CIA director reportedly holds secret meeting with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani BaradarPresident Biden has been facing pressure to extend the Aug. 31 deadline, though the Taliban said this week that ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden sent CIA Director William Burns to meet Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul on Monday in the highest level official encounter since the ...

The director of the CIA met with the Taliban’s top political leader in Kabul, an official said Tuesday, as more reports emerged of abuses in areas held by the fighters, fueling concerns ...

GENEVA, Switzerland — The director of the CIA met with the Taliban’s top political leader in Kabul, an official said Tuesday, as more reports emerged of abuses in areas held by the fighters ...

But the covert meeting, first reported Tuesday by The Washington Post, between Burns and Taliban co-founder and deputy leader Abdul Ghani Baradar amounts to the highest-level direct exchange of ...