Spy Ops Operation Jawbreaker (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

Spy Ops

Operation Jawbreaker (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

Just fifteen days after September 11th, 2001, CIA operatives land in Afghanistan with suitcases full of cash and a mission to dismantle the Taliban.

Composers

Christian Balvig | Kristian Camero (music by)

Cinematographer

Thomas Jacobi

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Release date

Sep 8, 2023 (United States)

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Gary Schroen Self - Jawbreaker Team Leader, CIA Self - Jawbreaker Team Leader, CIA See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Phil Reilly Self -Jawbreaker Deputy Chief, CIA Self -Jawbreaker Deputy Chief, CIA See fewer	History (2000)
David L. Phillips Self - Jawbreaker Team Medic, CIA (as David L. 'Doc' Phillips) Self - Jawbreaker Team Medic, CIA (as David L. 'Doc' Phillips) See fewer	Spy Ops (2023)
Sue Phillips Self - Wife of David Phillips Self - Wife of David Phillips See fewer	Spy Ops (2023)
Yousuf Jan Nesar Self - Official Camerman, Northern Alliance Self - Official Camerman, Northern Alliance See fewer	Spy Ops (2023)
Ashmat Froz Self - Diplomat, Northern Alliance Self - Diplomat, Northern Alliance See fewer	Spy Ops (2023)
Masood Khalili Self - Former Afghan Ambassador, Linguist and Poet (as Massoud Khalili) Self - Former Afghan Ambassador, Linguist and Poet (as Massoud Khalili) See fewer	Afghanistan: The Wounded Land (2020)
J.R. Seeger Self - Alpha Team Leader, CIA Self - Alpha Team Leader, CIA See fewer	Spy Ops (2023)
John Mulholland Self - Commander of 5th Special Forces Group (Ret.) (as General John Mulholland) Self - Commander of 5th Special Forces Group (Ret.) (as General John Mulholland) See fewer	Spy Ops (2023)
Ayman al-Zawahiri Self - Leader of al-Qaeda (archive footage) Self - Leader of al-Qaeda (archive footage) See fewer	Knowledge Is for Acting Upon: The Manhattan Raid (2006)
Joe Biden Self - 46th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 46th President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Parks and Recreation (2009)
Osama bin Laden Self - Leader of al-Qaeda (archive footage) Self - Leader of al-Qaeda (archive footage) See fewer
George W. Bush Self - 43rd President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 43rd President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Journeys with George (2002)
Abdul Rashid Dostum Self - Commander Uzbek Forces, Northern Alliance (archive footage) (as General Dostum) Self - Commander Uzbek Forces, Northern Alliance (archive footage) (as General Dostum) See fewer	The Pasha (2021)
Amy Goodman Self - Journalist, Democracy Now! (archive footage) Self - Journalist, Democracy Now! (archive footage) See fewer	I Love You, You Hate Me (2022)
Hamid Karzai Self - President of Afghanistan (archive footage) Self - President of Afghanistan (archive footage) See fewer	PBS News Hour (1975)
Ahmad Massoud Self - Son of Ahmad Shah Massoud (archive footage) Self - Son of Ahmad Shah Massoud (archive footage) See fewer	The Will to See (2021)
Ahmad Shah Massoud Self - Northern Alliance Leader (archive footage) Self - Northern Alliance Leader (archive footage) See fewer	Massoud, the Afghan (1998)
Muhammad Omar Mujahid Self - Leader of the Taliban (archive footage) (as Mullah Omar) Self - Leader of the Taliban (archive footage) (as Mullah Omar) See fewer
George Tenet Self - Head of the CIA (archive footage) Self - Head of the CIA (archive footage) See fewer	Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs (2015)
Donald Trump Self - 45th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 45th President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	The Apprentice (2004)