EVENTS ARCHIVE

Tuesday, January, 19, 2010

Afghanistan, SF and fall of the Taliban

New America, 1899 L Street NW, Washingtton DC

The Only Thing Worth Dying For

How Eleven Green Berets Forged a New Afghanistan

Eight years and over 900 fallen American soldiers later, the war in Afghanistan rages on. With the release of The Only Thing Worth Dying For, readers will finally get a look into the secret world of Special Forces soldiers operating in the thick of Taliban country just weeks after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Following Captain Jason Amerine and his ten Green Berets, Eric Blehm puts the reader on the ground alongside Hamid Karzai and his guerrillas as the men from two very different worlds unite to help overthrow the Taliban.

 Participants

Featured speakers
Eric Blehm
Author, The Only Thing Worth Dying For: How Eleven Green Berets Forged a New Afghanistan

Major Jason Amerine

United States Army

Moderator
Peter Bergen

Co-director, Counterterrorism Strategy Initiative and Senior fellow
New America Foundation
Author, The Osama bin Laden I Know

 

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