The CIA Is Getting Ready For The Long Haul In Iraq And Afghanistan

CIA Digs In As Americans Withdraw From Iraq, Afghanistan -- Washington Post

The CIA is expected to maintain a large clandestine presence in Iraq and Afghanistan long after the departure of conventional U.S. troops as part of a plan by the Obama administration to rely on a combination of spies and Special Operations forces to protect U.S. interests in the two longtime war zones, U.S. officials said.

U.S. officials said that the CIA’s stations in Kabul and Baghdad will probably remain the agency’s largest overseas outposts for years, even if they shrink from record staffing levels set at the height of American efforts in those nations to fend off insurgencies and install capable governments.

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My Comment: This is news that I am sure that a good number of Iraqis and Afghans are not going to like.