Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden,… Summary
Steve Coll

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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden,… Summary

Ghost Wars, by Steve Coll, is one of the best historical narratives of the problems in Afghanistan and the rise of al-Qaeda and bin Laden. The book explains how the war against the Soviets began and how the CIA became involved during the Cold War years. The big concern of the United States at the time was oil since Central Asia is rich in oil. The Soviet move into Afghanistan was...

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