While the United States tries to spy on one of the hardest targets, Burns has also tried to reopen a dialogue with Beijing, ...

Early in his tenure, in the summer of 2021, he flew to Kabul to negotiate with the Taliban over the ... Back at headquarters, ...

The helicopter was photographed landing on the roof of the US embassy in Kabul As the US continues its ... boarding a helicopter on the roof of the CIA station in Saigon America withdrew its ...

In 2022, Ayman al-Zawahiri – an Egyptian who led al-Qaeda after Bin Laden senior was killed by the US in 2011 in Pakistan – was killed by a CIA missile in Kabul. It is believed Hamza and al ...

On a shelf in his office at CIA headquarters, Director Bill Burns keeps a tiny scaled model of a house. It's the house in ...

“The choice was: Leave, and it would not be easy, or stay forever,” he went on, arguing that “leaving Kabul freed the [United ... in the interview that CIA chief William Burns threatened ...

The GRU reportedly paid the militant group $200,000 for each killed coalition soldier and smaller amounts for Afghan troops.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to outgoing CIA Director Bill Burns about the handling of Russia, the Mideast, and security threats during his tenure, plus what lies ahead for the intel community.

Early in his tenure, in the summer of 2021, he flew to Kabul to negotiate with the Taliban ... Back at headquarters, he reoriented the CIA's priorities and budget to focus on intelligence threats ...

Early in his tenure, in the summer of 2021, he flew to Kabul to negotiate with the Taliban ... Back at headquarters, he reoriented the CIA's priorities and budget to focus on intelligence threats ...