The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
by Steve Coll
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Politics, and History.
The newsbreaking book that has sent shockwaves through the Bush White House, Ghost Wars is the most accurate and revealing account yet of the CIA's secret involvement in alQaeda's evolution. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005.Prizewinning journalist Steve Coll has spent years reporting from the Middle East, accessed previously classified governme...
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