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CIA Director Met With Taliban Leader In First Big U.S. Meeting Since Kabul Takeover

By Greg Myre
Published August 24, 2021 at 11:16 AM EDT
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CIA Director William Burns met Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul on Monday, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.

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Greg Myre
Greg Myre is a national security correspondent with a focus on the intelligence community, a position that follows his many years as a foreign correspondent covering conflicts around the globe.
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