Collateral Damage by Kaylea Cross

Author:Kaylea Cross [Cross, Kaylea]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Tuebl
Amazon: B00W4QVVGK
Publisher: Kaylea Cross Inc.
Published: 2015-04-14T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Safir accepted the hot cup of tea from Behzad with a smile of thanks and settled cross-legged on the rug spread on the dirt floor with his back to the wall. These day he couldn’t relax without having clear lines of sight to all exits in the room—and the only one in here was the narrow, rectangular doorway formed by an outline of rough mud bricks. Anwar was outside along with several of Gulab’s fighters. Qasim sat to Safir’s right, dividing his attention between the door and the meeting.

“I have more men to fight the next battle,” the warlord said to him in Pashto as he sipped at his own tea.

Behzad retreated to the far side of the room, a silent, stoic presence. Offering his home as a meeting place without getting involved in their business or expecting anything in return. Safir had decided he would hire the man to be his eyes and ears in this part of the tribal region in northwestern Pakistan. He could certainly use the money it would bring, and it would give him and his family some much needed security. Maybe even an easier life.

Safir turned his attention to Gulab. “How many?”

“Twenty-nine. Your latest videos have been very helpful so far.”

He seemed surprised about that. “It’s also raised almost a million U.S. dollars since it went live. More than enough to buy the weapons and supplies you wanted and pay for everything else I have going on.”

The man’s battle-hardened features went slack with surprise for a moment. “I did not realize…”

Safir shrugged. “We have many supporters the world over who are willing to help us get what we need. It’s my job to make sure we reach others like them who are sympathetic to our cause.”

His various contacts and other jihadists around the world, along with mainstream media, had made the video of the attack on Bagram go viral within two days. Even now, money from admirers and those who believed in their cause sent a steady stream of funds into the offshore accounts Safir had access to. Buried in a series of shell companies, of course.

Gulab appeared awestruck by the news. Or maybe simply the dollar amount. “You will make more of these videos?”

“Of course. But I have an important project to complete first.”

The man’s expression turned sly and curious. “Such as?”

“Something that will bring the war to the Americans’ doorstep.” He’d been working on this for months with Omar, one of the best hackers money could buy. The operation would blow a hole in U.S. security and strike a devastating psychological blow to the country.

If everything went as planned.

The inside man Safir’s people had secured was on the payroll, and via the Afghan local working on base, had been extremely helpful in providing details for the attack thus far. Safir had made certain that the man wasn’t linked directly to him, and he would continue to monitor the situation with extreme caution from afar.

“God is good,” Gulab murmured.

“Yes,” Safir said for the sake of ease, though he silently disagreed.

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