Having inherited the presidency, G'ulom (Mohammad Bakri) declines to coordinate with Ambassador Gaeto (Tracy Shayne) on a joint statement.
On advice from Saul (Mandy Patinkin), Haqqani tries to flee Kabul, but hits a checkpoint and has to turn back.
Following the recommendation of his chief of staff (Linus Roache), acting president Ben Hayes (Sam Trammell) reluctantly gives the order to bomb the site and destroy everything.
The episode was directed by Alex Graves and co-written by executive producers Patrick Harbinson and Chip Johannessen.
[1] Den of Geek's David Crow rated the episode 5 out of 5 stars, and wrote "the white knuckle suspense of these final 10 minutes proves Homeland can still fire on all cylinders".