Amid Afghan Chaos, a C.I.A. Mission That Will Persist for Years

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The spy agency had plans to de-emphasize counterterrorism operations to focus on rising global powers. History got in the way. Online-PR: … unsere digitale Pressearbeit im Internet hilft weiter…

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Iran’s Proxies in Iraq Threaten U.S. With More Sophisticated Weapons

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Iran-backed militias in Iraq are suspected of carrying out recent drone strikes on sensitive American targets in Iraq, evading U.S. defenses. Online-PR: … unsere digitale Pressearbeit im Internet hilft weiter…



U.S. Weighs Possibility of Airstrikes if Afghan Forces Face Crisis

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The Pentagon is considering whether to intervene with warplanes or drones in the event that Kabul is in danger of falling to the Taliban, though no decisions have been made.



C.I.A. Scrambles for New Approach in Afghanistan

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The rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops has left the agency seeking ways to maintain its intelligence-gathering, war-fighting and counterterrorism operations in the country.



Biden Secretly Limits Counterterrorism Drone Strikes Away From War Zones

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Requiring higher-level approval is a stopgap measure as officials review whether to tighten Trump-era targeting rules and civilian safeguards.