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Episode Three: Across the Hindu Kush

In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great: Episode Three

From 329 BC to 327 BC, into the mountains of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan...

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The crew enter the war-torn city of Kabul. The Taliban launched an attack on the city a few days the crew left

Kabul:

The crew enter the war-torn city of Kabul. The Taliban launched an attack on the city a few days the crew left.

The ancient Landrover aquired in Kabul proves just how difficult it is to cross the Hindu Kush mountains

The Khawak Pass:

The ancient Landrover aquired in Kabul proves just how difficult it is to cross the Hindu Kush mountains.

Following in the footsteps of Alexander's engineers, Michael helps to clear a landslide

The Khawak Pass:

Following in the footsteps of Alexander's engineers, Michael helps to clear a landslide.

Michael enters into some tense negotiations with the warlord controlling the pass

The Khawak Pass:

Michael enters into some tense negotiations with the warlord controlling the pass.

Another local warlord provides a helicopter to take the crew to the ancient city of Balkh

Balkh:

Another local warlord provides a helicopter to take the crew to the ancient city of Balkh.

The modern day horsemen of Alexandria the Farthemost demonstrate the remarkable skills that allowed their ancestors to fight an effective guerilla war against Alexander

Alexandria the Farthemost:

The modern day horsemen of Alexandria the Farthemost demonstrate the remarkable skills that allowed their ancestors to fight an effective guerilla war against Alexander.

The crew head for modern day Samarkand

The Road to Samarkand:

The crew head for modern day Samarkand.