20 days ago · Afghanistan
The story of the first CIA officers in Afghanistan after 9/11
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. CBS News is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Afghanistan. The first report grouped here was at 26 Sept 2026, 11:42 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “The story of the first CIA officers in Afghanistan after 9/11”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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 war.
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The story behind the first CIA officers in Afghanistan after 9/11
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The story of the first CIA officers in Afghanistan after 9/11
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