking) 814 00:36:44,705 --> 00:36:47,107 (door opens) STEVIE: Okay... 815 00:36:47,140 --> 00:36:49,142 I did pick up pierogi... 816 00:36:49,176 --> 00:36:51,178 And I do know that "pierogi" is plural, 817 00:36:51,211 --> 00:36:54,081 so there's no "S"... But I got a lot of them, 818 00:36:54,114 --> 00:36:56,750 and it's not because I don't think you can cook, it's... 819 00:36:56,784 --> 00:36:58,118 I've just never had them, 820 00:36:58,151 --> 00:37:00,187 and-and they made me think of you, so... 821 00:37:00,220 --> 00:37:01,789 I-I still haven't... 822 00:37:01,822 --> 00:37:03,791 haven't made anything... Well, perfect. 823 00:37:03,824 --> 00:37:06,059 (laughs): I got meat and potato. 824 00:37:09,930 --> 00:37:11,031 Hi. 825 00:37:11,064 --> 00:37:12,466 Hi. 826 00:37:13,243 --> 00:37:14,243 Can, um... 827 00:37:14,267 --> 00:37:16,169 can-can we sit down for a minute? 828 00:37:16,203 --> 00:37:17,838 Can I talk to you? 829 00:37:17,871 --> 00:37:19,139 Yeah. 830 00:37:19,172 --> 00:37:21,742 I was actually about to say the same thing. 831 00:37:29,917 --> 00:37:32,119 Why don't you go first? 832 00:37:33,587 --> 00:37:35,455 Okay. Um... 833 00:37:37,290 --> 00:37:40,093 All right. I don't think I realized, um... 834 00:37:40,127 --> 00:37:42,162 how bad I was feeling about myself 835 00:37:42,195 --> 00:37:44,498 after the breakup with Jareth. 836 00:37:44,532 --> 00:37:46,900 But... 837 00:37:46,934 --> 00:37:48,936 with you, I, um... 838 00:37:48,969 --> 00:37:51,539 I feel like myself again. 839 00:37:51,572 --> 00:37:54,808 So... whatever this is or isn't, 840 00:37:54,842 --> 00:37:57,077 or-or... will be, 841 00:37:57,110 --> 00:38:00,047 I just wanted... 842 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:02,850 I just wanted to thank you. 843 00:38:04,685 --> 00:38:05,953 Okay. 844 00:38:07,054 --> 00:38:08,689 Your turn. 845 00:38:12,926 --> 00:38:14,928 It can wait. 846 00:38:20,768 --> 00:38:22,770 ♪ 847 00:38:27,340 --> 00:38:29,543 (indistinct chatter) 848 00:38:33,647 --> 00:38:35,048 Is it time? 849 00:38:35,082 --> 00:38:37,050 No. We still have a few minutes. 850 00:38:37,084 --> 00:38:38,586 But I have some news. 851 00:38:38,619 --> 00:38:40,287 I'm afraid to ask. 852 00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:42,222 President Sharza accepted 853 00:38:42,255 --> 00:38:44,725 the terms offered by the Taliban, 854 00:38:44,758 --> 00:38:47,227 and the U.S. has backed the deal. 855 00:38:47,260 --> 00:38:48,896 The military operation 856 00:38:48,929 --> 00:38:52,199 is officially off the table for now. 857 00:38:53,834 --> 00:38:56,637 And how soon before you pull your troops out 858 00:38:56,670 --> 00:38:58,238 and leave us to our fate? 859 00:38:58,271 --> 00:39:01,141 There's a three-year plan to make sure that the Taliban 860 00:39:01,174 --> 00:39:03,143 hold up their end of the agreement. 861 00:39:03,176 --> 00:39:05,145 We won't leave if they don't. 862 00:39:05,178 --> 00:39:07,047 You'll have a revised constitution 863 00:39:07,080 --> 00:39:09,349 of moderate Islamic rule. 864 00:39:09,382 --> 00:39:11,752 Women will still be educated, 865 00:39:11,785 --> 00:39:15,055 they can work, vote, control their own finances, 866 00:39:15,088 --> 00:39:18,191 but there is one point we couldn't move them on. 867 00:39:18,225 --> 00:39:21,328 Women will not be able to hold government positions. 868 00:39:21,361 --> 00:39:23,731 At least... not yet. 869 00:39:25,733 --> 00:39:27,701 ♪ 870 00:39:27,735 --> 00:39:29,336 Of course. 871 00:39:30,337 --> 00:39:31,805 It's a place to start. 872 00:39:31,839 --> 00:39:33,674 Please don't sell me on this right now. 873 00:39:33,707 --> 00:39:36,644 I suppose this is my last speech 874 00:39:36,677 --> 00:39:39,279 as Minister of Education. 875 00:39:39,312 --> 00:39:41,348 (whispers): Uh, excuse me, Madam Secretary. 876 00:39:41,381 --> 00:39:43,250 We're ready for you. 877 00:39:44,417 --> 00:39:48,188 WOMAN: And now, to introduce our keynote speaker, 878 00:39:48,221 --> 00:39:50,724 we bring you a very special guest 879 00:39:50,758 --> 00:39:54,394 and an inspiration to women everywhere. 880 00:39:54,427 --> 00:39:58,231 Please welcome to the Women Transform the World conference, 881 00:39:58,265 --> 00:40:00,400 Secretary of State 882 00:40:00,433 --> 00:40:02,703 Elizabeth McCord. 883 00:40:03,704 --> 00:40:06,807 (applause continues) 884 00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:09,943 That's you, Madam Secretary. 885 00:40:09,977 --> 00:40:11,979 Go. 886 00:40:15,348 --> 00:40:17,217 (audience cheering) 887 00:40:28,261 --> 00:40:32,132 I meet a lot of survivors in my work, 888 00:40:32,165 --> 00:40:34,735 people who have seen some of the worst 889 00:40:34,768 --> 00:40:37,337 this world has to offer, 890 00:40:37,370 --> 00:40:39,873 and the quality they all share 891 00:40:39,907 --> 00:40:42,876 is the ability to believe in the coming day 892 00:40:42,910 --> 00:40:46,146 even in the bleakest dawn. 893 00:40:46,179 --> 00:40:51,418 Amina Salah has seen many bleak new dawns in her country, 894 00:40:51,451 --> 00:40:54,154 through a violent revolution, 895 00:40:54,187 --> 00:40:57,057 communism, Soviet occupation 896 00:40:57,090 --> 00:40:59,426 and a brutal civil war. 897 00:40:59,459 --> 00:41:01,461 She had an opportunity to escape 898 00:41:01,494 --> 00:41:04,364 before the Taliban came to power, 899 00:41:04,397 --> 00:41:06,767 but she stayed, earning a bachelor's 900 00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:08,802 and then a law degree 901 00:41:08,836 --> 00:41:10,470 from Kabul University. 902 00:41:10,503 --> 00:41:11,705 ♪ 903 00:41:11,739 --> 00:41:16,343 And as she watched a generation of girls denied access 904 00:41:16,376 --> 00:41:19,813 to a basic education, Amina dedicated her life 905 00:41:19,847 --> 00:41:22,916 to giving them the same opportunity she had. 906 00:41:22,950 --> 00:41:24,484 In her tenure 907 00:41:24,517 --> 00:41:27,087 as Afghanistan's Minister of Education, 908 00:41:27,120 --> 00:41:29,757 she's worked tirelessly to give faith 909 00:41:29,790 --> 00:41:32,459 to a new generation of girls 910 00:41:32,492 --> 00:41:35,395 that a new day is coming, 911 00:41:35,428 --> 00:41:39,900 one that may feel bleak and cold now, 912 00:41:39,933 --> 00:41:43,103 but will one day be warm and broad 913 00:41:43,136 --> 00:41:46,339 and include everyone under the sun. 914 00:41:47,374 --> 00:41:49,242 I'm reminded of a quote 915 00:41:49,276 --> 00:41:51,779 from one of our own keepers of the faith, 916 00:41:51,812 --> 00:41:54,381 Susan B. Anthony. 917 00:41:54,414 --> 00:41:56,083 "We shall someday be heeded, 918 00:41:56,116 --> 00:41:59,386 "and everybody will think it was always so, 919 00:41:59,419 --> 00:42:01,922 "just exactly as many young people today 920 00:42:01,955 --> 00:42:06,259 "think all the privileges which woman now possesses 921 00:42:06,293 --> 00:42:08,395 "always were hers. 922 00:42:08,428 --> 00:42:10,798 "They have no idea 923 00:42:10,831 --> 00:42:16,069 "how every single inch of ground she stands on 924 00:42:16,103 --> 00:42:18,772 "has been gained by the hard work 925 00:42:18,806 --> 00:42:23,911 of some little handful of women in the past." 926 00:42:23,944 --> 00:42:26,446 Or, in our case, the present. 927 00:42:26,479 --> 00:42:30,383 Please welcome Afghan Minister of Education 928 00:42:30,417 --> 00:42:33,153 and my dear friend, Amina Salah. 929 00:42:33,186 --> 00:42:35,889 ♪ (applause) 930 00:42:40,127 --> 00:42:44,464 Captioning sponsored by CBS. 931 00:42:44,497 --> 00:42:46,657 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org