It was seen as 'a great coup' if 'slightly overplayed', he says (I remember the latter point of view being quite, er, prominent), but:
The real story and the real heroes were the guys who brought the satellite gear into Kabul
Apparently they came from Russia in a truck, got shot at on the way, and decided to hire 20 mules and walk it to be safer.
They got there on time, and Simpson got his coup...
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Simpson got his 'coup'. Are you suggesting this was a coup d'etat? :-)
Groan...
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