Battleground Afghanistan: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Battleground Afghanistan looks inside the latest chapter of the Afghan conflict as seen by American Marines on the front-lines of the war. As tens of thousands of troops withdraw from Afghanistan, Capt. Ben Middendorf and his men of Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines — based at Camp Pendleton in San Diego — are staying behind to continue the fight. These Marines are taking the fight directly to the Taliban with a mission to locate, disrupt and destroy the enemy.

Series details

• Title: Battleground Afghanistan
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: War
• Premiere date: 2013-07-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-07-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9544
• IMDb ID: tt2997600
• TVDB ID: 270964

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-07-01; final listed air date 2013-07-29; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Battleground Afghanistan on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.