Before the Soviet war in Afghanistan became one of the defining conflicts of the Cold War, it was a small covert program hidden deep inside the CIA.
The man who helped turn it into something much larger was Gust Avrakotos.
A blunt, unconventional case officer who rarely fit the culture of Langley, Avrakotos became one of the key figures behind the CIA's effort to arm and supply Afghan fighters resisting the Soviet invasion. Working through intelligence channels, foreign intermediaries, and a constantly expanding network of logistics and funding, the program grew from a modest operation into one of the largest covert wars ever run by the United States.
The Spy With the Proxy Army examines how that transformation happened.
Drawing on historical reporting and accounts from the era, this book explores the mechanics of covert warfare: how money moves through intelligence systems, how weapons reach proxy forces, and how decisions made in quiet offices can reshape battlefields thousands of miles away.
From Washington to Islamabad to the mountains of Afghanistan, the story follows the expansion of a hidden war and the people who built it.
Part biography, part Cold War history, and part look inside the machinery of covert action, The Spy With the Proxy Army reveals how intelligence services wage war without officially declaring one.
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