First in : an insider’s account of how the CIA spearheaded the war on terror in Afghanistan / Gary C. Schroen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Ballantine Books, c2005.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiii, 379 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS371.413. S37 2005
Summary: Abstract: 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.
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Abstract: 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.