TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schroen,Gary C.
TI  - First in : : an insider's account of how the CIA spearheaded the war on terror in Afghanistan / 
SN  - 9780891418726
AV  - DS371.413. S376 2005
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York : 
PB  - Presidio Press/Ballantine Books, 
KW  - Schroen, Gary C.
KW  - Afghan War (2001- )
KW  - Afghan War, 2001- – Secret service
KW  - Afghan War, 2001- – Personal narratives
KW  - Afghan War, 2001- – Personal narratives, American
KW  - Afghan War, 2001- – Secret service – United States
KW  - United States. Central Intelligence Agency
KW  - Personal narratives – American
N1  - 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.; Contents: Prologue: 9 September 2001 -- Washington, DC 11-19 September 2001 -- History -- On the move from Germany to Uzbekistan 19-25 September 2001 -- JAWBREAKER 26-28 September 2001 -- Sizing up the enemy 29 September -- 1 October 2001 -- The realities of war 2-18 October 2001 -- A change of plan? -- The A-Teams are in 19-23 October 2001 -- ALPHA Team and the battle south of Mazar-e Sharif 23 October 2001 -- Efforrts in the south -- fighting north of Qandahar -- JAWBREAKER Team and the triple nickel at Baghram Air Base late October 2001 -- The bombing steps up 1-4 November 2001 -- The fall of Kabul 1-14 November 2001 -- Afterword.
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