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Inside the raid that killed Osama bin Laden 15 years ago

Season 2026 Episode 17

It’s been 15 years since the U.S. found and killed the world’s most notorious terrorist, Osama bin Laden. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin continues last week’s conversation with Mark Kelton, the CIA’s station chief in Pakistan at the time, for more on the raid and its fallout.

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