Kabul station chief relied on to reassure Afghan president
(NEWSER) - When the US needs to smooth over relations with Hamid Karzai, the State Department doesn’t get the call. Instead, the US is relying on the CIA’s Kabul station chief as its main go-between with the Afghan president, the Wall Street Journal reports, identifying the agent only by his nickname, “Spider.” Karzai has a close relationship with the spy, which became even more important when the only other American he trusted, Stanley McChrystal, was ousted in June. More»
