The C.I.A. director visited Kabul for secret talks with the Taliban.
Aug 24, 2021 · WASHINGTON — The C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, traveled to Kabul for talks with the Taliban leadership, American officials familiar with his visit said on Tuesday, …
CIA director met with Taliban leader in Kabul on Monday amid ... - CNN
Aug 24, 2021 · CIA Director William J. Burns met face-to-face with the top Taliban leader in Kabul on Monday, according to two US officials, as the US continues airlifting American citizens and …
CIA Director William Burns held secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban …
Aug 24, 2021 · CIA Director William J. Burns held a secret meeting Monday in Kabul with the Taliban’s de facto leader, Abdul Ghani Baradar, in the highest-level face-to-face encounter …
In An Unexpected Move, The CIA Director Met With Taliban Leader ... - NPR
Aug 24, 2021 · A surprise move, CIA Director William Burns has traveled to Kabul and has met the top Taliban political leader. That would be Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. This news comes …
Taliban Hold Firm Against Extending Aug. 31 Deadline : NPR
Aug 24, 2021 · The talks between CIA Director William Burns and Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar come as an Aug. 31 deadline looms for the end of the U.S. airlift and …
CIA Chief William Burns Met With Senior Taliban Figure in Kabul
CIA Director William Burns met secretly with the Taliban’s top figure in Kabul on Monday amid a chaotic U.S. effort to evacuate American citizens and Afghans allied with the U.S. in advance …
The Diplomatic Spy - The Atlantic
17 hours ago · William J. Burns: The blob meets the heartland. ... Burns went to Afghanistan in August 2021, shortly after the fall of Kabul, to meet the Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar. …
Transcript: NPR's full conversation with CIA Director William Burns
Jan 10, 2025 · CIA Director William J. Burns in his office in Langley, ... Burns: Less so, honestly, because I think the Taliban, you know, are mortal enemies of ISIS-K. And, you know, have …
CIA chief holds secret meeting with Taliban leader at Kabul
Aug 24, 2021 · CIA Director William J. Burns held a secret meeting in Kabul on Monday with Baradar in the highest-level face-to-face encounter between the Taliban and the Biden …
CIA chief William Burns held secret meeting with senior Taliban …
Aug 24, 2021 · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief William Burns held a secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, according to US media reports. …