How to Run a CIA Base in Afghanistan
Jun 05, 2024•45 min
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Episode description
Today, we talked to Laura Thomas, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) case officer and Chief of Base in Afghanistan. She has served over 17 years in national security and leadership roles. We discuss:
00:00 How a CIA station operates
8:46 What kind of intelligence failure was October 7th?
24:39 Why did intelligence agencies predict Kabul would fall quickly to the Taliban?
30: 09 The holes in how CIA teaches tradecraft
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