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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
Ever wonder how a CIA stunt meant to poke the Soviets in the eye ended up blowing up into the worst terror attack on American soil? Spoiler: it wasn’t some neat, planned disaster. It was messy, tangled, and full of people who thought they were playing chess but were really stuck in a game of Russian roulette. Ghost Wars peels back the curtain on this colossal mess, showing how well-meaning spies and shadowy allies accidentally brewed a global nightmare.
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