CIA Director William Burns held secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar

Update 8/24/2021: Fox news is saying the the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee was not briefed on the visit of the CIA director!

Bizarre things are going on in the administration of the demented and senile 46th President of the U.S. and lifetime career politician.

Since when do CIA Directors negotiate with foreign adversaries?

Why did not a U.S. military general conduct the negotiations with the Taliban?

"CIA Director William J. Burns held a secret meeting Monday in Kabul with the Taliban’s de facto leader, Abdul Ghani Baradar, in the highest-level face-to-face encounter between the Taliban and the Biden administration since the militants seized the Afghan capital, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomacy. ..."

CIA Director William Burns held secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar - The Washington Post