Foxtrot in Kandahar

Duane Evans- Author of "Foxtrot in Kandahar: A Memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the Inception of America's Longest War" Duane Evans is former CIA officer (Duane is there such a thing as a "former" CIA officer?...just messing with you) with field tours on four continents to include serving as Chief of Station. He is the recipient of the Intelligence Star for Valor...congratulations my friend. Also served as a U.S. Army Special Forces officer. Duane Evans led a CIA team (Foxtrot) into Southern Afghanistan in fall 2001 following the 9/11 attacks. Foxtrot team was the first to enter Kandahar after the fall of Taliban government on 7 December.

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Canadian Forces Afghanistan 18 vs 200 Taliban save Kandahar true story

In Contact Charlie, National Post reporter and embedded journalist Chris Wattie offers an intimate and harrowing look at the series of battles that would eventually take the lives of seven soldiers, including Captain Nichola Goddard, Canada''s first female combat casualty, and veteran soldier Sergeant Vaughn Ingram, who died trying to save one of his young troops. Based on Wattie''s own experience in Afghanistan, as well as hundreds of post-tour interviews with the men and women on the ground, Contact Charlie is a rare piece of military writing, providing readers with a behind-the-scenes look at the stories that made headlines that summer-and continue to do so today.