In 1986 Operation Cyclone was the CIA's covert mission to train, arm, and equip the Afghan Freedom Fighters with Stinger Missiles in order to thwart the Soviet air power in that war-torn country. Using small teams of agency or military 'assets, ' volunteer or otherwise, these teams helped change the course of the war. But all was not as it appeared for the men, the mission, and THE NEXT MIRAGE.