Ghost wars: the secret history of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet invasion to September 10, 2001

Prologue : accounts receivable, September 1996

Part 1. Blood brothers : November 1979 to February 1989. 1. We're going to die here

2. Lenin taught us

3. Go raise hell

4. I loved Osama

5. Don't make it our war

6. Who is this Massoud?

7. The terrorists will own the world

8. Inshallah, you will know my plans

9. We won

Part 2. The one-eyed man was king : March 1989 to December 1997. 10. Serious risks

11. A rogue elephant

12. We are in danger

13. A friend of your enemy

14. Maintain a prudent distance

15. A new generation

16. Slowly, slowly sucked into it

17. Dangling the carrot

18. We couldn't indict him

19. We're keeping these Stingers

20. Does America need the CIA?

Part 3. The distant enemy : January 1989 to September 10, 2001. 21. You are to capture him alive

22. The kingdom's interest

23. We are at war

24. Let's just blow the thing up

25. The Manson family

26. The unit disappeared

27. You crazy white guys

28. Is there any policy?

29. Daring me to kill them

30. What face will Omar show to God?

31. Many Americans are going to die

32. What an unlucky country

Notes

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index.

Blood brothers

The one-eyed man was king

The distant enemy.

Accounts receivable September 1996

Blood brothers: November 1979 to February 1989: We're going to die here; Lenin taught us; Go raise hell; I loved Osama; Don't make it our war; Who is this Massoud?; Terrorists will own the world; Inshallah, you will know my plans; We won

One-eyed man was king: March 1989 to December 1997: Serious risks; Rogue elephant; We are in danger; Friend of your enemy; Maintain a prudent distance; New generation; Slowly, slowly sucked into it; Dangling the carrot; We couldn't indict him; We're keeping these Stingers; Does America need the CIA?

The distant enemy: January 1998 to September 10, 2001: You are to capture him alive; Kingdom's interests; We are at war; Let's just blow the thing up; Manson family; That unit disappeared; You crazy white guys; Is there any policy?; Daring me to kill them; What face will Omar show to God?; Many Americans are going to die; What an unlucky country.