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Subtitle: an insider's account of how the CIA spearheaded the war on terror in Afghanistan
By: Gary C. Schroen
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Presidio Press/Ballantine Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 379
ISBN-13: 9780891418726
Subjects: CIA; Secret service; USA; Afghanistankrieg (2001); United States. Central Intelligence Agency; United States; American Personal narratives; Afghan War, 2001-
Description: An agency insider furnishes an account of the role of the CIA in the war against terror in Afghanistan, chronicling the complex negotiations with Afghan warlords that led to the defeat of the Taliban, despite the disastrous close calls caused by pressurefrom Washington.
Notes: Includes index.