Trump officials split over future of CIA in Afghanistan

Published September 2, 2019 7:02pm ET



Trump administration officials are at odds over whether to expand the CIA’s presence in Afghanistan if the United States begins decreasing its remaining forces in the country.

Senior White House officials want the intelligence agency to play a bigger role if there is a withdrawal, but officials from the CIA and the military disagree, the New York Times reported Monday.

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