Charlie Wilson, a US congressional representative from Texas, becomes involved in covert operations in Afghanistan during the early 1980s. Prodded by conservative supporter Joanne Herring, Wilson helps supply the Afghan mujahideen with weapons and support to defeat the Soviet Union, aided by CIA agent Gust Avrakotos.
Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's covert operations in Afghanistan, backing rebels against the Soviet Union, had far-reaching and unpredictable consequences that transformed his life and the world.
