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    The CIA Chief And Taliban Leader Meet As Taliban Hold Firm Against Extending Deadline

    The talks between CIA Director William Burns and Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar come as an Aug. 31 deadline looms for the end of the U.S. airlift and withdrawal of U.S. forces.
    by Greg Myre Aug 24, 2021 1 minute
    CIA Director William J. Burns, seen here in his office in Langley, Va., met Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, according to a U.S. official.
    Updated August 24, 2021 at 10:09 AM ET

    CIA Director William Burns met Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.

    Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.

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