Ka kammala wannan magana: A shekara ta 1980, Wilson ya karanta wani rahoto na kamfanin dillancin labarai na Associated Press game da wayar tarho na majalisa da ke kwatanta 'yan gudun hijirar da ke tserewa daga Afghanistan da Soviet ta mamaye. Jamhuriyar Demokradiyyar Afghanistan ta kwaminisanci ta karbe iko a lokacin yakin basasa.
Saur juyin juya halin kuma ya nemi Tarayyar Soviet don taimakawa wajen murkushe juriya daga Mujahideen. A cewar marubucin tarihin George Crile III, Wilson ya kira ma'aikatan kwamitin Majalisar Dokokin Amurka kan Kudade da ke hulda da "kudaden baƙar fata" kuma ya nemi a ninka adadin kudade na Afghanistan sau biyu. Saboda Wilson kawai an kira shi ne ga Kwamitin Kwamitin Tsaro na Majalisar Dattijai (wanda ke da alhakin kudade na ayyukan CIA), an yi amfani da bukatarsa.