S01E02: Meet the Stans: Kyrgyzstan | Holidays in the Danger Zone

Duration: 38'40''

Synopsis

Kyrgyzstan is the only country in the world with both an American and a Russian military base. While there, Reeve meets a member of a banned radical Islamic group, and he visits one of the world's most highly radioactive sites.

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