Springofthe1985th.OninstructionsfromtheGRU,scoutYuriNikitinentersthePakistanfortressofBadaber.NikitinmustcollectevidenceoftheexistencehereofatrainingcenterforMujahideenundertheleadershipoftheCIA.Afterfulfillingadangeroustask,NikitinseesontheterritoryofthefortressagroupofRussianprisonersofwar,amongwhomherecognizeshisfriendMikhail,thesonofhiscommander,GeneralKolesov,whowasconsideredmissingforseveralyears.Nikitindecidestostayandsavethechildrencondemnedtodeath....