The story of the first CIA officers in Afghanistan after 9/11 – CBS News Watch CBS News Saturday marks exactly 25 years since the first CIA officers entered Afghanistan in the aftermath of 9/11. Olivia Gazis got a rare look inside the mission to shore up the Northern Alliance as America prepared to go to […]
Twenty-five years ago, a Soviet-designed helicopter crossed the mountains of Afghanistan carrying the first CIA officers sent into the country after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, marking the opening move in the U.S. response that would soon become America’s longest war. The seven-man CIA team, code-named JAWBREAKER, landed in the Panjshir Valley on Sept. […]
The purpose of CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow this week was to warn Russia not to attack NATO member states, according to multiple people familiar with the matter, amid U.S. intelligence assessments that Russia could try to test NATO. Ratcliffe also brought up Iran, warning of additional sanctions if the Strait of Hormuz […]
A U.S. military plane landed at an airport in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe was among those on board. Charlie D’Agata reports. CIA Director John Ratcliffe visits Russia, on what was a secret trip #CIA #Director #John #Ratcliffe #visits #Russia #secret #trip
CIA Director John Ratcliffe is in Moscow, Russia for meetings, sources familiar with the situation told CBS News Tuesday. News of his trip comes after a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport plane was spotted at a Moscow airport, along with a U.S. diplomatic motorcade. Neither the U.S. nor Russian governments has commented […]