The End of America’s War in Afghanistan (The Russian Agents Book 3) by Ted Halstead

Author:Ted Halstead [Halstead, Ted]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan

Captain John Rogoff looked across the conference table at the three Russians with frank curiosity. Though the woman didn’t look Russian. The file he had said she was probably Iranian.

“My orders say that this Ranger unit is to coordinate with you in recovering stolen Pakistani nuclear warheads. I intend to follow those orders. However, I do have some questions,” Rogoff added pointedly.

Alexei Vasilyev nodded and glanced to both sides. To his right sat Anatoly Grishkov, and on his left Neda Rhahbar.

“Perhaps it would help if I first provided some information that was not already given to you by my government,” Vasilyev said.

Rogoff nodded and waited expectantly.

“We were authorized to tell you this just before we boarded the helicopter to come here. We have already provided your government information on the likely location of both targets. For one target, we have obtained a map showing the routes the attackers may use. That target is this base,” Vasilyev said, as he slid a map across the conference table to Rogoff.

“OK, well first, thanks,” Rogoff said, opening the map and glancing at it briefly.

Vasilyev nodded, knowing what would come next.

“But you know this raises more questions. Where did this map come from? How reliable is it? Do the Taliban know you have it?” Rogoff asked.

Vasilyev nodded again. “We found this map in the trunk of an SUV used by Taliban fighters involved in the theft of the weapons, so we have no reason to doubt its reliability. By the time we took possession of the SUV no Taliban present were left alive, so I doubt the Taliban know we specifically have it.”

Vasilyev paused. “But if anyone not involved in the assault knew that a Taliban fighter had this map with him after that fighter failed to return, he could conclude it was now in unfriendly hands. And then decide not to use any of the routes on that map.”

Rogoff frowned. “Or the map could have been a plant.”

Vasilyev shrugged and nodded.

Rogoff spent a few more seconds studying the map and then shook his head. “Not their style. It’s not that they’re stupid, far from it. They just consider games like planting maps to be a waste of time.”

Vasilyev smiled. “Agreed. I have also been told to tell you all sources available to my government are being used to obtain information on the present whereabouts of the stolen weapons. Any such information will be immediately relayed to me, and I will then pass it to you.”

Rogoff smiled back. “I understand. We each have a chain of command. I won’t waste your time asking about your sources. I couldn’t tell you our sources either. But, we do have the same goal, right?”

Vasilyev nodded solemnly. “Absolutely. My country does not wish to see the Taliban in control of Afghanistan. Some might say we fought a long war to try to stop that from happening in the 1980s.”

Seeing Rogoff’s eyebrows rise, Vasilyev smiled. “Others might see that history differently. In any case, we certainly

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