Media: CIA head secretly met with Taliban leader

The Washington Post writes about this, citing a source. The source of the publication claims that Burns was sent to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, by US President Joe Biden. The head of the CIA was supposed to control the process of evacuating Americans from this country.

According to the source of the publication, the process of exporting Americans from Afghanistan could become one of the topics of the last meeting. In particular, the United States planned to negotiate with the Taliban on extending the deadline for the removal of its people from the country. The Americans had to leave it before August 31st. The Taliban have previously stated that if the United States does not manage to take out its people before that time, "there will be a reaction".

Recall that the Taliban captured Kabul on August 15, announcing the end of the 20-year war in the country and taking control of the entire territory of Afghanistan. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, saying he did not want bloodshed. First Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh declared himself the new head of state, in accordance with the current Constitution of the country. On Tuesday, it became known that the Taliban are going to form a council of 12 people to govern Afghanistan. It will include the head of the political office Abdul Ghani Baradar, the head of the military commission Muhammad Yakub and a member of the Haqqani Network terrorist group Khalil al-Rahman Haqqani.

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