Afghan officials were quick to shrug off questions about the Wednesday Khost bombing, which hit a secretive CIA facility at a US forward operating base and killed seven or eight CIA agents. They said they would not comment, adding that Afghan authorities would play no role in the investigation of the attack.
Reports say the site, initially shrugged off as a “gym,” was actually the central hub of CIA operations in the region, playing a key role not just in Afghanistan but in coordinating CIA drone attacks in Pakistan.
And even though the Afghan Taliban were one of the factions to take credit for the strike, it seems to have been of more immediate value to the Pakistani groups, where CIA drone attacks are the bulk of the direct American influence against them.
As far as operations in Afghanistan go, military officials say the CIA is “on its own,” operating out of US-run forward operating bases but not officially part of the NATO mission and with virtually no oversight from the military.
This story reminds me of several old and new gems of wisdom, such as; "as you sow, so shall you reap," and "what goes around, comes around," and "paybacks are hell." And speaking of "paybacks are hell," when one considers all of the CIA meddling in the Middle East since the end of WWII, it is a wonder that the events of "911" didn't occur much sooner than they did. Yep, "blowback" is hell alright. It's the wages of imperialistic empire. End the wars and dismantle America's 800+ worldwide empire of military bases. The American people can't afford them anymore.
Henry_ Clemens,You are so dam right.