Operation Dark Heart (44 page)

SF
—Special Forces

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SOCOM
—U.S. Special Operations Command

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TOC
—Tactical Operations Center

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VTC
—video teleconferencing center in SCIF

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OPERATION DARK HEART
. Copyright © 2010 by Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Shaffer, Anthony.

Operation dark heart : spycraft and special ops on the frontlines of Afghanistan—and the path to victory / Anthony Shaffer.—1st ed.

     p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-312-60369-4

1. Shaffer, Anthony. 2. Afghan War, 2001—Personal narratives, American. 3. Afghan War, 2001—Secret service—United States. 4. Afghan War, 2001—Military intelligence. 5. Intelligence officers—United States—Biography. 6. United States. Defense Intelligence Agency. 7. Espionage—Afghanistan. 8. Special operations (Military science)—Afghanistan. I. Title.

DS371.413.S535 2010

958.104'7—dc22

2010021685

eISBN 978-1-4299-6519-4

First Edition: September 2010

First Thomas Dunne Books eBook Edition: September 2010