Former CIA Officer Breaks Down Source Operations in Afghanistan | Delbert Roll
From The Team House by dee takos
June 6, 2026 · 1h 58m
About this episode
Delbert Roll discusses his experiences as a CIA operations officer in Afghanistan, covering various aspects of his work and training.
Former Army officer and CIA operations officer Delbert Roll joins us to discuss his path from Third Special Forces Group to the Agency, including joining CIA just before 9/11 and working counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan. He breaks down CIA training, running sources, building targeting packages against al-Qaeda, working with JSOC and indigenous forces, and the realities of protecting assets in the field. The episode also covers covert action, counterintelligence, counter-WMD work, teaching at the Farm, CIA bureaucracy, writing after retirement, and the bizarre CIA gold bar scandal. Today's Sponsors: GhostBed ⬇️ https://www.ghostbed.com/house FOR 10% off! Blue Chew ⬇️ https://bluechew.com/ Get 1 month free when you buy 2 of BlueChew Gold with code "HOUSECALL" For ad free video and audio and access to live streams and Eyes On Geopolitics...JOIN OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -live shows and asking guest questions -ad free audio and video -early access to shows -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Support the show…
People in this episode
Host: dee takos
Guest: Delbert Roll
Topics covered
- CIA operations
- counterterrorism
- Afghanistan
- source operations
- covert action
- military history
Keywords
- CIA
- counterterrorism
- Afghanistan
- source operations
- JSOC
- covert action
- Delbert Roll
Sponsors
GhostBed, Blue Chew
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CIA, JSOC
Products: Blue Chew
Books & works: THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN
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