A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban. Captain Mitch Nelson leads an elite team on a mission to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan. As he uses the aid of a local warlord, the situation becomes more dangerous and morally complicated. Strong is a 2018 American action-war film directed by Nicolai Fuglsig. 12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain. trong is a 2018 American action-war film directed by Nicolai Fuglsig and written by Ted Tally and Peter Craig.