The release date for the English version of 'Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001' by
Steve Coll is Dec 2004. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Ghost Wars, the ground-breaking book that has rocked the Bush White House, is the most accurate and illuminating description to date of the CIA's covert role in the development of al-Qaeda. In2005, it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
Steve Coll, a prize-winning journalist, has covered stories from the Middle East for years. He has also conducted interviews with foreign spies and high US officials and has access to previously secret government documents. Here, he describes in detail how the CIA secretly supported an Islamic jihad against Soviet forces in Afghanistan, examines how this helped pave the way for Bin Laden's ascent, traces how he established his vast network, and vividly depicts the intense internal conflicts within the US government over national security. Above all, he exposes the persistent incapacity of US intelligence to recognize the growing danger of terrorism in the years before 9/11 - and its disastrous aftermath.