Mazar i-Sharif has fallen without much of a fight. The Taliban's grip on Afghanistan is looking all the more shaky. It seems as if the American policy to work with the warlords is paying dividends. Enemy fighters are surrendering to them. But is it all too rosy? In the centre of Mazar i-Sharif, the Americans take 400 Al-Qaeda captives to Qala-i-Jangi, the Fort of War. They believe they have surrendered. But all is not as it seems...
Listen as David McCloskey and Gordon Corera discuss the first CIA teams in Afghanistan in the days after 9/11.
Further Reading:
First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 by Toby Harnden - buy it here.
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Mazar i-Sharif has fallen without much of a fight. The Taliban's grip on Afghanistan is looking all the more shaky. It seems as if the American policy to work with the warlords is paying dividends. Enemy fighters are surrendering to them. But is it all too rosy? In the centre of Mazar i-Sharif, the Americans take 400 Al-Qaeda captives to Qala-i-Jangi, the Fort of War. They believe they have surrendered. But all is not as it seems...
Listen as David McCloskey and Gordon Corera discuss the first CIA teams in Afghanistan in the days after 9/11.
Further Reading:
First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 by Toby Harnden - buy it here.
Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ www.nordvpn.com/restisclassified
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Editor: Vasco Andrade Assistant Producer: Becki Hills Producer: Callum Hill Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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