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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Whitlock, Craig, author. Title: The Afghanistan papers : a secret history of the war / Craig Whitlock. Description: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. | New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2021016683 | ISBN 9781982159009 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781982159023 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Afghan War, 2001– Classification: LCC DS371.412 .W4825 2021 | DDC 958.104/7—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021016683
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