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

NPR | By Greg Myre

Published August 24, 2021 at 10:16 AM CDT

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.

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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