It was a bitterly cold night in March 1997 in a mud hut high in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan and we were surrounded by well-armed al-Qaeda fighters.
Peter Bergen is a CNN National Security Analyst and Vice President at New America. He focuses on topics such as conflict and war, geopolitics, international affairs, and security policy, contributing his expertise to discussions on current affairs and public policy. Bergen has been featured in various outlets, including CNN, Yahoo News, and CTV News.





