Frontline Obama's War (Season 27, Episode 12)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, News

Frontline

Obama's War (Season 27, Episode 12)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, News

Frontline tries to get a deeper understanding of the war in Afganistan. It interviews both American analysts and commanders on the ground and looks at reports from embedded journalists.

Writers

Marcela Gaviria | Martin Smith

Producers

Raney Aronson | Missy Frederick | Marcela Gaviria | Arun Rath | Martin Smith

Composer

Askold Buk

Cinematographer

Timothy Grucza

Editor

Jason Schmidt

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 13, 2009

Release date

Oct 13, 2009 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

122 wins & 190 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
27 cast members

Name	Known for
Athar Abbas Self - Spokesman, Pakistan Army Self - Spokesman, Pakistan Army See fewer	Soch Be Practical (2016)
Abdullah Abdullah Self - Politician Self - Politician See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Andrew Bacevich Self - Author, 'The Limits of Power' Self - Author, 'The Limits of Power' See fewer	Rethink Afghanistan (2009)
Christian Cabaniss Self - Commander 2-8 Marines Self - Commander 2-8 Marines See fewer	Hell and Back Again (2011)
Steve Coll Self - Author, 'Ghost Wars' Self - Author, 'Ghost Wars' See fewer	American Zeitgeist (2006)
Karl Eikenberry Self - U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Self - U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan See fewer	American Umpire (2016)
Andrew Exum Self - Adviser to General McChrystal Self - Adviser to General McChrystal See fewer	Dirty Wars (2013)
Michael T Flynn Self - Director of Intelligence, ISAF (as a different name) Self - Director of Intelligence, ISAF (as a different name) See fewer	Flynn
Richard Holbrooke Self - Special Rep. for Afghanistan and Pakistan Self - Special Rep. for Afghanistan and Pakistan See fewer	Freedom's Fury (2006)
Ted Hubbard Self - Echo Company Self - Echo Company See fewer	Hell and Back Again (2011)
Seth Jones Self - Author, 'The Graveyard of Empires' Self - Author, 'The Graveyard of Empires' See fewer	Fox News Live (2008)
David Kilcullen Self - Adviser to General McChrystal Self - Adviser to General McChrystal See fewer	Unmanned: America's Drone Wars (2013)
Christopher Macdonald Self - Echo Company Self - Echo Company See fewer	Hey Santa (2013)
Rehman Malik Self - Interior Minister, Pakistan Self - Interior Minister, Pakistan See fewer	Bhutto (2010)
William Mayville Self - Director of Operations, ISAF Self - Director of Operations, ISAF See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Stanley McChrystal Self - Commander, ISAF (as Gen. Stanley McChrystal) Self - Commander, ISAF (as Gen. Stanley McChrystal) See fewer	Ancient Empires (2023)
Eric Meador Self - Commander, Echo Company Self - Commander, Echo Company See fewer	Hell and Back Again (2011)
Mike Mullen Self - Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Self - Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff See fewer	Thank You for Your Service (I) (2015)
Arturo Munoz Self - Former CIA, 1980-2009 Self - Former CIA, 1980-2009 See fewer	Frontline (1983)
John Nagl Self - Former Adviser to General Petraeus Self - Former Adviser to General Petraeus See fewer	The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (2011)
Vali Nasr Self - Adviser to Ambassador Holbrooke Self - Adviser to Ambassador Holbrooke See fewer	The Diplomat (2015)
Barack Obama Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)
David Petraeus Self - CENTCOM Commander (as Gen. David Petraeus) Self - CENTCOM Commander (as Gen. David Petraeus) See fewer	Thank You for Your Service (I) (2015)
Amrullah Saleh Self - Director, Afghan Intelligence Self - Director, Afghan Intelligence See fewer	Fox Files (1998)
Bilal Sarwary Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	Vice (2013)
Martin Smith Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Celeste Ward Self - Deputy Asstant Security of Defense, 2007-2009 Self - Deputy Asstant Security of Defense, 2007-2009 See fewer	Frontline (1983)