C.I.A. Said to Aid in Steering Arms to Syrian Rebels.
A small number of C.I.A. officers are operating secretly in southern Turkey, helping allies decide which Syrian opposition fighters across the border will receive arms to fight the Syrian government,...
View ArticleAttack in Libya Was Major Blow to C.I.A. Efforts.
Among the more than two dozen American personnel evacuated from the city after the assault on the American mission and a nearby annex were about a dozen C.I.A. operatives and contractors, who played a...
View ArticleIn Secret Deal, C.I.A. Killed Pakistani Militant in Exchange for Agency’s...
The target was not a top operative of Al Qaeda, but a Pakistani ally of the Taliban who led a tribal rebellion and was marked by Pakistan as an enemy of the state. In a secret deal, the C.I.A. had...
View ArticleWith Bags of Cash, C.I.A. Seeks Influence in Afghanistan
For more than a decade, wads of American dollars packed into suitcases, backpacks and, on occasion, plastic shopping bags have been dropped off every month or so at the offices of Afghanistanâs...
View ArticleKarzai Says He Was Assured C.I.A. Would Continue Delivering Bags of Cash
The C.I.A.’s station chief here met with President Hamid Karzai on Saturday, and the Afghan leader said he had been assured the agency would continue dropping off stacks of cash at his office despite a...
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