Spy Agencies Seek New Afghan Allies as U.S. Withdraws
Spy Agencies Seek New Afghan Allies as U.S. Withdraws The move signals an acknowledgment by Western intelligence agencies that they are preparing for the likely collapse of the central government and a return to civil war. A billboard of Ahmad Shah Massoud on the anniversary of his killing in Kabul, Afghanistan, last year. His son is a candidate for Western intelligence gathering.Credit...Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times May 14, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET KABUL, Afghanistan — Western spy agencies are evaluating and courting regional leaders outside the Afghan government who might be able to pr...
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