Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History

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"Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History" is a nonfiction book by George Crile that chronicles how U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson and CIA operative Gust Avrakotos secretly funded and armed Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War, creating the largest covert operation in CIA history.

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about	CIA paramilitary operations ⓘ Congressional appropriations for covert operations ⓘ U.S. covert funding of Afghan resistance ⓘ U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War ⓘ
author	George Crile ⓘ
basedOnRealEvents	true ⓘ
centralTheme	covert intervention in foreign conflicts ⓘ impact of individual actors on foreign policy ⓘ unintended consequences of covert operations ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
depicts	U.S.–Soviet proxy warfare in Afghanistan ⓘ collaboration between a congressman and CIA operative ⓘ
documents	expansion of U.S. funding for Afghan mujahideen ⓘ role of back-channel diplomacy in covert war ⓘ
featuresOrganization	Afghan resistance groups ⓘ Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ United States Congress ⓘ
focusesOnEvent	CIA support to Afghan mujahideen ⓘ largest covert operation in CIA history ⓘ
genre	intelligence studies ⓘ military history ⓘ political history ⓘ
hasSubtitle	Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
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influenced	Charlie Wilson's War ⓘ surface form: Charlie Wilson's War (film adaptation)
language	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	Charlie Wilson ⓘ Gust Avrakotos ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
notableFor	detailed account of CIA Operation Cyclone ⓘ
portrays	covert arms supply to Afghan fighters ⓘ intelligence community bureaucracy ⓘ political maneuvering in the U.S. Congress ⓘ
relatedWork	Charlie Wilson's War ⓘ surface form: Charlie Wilson's War (film)
setting	Afghanistan ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
subject	Afghan mujahideen ⓘ Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ Charlie Wilson ⓘ Cold War ⓘ Gust Avrakotos ⓘ Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ covert operations ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	1980s ⓘ Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ

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