In 2012, humanitarian aid workers were kidnapped and held as ransom by a gang of drug runners and criminals in the northern region of Afghanistan. It was up to the two most elite special forces in the world, the SAS and U.S. Seal Team 6, to lead a dangerous joint operation to retrieve them.

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Bespoke Post (Code: COVERT)

Covert's theme is "Anxiety" by Kai Engel. Music in this episode is "Nothing (Bonus Track)" by Kai Engel; "Lucerna" by Sergey Cheremisinov; "A New Biosphere" by Schemawound; "There Are Many Different Kinds of Love" by Chris Zabriskie and "Studie I" by Jahzzar.

Sound effects from freesound.org by DCPoke and jay rope. Additional sound effects from freesfx.co.uk. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License