The identities of the CIA's top agents in various countries are usually a closely guarded secret, a policy designed to protect their safety. But on Sunday, in a bizarre and unusual slip-up, the White House outed Afghanistan's top CIA officer in a list distributed via email to reporters.
As part of President Barack Obama's surprise visit to U.S. troops in Afghanistan, he participated in a military briefing with a number of U.S. officials. The White House distributed the full list of participants in the briefing — including the name and title of the CIA's chief of station in Kabul — to reporters traveling with the president, as first reported by The Washington Post. Read more...
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