First Casualty: The CIA Secret Paramilitary Teams in Afghanistan | Toby Harnden | Ep. 121
The Team House20 Nov 2021

First Casualty: The CIA Secret Paramilitary Teams in Afghanistan | Toby Harnden | Ep. 121

America is reeling; Al-Qaeda has struck and thousands are dead. The country scrambles to respond, but the Pentagon has no plan for Afghanistan—where Osama bin Laden masterminded the attack and is protected by the Taliban. Instead, the CIA steps forward to spearhead the war. Eight CIA officers are dropped into the mountains of northern Afghanistan on October 17, 2001. They are Team Alpha, an eclectic band of linguists, tribal experts, and elite warriors: the first Americans to operate inside Taliban territory. Their covert mission is to track down Al- Qaeda and stop the terrorists from infiltrating the United States again. First Casualty places you with Team Alpha as the CIA rides into battle on horseback alongside the warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum. In Washington, DC, few trust that the CIA men, the Green Berets, and the Americans’ outnumbered Afghan allies can prevail before winter sets in. On the ground, Team Alpha is undeterred. The Taliban is routed but hatches a plot with Al-Qaeda to hit back. Hundreds of suicidal fighters, many hiding weapons, fake a surrender and are transported to Qala-i Jangi—the “Fort of War.” Team Alpha’s Mike Spann, a former Marine, and David Tyson, a polyglot former Central Asian studies academic, seize America’s initial opportunity to extract intelligence from men trained by bin Laden—among them a young Muslim convert from California. The prisoners revolt and one CIA officer falls—the first casualty in America’s longest war, which will last two decades. The other CIA man shoots dead the Al-Qaeda jihadists attacking his comrade. To survive, he must fight his way out against overwhelming odds. Award-winning author Toby Harnden gained unprecedented access to all living Team Alpha members and every level of the CIA. Superbly researched, First Casualty draws on extensive interviews, secret documents, and deep reporting inside Afghanistan. As gripping as any adventure novel, yet intimate and profoundly moving, it tells how America found a winning strategy only to abandon it. Harnden reveals that the lessons of early victory and the haunting foretelling it contained—unreliable allies, ethnic rivalries, suicide attacks, and errant US bombs—were ignored, tragically fueling a twenty-year conflict. Today's Sponsors: 👇 PALE HORSE COFFEE COMPANY https://www.PALEHORSECOFFEE.com Established in 2019 and Veteran Owned and Operated Country First, Coffee Second use promo code "TEAM10" for 10% off your order. MANSCAPED https://www.MANSCAPED.com Use the promo code “TEAM20” for 20% off and free shipping. Your balls will thank you! Ours do everyday! Thanks for supporting the companies that support the show! Want 2 bonus episodes per month and access to the bonus segments? Subscribe to our Patreon!👇 https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Team House merch: https://teespring.com/stores/my-store-10474963 Social Media Links: The Team House Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_link The Team House Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePod Jack’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_link Jack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21 Dave’s Twitter:

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5th Special Forces Group 18-Charlie Caleb Phillips: Ep. 63

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Marine Corps Combined Action Program in Vietnam w/ Mike Donovan: Ep. 62

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MACV-SOG Team Leader John "Tilt" Meyer: Ep. 61

MACV-SOG Team Leader John "Tilt" Meyer: Ep. 61

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John Cronin served in Recon, Force Recon, Rhodesian Light Infantry, Selous Scouts: Ep. 60

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Ray Flood, NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU): Remembering the 9/11 attacks, Ep. 59

Ray Flood, NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU): Remembering the 9/11 attacks, Ep. 59

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Green Beret and Special Forces Historian Chuck Woodson, Ep. 58

Green Beret and Special Forces Historian Chuck Woodson, Ep. 58

Chuck Woodson served with Special Forces in Vietnam, having joined the military reluctantly because his Dad was a career Navy man who ran a tight ship at home. However, he caught the Special Forces bug in Vietnam and after a break of service came back for more rising to the rank of WO4. In our interview we discuss his career, adventures, and his research of Special Forces history including many interviews conducted with the founding members. Support the stream on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/TheTeamHouse SubReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheTeamHouse/ Jack Murphy's memoir "Murphy's Law" can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Murphys-Law-Journey-Investigative-Journalist/dp/1501191241 The Team Room Reading Room (Amazon Affiliate links): https://jackmurphywrites.com/the-team-room-reading-room/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

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Ed Kugler Marine Scout-Sniper in Vietnam, Ep. 57

Ed Kugler Marine Scout-Sniper in Vietnam, Ep. 57

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LRRP/Rangers in Vietnam with Kenn Miller, Ep. 56

LRRP/Rangers in Vietnam with Kenn Miller, Ep. 56

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