The Cipher Daily Brief Get a daily rundown of the top security stories delivered to your inbox Monday through Friday with exclusive briefs and columns on what matters most to you and your organization. SIGN UP FOR The Free NewsletterSign up Intelligence on Afghanistan: A Difficult but not Impossible Task May 12, 2021 | Neil Wiley The Newsletter Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr. is former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, where we reported directly to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the Secretary of Defense. Neil Wiley is former Principal Executive at ODNI, where he performed the duitews of Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. Prior to that, Mr. Wiley served as Chairman, National Intelligence Council (NIC).