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Exclusive: CIA Falls Back in Afghanistan

Retreat?

The intelligence agency’s irregular forces have been key to the fight against the Taliban since 2001. Now they’re being withdrawn—just as a bloody fighting season heats up.

Kimberly Dozier
Kimberly Dozier
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